What’s included
- Holes from removed fixtures, dishes and cables filled
- Hairline and small settling cracks opened and patched
- Chipped outside corners rebuilt with new corner bead where needed
- Patches around new hose bibs, vents and lights
- Sand, lace and smooth finishes matched by hand
- Primed and painted to match when you have the color
What we don’t do
- Cracks from settling or structural movement.
- Framing changes or putting up new walls.
- Painting the full exterior of a house.
In Alhambra homes
Stucco is the most common exterior on Alhambra’s Spanish Revival and postwar homes, and with about 77 percent of houses built before 1980 per a city housing report, many walls have had decades of fixtures added and removed. Older stucco can be a hard three-coat system, so we cut the patch edges clean and build it back up in layers instead of smearing filler on top.
Get a quote in one text
Send a close photo with a coin for scale, and a wider photo showing the wall’s texture. Our number for photos is (310) 628-9399, and the price comes back before any work is booked.
Small jobs only
We patch holes and cracks up to a few square feet. Re-stuccoing a wall, fixing stucco that is bulging or delaminated, or anything tied to a leak behind the wall goes to a plastering contractor.
Why texture matters
A smooth patch on a sand finish wall shows from the street. We match the texture with a float, sponge or trowel and blend the edges.
Cracks
Hairline cracks are common and usually cosmetic. Cracks wider than a pencil line or ones that keep growing may be from movement and are worth having looked at.
Color
Fresh patch material is lighter than weathered stucco. Painting the whole panel to a natural break hides the patch best.
Curing
Patching material needs time to cure before paint. We tell you how long to wait, or come back to paint.
In older Alhambra houses this job often turns up next to paint touch-ups, hose bib and shutoff valve replacement, drywall repair and mailbox installation, so mention those when you text and we can price them together.
Sources: City of Alhambra, housing needs report (age of housing stock).
Stucco patch repair questions from Alhambra homeowners
Can you fix a hole in stucco from an old light or dish?
Yes, that is one of the most common jobs. We fill it in coats and match the texture.
Why do stucco patches show?
Texture and color differ. We match texture by hand and suggest painting to a break line.
How much does stucco patch repair cost?
It depends on size and texture. Send a photo for a free estimate before anything is booked.
Related guide: Stucco patch repair tips from our guide to plaster cracks.
Repair guides for this job
- Reading the cracks in a 1920s Alhambra plaster wallWhy plaster cracks in Alhambra's 1920s Spanish and Mediterranean homes, which cracks are cosmetic, how we patch them, and when to text us a photo.
- Touch-up painting that actually blends in on old wallsHow we touch up scuffs, patches and chipped trim in older Alhambra homes so they blend in with the color, sheen and texture around them.
- Five-minute checks before you call usFive-minute checks for dead outlets, a running toilet, a leak under the sink and a stuck door, so you know what you are dealing with before you call.
- Getting an older house ready for the first rainA fall checklist for older Alhambra houses: doors and windows, caulking, drains, outdoor outlets and the small leaks that turn into big repairs after the first storm.
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