Thread: EIFS

I am currently learning the home inspection trade. My question is "how do you visually make the distinction between stucco and EIFS"?

Thanks,

Eric

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Originally Posted by Eric Hay

I am currently learning the home inspection trade. My question is "how do you visually make the distinction between stucco and EIFS"?

Thanks,

Eric

The short answer is to learn a tremendous amount about both claddings. The long answer is getting to that point.

Revisit: http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_i...e-if-eifs.html

Here is some advice. Push on it. Most EIFS will have give to them. The other things is look for the mesh. But don't get fooled by the plant on trim they put around windows, doors, ect. These can go on traditional stucco also. Take some classes and read up.

Robert,

Thanks for the feedback. Hope things are well in sunny Nevada.

I went through AHIT, and there is a pretty good explanation there or within InterNACHI's library of trainings.

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Originally Posted by Steven Turetsky

Hi Lisa,

How have you been? haven't seen (read) much of you lately.

We are pretty busy at InterNACHI.

Originally Posted by Lisa Endza

We are pretty busy at InterNACHI.

That's nice. Busy is better than not busy.
Best wishes.

Originally Posted by Steven Turetsky

That's nice. Busy is better than not busy.
Best wishes.

Steven,

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Originally Posted by Steven Turetsky

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