Need to fill in some holes in stucco...

[Rontele]

I drilled some holes into an exterior stucco wall to hang some baskets for plants, etc. A couple of the holes ended up a bit too large for the stucco screws and I want to fill in the holes. Current thought is that I use a combination of cement crack sealant and sand. Thoughts?

[DoWork]

PM Rontel... Er, nevermind.

[Tunco]

Now you know how your prom date felt.

[Kim Jong-un]

In college we used toothpaste (a non-gel version) to spackle the holes left by darts.

[El Chupacabra]

Is ceiling cat poking through?

[Rontele]

very unhelpful.

[jgb@etree]

Seriously? Grab a hammer and break away the loose bits, buy some stucco, mix it (similar to concrete) & fill the holes with a trowel and paint when it dries.

'taint rocket science

[Tunco]

'taint rocket science

Thats an interesting subject I'm sure.

[acinpdx]

it doesn't sound big, so:
fill with paintable acrylic sealant
paint it
scrub a little sand into the paint to conceal it

[PNWbrit]

angieslist?

[Caucasian Asian]

Thinset.

[Cruiser]

http://www.buyacehardware.com/quikrete-stucco-crack-repair-1269646.html

[TWINS]

Go to Home Depot and buy premixed stucco patch in a tub.Trowel it on then wait awhile for it to set up.Then hit it with a wet sponge lightly.The stuccopatch has sand in it already so you get that bumpy texture with a light sponge wipe.

[concretejungle]

Bump.

Anyone got ideas for repairing EIFS? I'm going to spray foam the holes and then even them and cover with the premixed stucco patch.

Also, is it possible to cover this stuff with metal siding like material and then paint that? Flash it properly and never have to deal with tearing out the EIFS? I hate EIFS and if I knew now what I didn't know then.

[stuckathuntermtn]

PM Rontel... Er, nevermind.

I really wanna know what happens if you pm yourself, but I also don't want the TGR server to begin to start spinning faster and faster until it reaches the mass of a small black hole, swallowing the solar system. I'm pretty sure that can happen. It's Relativity in action. Same thing will happen if you remote into the computer your on from another computer you remoted into. It will end badly for everyone.

[OSECS]

I really wanna know what happens if you pm yourself, but I also don't want the TGR server to begin to start spinning faster and faster until it reaches the mass of a small black hole, swallowing the solar system. I'm pretty sure that can happen. It's Relativity in action. Same thing will happen if you remote into the computer your on from another computer you remoted into. It will end badly for everyone.


You need to watch what you're using as fertilizer for your homegrown.

[maxwell666]

hey ron, as a completely unhandy man i cant testify that this will be useful advice but if your holes are only slightly to large, you could drill them out a tiny bit more and get some of those screw insert things that you use to anchor screws in drywall?http://www.plastic-anchors.com/n_pimage/s5.jpg
i have a bunch of those things that are made of metal that would probably do the trick assuming that they dont crack the surrounding stucco

[whyturn]

Quickset or quickcrete. Spackle is fine as long as its 100% waterproof. But the first two are best

[Jethro]

hey ron, as a completely unhandy man i cant testify that this will be useful advice but if your holes are only slightly to large, you could drill them out a tiny bit more and get some of those screw insert things that you use to anchor screws in drywall?http://www.plastic-anchors.com/n_pimage/s5.jpg
i have a bunch of those things that are made of metal that would probably do the trick assuming that they dont crack the surrounding stucco
I work as an electrician and use those things a lot. We mount boxes on concrete and stone and they work well. For stucco, I like to run a longer screw into the plywood sheathing, or use toggle bolts. The plastic anchors often do not work well in crumble prone stucco. It really depends what you are mounting (leverage), and how much it weighs.

[RootSkier]

What a gongshow of advice. Are you still trying to figure this out? I hope you took your cuff links out first.

[jgb@etree]

I really wanna know what happens if you pm yourself, but I also don't want the TGR server to begin to start spinning faster and faster until it reaches the mass of a small black hole, swallowing the solar system. I'm pretty sure that can happen. It's Relativity in action.

A shining example would be the database failure a couple of months ago. Until proven otherwise, I'm completely convinced that GameFace posting in a thread that he started as Advres caused a warp in the space/time continuum and caused the TGR database to implode. Alas, GameFace is Advres again.... But what'll happen when he tries to post in a thread he created as Gameface????????????

[Hugh Conway]

toilet paper soaked in water

[stuckathuntermtn]

You need to watch what you're using as fertilizer for your homegrown.

Look, it's just E=mc^2
If you can't grasp the full implications of it, or you just want a really good read I would suggest this. (http://www.amazon.com/mc2-Biography-Worlds-Famous-Equation/dp/0802713521)

[XXX-er]

I work as an electrician and use those things a lot. We mount boxes on concrete and stone and they work well. For stucco, I like to run a longer screw into the plywood sheathing, or use toggle bolts. The plastic anchors often do not work well in crumble prone stucco. It really depends what you are mounting (leverage), and how much it weighs.


Not an electrian but I approve this massage, those plastic anchors aren't much good in stucco ...you gotta hit the sheathing with a screw if you expect whatever you are trying to attach to a house to stay there

[jgb@etree]

I just mounted a hose reel to stucco last weekend. It came with some bolts with 'bang in' anchors. Basically a bolt inside a sleeve. You slide the anchor & bolt it, then tap the bolt it & it forces the attached metal anchor to expand, and you just thread on a nut and tighten it up. They seem to work really well, but I've got no idea what they're called.

[Foggy_Goggles]

What a gongshow of advice. Are you still trying to figure this out? I hope you took your cuff links out first.

I pretty much dragged myself back here for the levity that is the "homeowner advise threads". It makes me realize that my customers are not alone in their total absence of contracting acumen. Nothing however tops the "hey, could you come and look at and fix the cracks in our drywall" call. "Uh, homeowner your 4-plex is falling into the crawl space. The modular got set wrong and your floor joists missing the bottom plate and are bearing on nothing. Time to lawyer up."