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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (19790)	4/26/2004 7:12:20 PM
From: David Jones	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

>>>stucco "synthetic<<< The first generation of that crap is just that, it's crap. The newer stuff now has channels on the back side to allow moisture to travel down and out the bottom past the plate. More and more it's CAULKING that is holding out moisture. I see it on windows and siding, just everywhere. So much depends on craftsmanship but give some of these guys a tube of caulking and it's a panacea for poor fitted joints and insufficient lapping/flashing. An example is replacement vinyl windows over plaster. It's all caulking. A flange over the exterior surface held by caulk. Or composite siding the ends are cut on site. "i hardly ever see someone sealing all the ends after cutting, required by manufacturers" All the joints are caulked and painted. One had better keep on top of painting to monitor caulking and keep the boards covered with paint or pay many times more down the road.