Cob Re: Is synthetic stucco OK

[SANCO Enterprises <Paul & Mary Salas>]

John Cruickshank wrote:

> Have a qualified engineer or third party investigate and certify if
> possible, not someone with a vested interest in a sale or product!

John, you are absolutely correct about looking at both sides of the issue.
Synthetic stucco has been plagued with difficulties and and
http://www.stocorp.com/ has their view and then you have the lawsuits such
as;

http://www.kinsella.com/stucco/notice.html
The purpose of this Notice is to inform you that there is now pending in the
Superior
Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina a class action on behalf of all
individuals, proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and other entities
that own or
previously owned any structure used as single family or multi family
residential
dwellings on which Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS)/Synthetic
Stucco was
installed as an exterior wall cladding during 1969 through the present in
the state of
North Carolina and was manufactured by Parex, Inc., Sto Corporation, W.R.
Bonsal
Company, Continental Stucco Products, Senergy, Inc., Thomas Waterproof
Coatings
Company, Dryvit Systems, Inc., United States Gypsum, Company, or Shields
Industries, Inc. (together, "Defendants").

Before you decide to use an EIFS product or consider it for your
cob-adobe-straw or e-ship home, read about some of the related issues

Project problems
http://www.wral-tv.com/features/5onyourside/1996/0429-synthetic-stucco-eif/

What you need to know about EIFS http://www.gahi.com/atlboard.htm

Disclosure to buyers http://realtor.org/stucco.htm

EIFS Associations http://www.eifsfacts.com/

Paul