November 18, 2025 · 5 min read
A residential stucco project is dusty, loud, and disrupts the perimeter of your home for 1–4 weeks. Here’s how to make it as painless as possible.
One week before
- Move patio furniture, BBQ, and potted plants 10+ feet away from the wall.
- Trim back any landscaping that touches the wall — we need 18–24” of clearance.
- Take down anything mounted to the exterior: address numbers, light fixtures, mailboxes.
- Tell your neighbors. They’ll appreciate the heads-up about the noise and the trucks.
Day before
- Park inside the garage or down the street — we’ll need driveway access for material delivery.
- Keep pets indoors during work hours.
- Make sure we have a way to reach an outdoor outlet and a hose bib.
What to expect during the work
- Scaffold & demo (1–3 days). Loud and dusty. Windows will be sealed in plastic.
- Lath (2–4 days). Quieter — mostly snipping wire and tacking paper.
- Inspection. A city inspector will come walk the wall.
- Scratch and brown (3–7 days). Wet, slow, controlled. We moist-cure between coats.
- Finish (1–3 days). The fast, satisfying part — the wall transforms.
- Walk-through and tear-down. We walk every elevation with you and don’t leave until you sign off.
What you don’t have to worry about
You don’t have to be home. You don’t have to move out. You don’t have to clean up after the crew — sweeping the perimeter every evening is on us.
