Stucco repair costs in Riverside

A lot of Riverside County is newer than people think. The county's own general plan says its housing stock grew by nearly 200,000 units between 2000 and 2010, and 85% of the homes added in that decade were single-family detached houses. If yours went up in that boom, its walls have now spent about twenty summers in the inland sun. This may be the first time they need real work, not just a wash.

Before you pick a color for a re-coat, check whether your HOA keeps an approved list. A freshly finished wall in the wrong shade is a hard thing to undo.

Out toward the foothills and canyons, fire matters more than color. Riverside County Building and Safety hands out a sheet on Chapter 7A of the California Building Code and Section R337 of the residential code, the rules for homes in fire hazard zones. It says the exterior wall covering must be noncombustible, ignition-resistant, or a heavy timber wall, and it names stucco as a noncombustible material. So patching or re-coating your stucco keeps a wall the fire code already accepts. If you're tempted to cover it with a wood-look siding instead, make sure the new product is rated for your zone first. Your permit counter can tell you whether your lot is mapped.