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Stucco & Brick Veneer

Discover expert guides on stucco walls, brick veneer, wall lath, and drainage mats to plan, lath, mortar, seal, and install masonry siding

Gloved hands pressing fresh gray mortar into raked joints of a red brick wall with a pointing trowel and hawk
ExteriorStucco & Brick Veneer10 min read

Repoint Crumbling Mortar Joints Before Water Gets Behind Them

A step-by-step guide to repointing brick: raking joints to full depth, matching mortar strength and color, packing in layers, and striking the finish.

A steel trowel pressing fresh gray stucco scratch coat onto wire lath in a patch on a cream wall
ExteriorStucco & Brick Veneer10 min read

Patch Cracked Stucco in Three Coats and Match the Texture

A step-by-step guide to repairing damaged stucco: cutting back loose material, new lath and paper, scratch and brown coats, and matching the finish texture.