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For many commercial building owners, restoration has proven to be more cost effective than demolition. EIFS Stucco Finsihing gives new life and style to tired, old commercial buildings. EIFS Stucco now plays a critical role in commercial building's renovation strategies.

Stucco Finishing has been used since ancient times to protect the structural integrity of buildings by adding durability and strength.

One of the other reasons stucco finishing is popular on commercial buildings is its durability. It is for this reason it is widely used on business premises. Stucco also allows builders to add texture and hide the less visually appealing aspects of a building such as cinder blocks or clay bricks that used in the original construction. It can be used as a protective coating for walls and ceilings. A variety of looks is also available as commercial stucco can be tinted to any shade that is wanted to improve the aesthetic value of a building. Besides that, it is also mold, fire and water-resistant.

Although this material can be water-resistant, this is highly dependent on the manner it is applied to the structure. Improper stucco finishing installation and poor drainage will result in moisture collecting within the stucco layer, resulting in mold or mildew. Be careful when you select your stucco finishing contractor that they are well trained, know the latest installation codes and follow them properly.

To see the before and after pictures from this commercial stucco finishing project read the entire article. 

When your family starts to outgrow your home or if you just simply need more living area, often the first option in people’s mind is to relocate and buy a new house. But, that’s not the only or the easiest or most affordable solution.

Building a home addition is a great way to increase your home value.

Dartex Contracting stepped in and finished the entire home including the newly added home extension part with stucco finishing, completely transforming the look of the home.

Homeowners are increasingly choosing Exterior Insulation Finish Systems aka Stucco, for their cost efficiency, simplicity, beauty and value.

If you are having problems with the coating over the concrete foundation, where the outside wall meets the grass, if you can see that is chipped, cracked and is flaking off, your home foundation might require repairs. Usually, the reason that it is flaking off is because there has been a buildup of moisture and frost in that area.

A new coat of parging, can prevent moisture entry into your foundation, and help improve the overall appearance of your home.

Parging will not only make your home look better, but it will also help keep out moisture; preventing further cracking, chipping and flaking.

To repair the parging take a hammer and bang away at the wall until all the loose material falls free. Once the wall has been freed of loose debris, apply a super-adhering primer specifically designed for parging. This will help guarantee that the new parging will stick to the old. The primer can be applied directly to the wall and the parging is then applied over the primer. Finishing the parging with a coat of stucco gives elegance to your home. We do many stucco finish pargings.

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We just finished a commercial stucco project in the city of Waterdown. This is a TD Bank and it will be opening soon to customers in area. This commercial project is a brick and stucco combination and our team from Dartex did the Stucco installation and stucco finishing part.

Once the bank will be open to the public and we’ll be in the neighborhood, we’ll definitely post a picture with the finished project. As for now, we finished our part of the job and moved to the next one.

Commercial Stucco project finished, builder was satisfied with our workmanship and quality, Dartex gets paid … this should be the process when everyone is satisfied at the end.

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