Stucco repair costs in Kansas City

Kansas City runs across a state line, and a lot of what you need to know about your stucco depends on two things: which side you're on, and when your house went up. If it dates from about 1890 into the 1940s, it was built while stucco was a national fad, and the Park Service ties that era's stucco to Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial and Mission styles. A finish that old may be hiding wood lath behind it.

On the Kansas side, in Mission Hills, the Architectural Review Board must approve any exterior alteration before the city will issue a permit. Painting counts as cosmetic there and doesn't need one. A re-stucco is a different conversation, so call city hall before the crew shows up.

The weather is rough on a hard finish, on both sides of the line. Severe thunderstorms are common in Kansas and can throw large hail, and temperatures swing widely from season to season. Missouri's state climate summary recalls April 10, 2001, when a storm along I-70 dropped hail as large as 3 inches and did heavy damage around Kansas City. Hail like that chips and craters a finish coat. A wall that bakes in July and freezes in January opens hairline cracks that let water reach the old lath behind it.