Any Stucco Homes in RVA (Wyndham, Claremont: insurance, new house, transfer)

[FootballDadandSoccerMom]

Hey, I have been looking for a new house, as you may have seen in my other post. I wanted to know any builders or neighborhoods where they have a decent selection of stucco homes. I know they use it in NoVa and Philly, to insulate. Thanks in advance!

[Charlesaf3]

Stucco itself isn't insulation, in fact it transfers heat pretty well. Sure you aren't thinking of EIFS or a variant?

There are a number of older stucco houses in the city, especially northside 4 squares, but not aware of any builder/new subdivision availability. I imagine it would be advertised/googlable though

[AJNEOA]

Charlesaf3 is right on. The northside is the place to look. I lived in a stucco 4 square and there were others on the block (Claremont Avenue). Not all houses are stucco by any means, but they used it on quite a number of the 4 squares and even some of the smaller houses.

[RustinginSeattle]

They switched to EIFS in the 90's I think, because it is so much cheaper and easier to apply. Problem is that it doesn't hold up well with rain. I used to work for an insurance company that wouldn't insure a home with EIFS because there were too many claims.

If I were you, I would really look for old school stucco.

[Charlesaf3]

yeah, EIFS has been a disaster. Pretty common in northern Virginia I think though

[FootballDadandSoccerMom]

It probably is EIFS I'm thinking of, the "stucco houses" I was talking about are this grayish color. They have a lot of them in NoVa and I saw a few in Woodlake though. Thanks for the input!

[Charlesaf3]

Originally Posted by FootballDadandSoccerMom

It probably is EIFS I'm thinking of, the "stucco houses" I was talking about are this grayish color. They have a lot of them in NoVa and I saw a few in Woodlake though. Thanks for the input!

As a general rule - stay well clear of those. Google EIFS problems.

Stucco on the other hand is a great material

[ShannonMilligan]

While there is a higher concentration of stucco in Northside, I have seen it in my neighborhood in Salisbury (from time to time) and I showed a property last month that was stucco in Wyndham. SOME insurance companies will require a Dryvit test in order to insure a stucco home. At least this has been my experience.

[sls76]

Originally Posted by ShannonMilligan

While there is a higher concentration of stucco in Northside, I have seen it in my neighborhood in Salisbury (from time to time) and I showed a property last month that was stucco in Wyndham. SOME insurance companies will require a Dryvit test in order to insure a stucco home. At least this has been my experience.

There are a lot of Mike Dumont stucco homes in Wyndham.

[ShannonMilligan]

Originally Posted by sls76

There are a lot of Mike Dumont stucco homes in Wyndham.

That's exactly what I showed! You are good