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Stone Facades - The Next Homeowner Problem
It seems everyone loves the look of natural (or simulated) stone around and inside new homes. With all new materials used and which become popular in new construction, we rarely have prior knowledge how they will perform over time. New high-tech materials and new design and installation procedures are the most challenging to inspect, as we have no historical failures to know what the consequences of these materials and designs will be and how they will fare over time.
However, when it comes to exterior surfaces, weve suffered through 30 years of  "new" materials and installations which gave the industry a whole new respect for several hundered years of prior home construction methodology and the "tried and true"standards that worked so well. With the introduction of EIFS, fiberboard, and composition siding materials starting in the 1970's, the industry learned that all wall systems need to breathe. Water WILL get into the exterior of ALL homes, and it's only a question of how the exterior surface covering is applied that determines if the moisture and water will leak out, vent out, or remain confined to rot out the structure of the home while the occupants sleep.
So here we are in the 21st century ... more

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