Owens Custom Stucco Repair

Jul 2014

Owen repaired the EIFS stucco trim around new windows that were installed. He did a great job matching texture and color, and ensuring that there would be no water leaks around the new windows. He was willing to work around my schedule. Great contractor

$2k

Montgomery, TX

Aug 2013

We recently purchased a resell home built in 1999 and had a home inspection done prior to closing on the home. The inspector made various findings; we got repair estimates and lowered the price accordingly. Unfortunately, on the stucco exterior the only findings were various nicks and dings from lawn work etc., a few thin cracks then inspector said was normal, and he said the windows and a couple of other stucco penetrations needed sealing. With him noting no major stucco concerns, so we put $2,500 in for repairs, and after reductions of all of our repair estimates from the sales price, and we closed on the home. We called Mr. Lassiter, since he seemed to be highly rated on Angie’s List, and asked him to come out and give us a price to fix the dings, seal things, and repair the cracks if needed. He came out the next day and called us back. We asked if he had found all of the things in the report and asked what it might cost to repair. He was very apologetic and said yes, he found and could fix all of those things, but that our big problem wasn’t mentioned in the inspector report, and that was the fact that all of the wood under the stucco below every window seemed to be rotten. I said the inspector didn’t say anything about that and he said he was sorry, but that is what the situation was. He met us at the house that day and showed us that you could feel under the stucco that the wood just flaked off in our hand. I called the inspector, he said he thought it would be fine, and that it shouldn’t be an issue, and that sometimes at the very bottom, some wood would become dry and flaky. Well, we trusted Mr. Lassiter, and gave him the job and to check below the windows as he suggested. As his crew, Joe and the guys, started saw cutting the stucco, they found the backing boards were in various states of rot. In some places it had totally rotted away, in others just large areas had rotted, and fortunately found only a couple of places we had frame damage. Owen’s crew rebuilt everything, actually better the in areas of repair than original, took great care to match the replacement stucco on the bands and walls to other areas not repaired, and actually refinished large areas facing the street just to assure everything looked as new. They also found several other areas they thought might be damaged or become an issue in the future, and replaced and refinished those areas under the original pricing. Using NP1, they resealed all openings through the stucco, all of the windows and doors, various areas where the roofing interfaced with the stucco, etc. We aren’t sure how the repairs will stand up over time, but for now we are happy with the repairs. Owen says the repairs should last longer than the original stucco in the other areas, we’ll see, but for now we have no reason to doubt him. He was right on every call he made and we would use him again any time (though we won’t be buying anything having stucco without have Owen come look at it first). If you are purchasing a home with a stucco exterior, we would highly recommend having Owen come look at the home prior to your purchase. We found out even TREC certified home inspectors (or at least the one we used) don't seem to know much about stucco. We wish it had not cost as much as it did, but we feel we got value for the price we paid, and Owen said if we have any problems, he will be there to correct the problem.

$14k

Montgomery, TX