3501 D' Ippolito Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360

3501 D' Ippolito Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360
3501 D' Ippolito Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Learn all about Stucco Remediation with Guzzo Stucco!

        In a person’s attempt in researching stucco or EIFS they might come across the term “cladding” or “stucco cladding”. By definition, cladding is the application of one material over another to provide a skin or layer intended to control the infiltration of weather elements, or for aesthetic purposes. Cladding can act as a control element instead of providing a water-proof condition. Cladding as a control element may serve to safely direct water in order to control run-off and prevent infiltration into the building structure. Stucco remediation requires a detailed scope of work and if any one procedure is missed, it is likely that problems will arise again. The same concept applies for EIFS remediation.

       Nobody should rely on caulks and sealants because over time, caulks and sealants always tend to fail from either movement, degradation from sunlight, or from temperature. Water is always bound to get behind the exterior cladding of a building. It doesn't matter if its brick, vinyl siding, stucco, stone, or EIFS, water will find a way through it. If you install a drainage plane and flashing with this type of mentality, you will never have to worry about water coming into the building.    

Stucco is a cement based product. The thing with cement based products is that they are porous which means they absorb water. For example; when a stone, a sidewalk, or a brick gets wet, it becomes darker because it absorbs the water. The same concept applies with stucco.  Stucco has a full absorption rate of about 15 seconds. That means traditional stucco only takes 15 seconds for water to fully absorb all the way through the stucco. 

After 15 seconds, the moisture then hits the drainage plane. The drainage plane is made up of a drainage system that directs the moisture down to find an exit. The installation of the drainage system is made up of simple step procedures set by the building codes and standards. If any one of the step procedures is not followed, it may cause major problems. Such problems are mold, moisture damage, termites, or even structural damage. The only way to properly install a new drainage system in place of a faulty drainage system is to tear down the existing (to the substrate) from the bottom of any starting point (i.e. at grade, above a roof line, above a deck or porch) to the top where the drainage system would end (i.e. soffit areas, under decks) and then re-install the drainage system by following the procedures set in place. 

If homeowners aren't seeing direct water infiltration in their home (i.e. windows, doors, basements, floors, ceilings, or the stucco buckling and pulling away from the wall) the other most common cause to homeowners realizing that they have a stucco issue is that there was an inspection performed where moisture content readings were taken of the sheathing. Unknowingly that a “stucco patch” or a “stucco repair” are one of the worst attempts to fix the problem, homeowners are caught using these phrases almost every time. A stucco patch or repair is only and will ever only be an attempt to fix the problem. It is not a solution and will never be a solution. The only way to fix it properly and be able to guarantee the performed stucco remediation project is to re-install a new drainage system as explained in the paragraph above. 

There is no minimally invasive way to determine the cause of the failure without opening up the wall and knowing exactly how the system was installed. It could just be one contributing factor that’s causing the failure, or it could be multiple factors. Attempting a patch or a repair is like putting a Band-Aid that’s waiting to fall off. The repair might seem like a fix in that localized area where the suspected damage is, but if the system was not installed properly in the one area then it would only be a matter of time until another part of the system would fail. That means it’s time for another patch. Now the wall will start to look like a chessboard with all of these patches and repairs because for those who don’t know, a patch or repair can never match the existing texture or color unless given the right circumstances which are very rare. 

A repair on one area of a wall is putting a new proper drainage system surrounded by a faulty drainage system. In time when the rest of the system fails and has to be re-installed, does the repair that was put in place stay on the wall? The more time allowed for the system to fail as a whole, the more is allowed for the damage to accumulate. Damage caused by stucco failure grows at an exponential rate. The sooner the problem is resolved as a whole, the more money anybody will save in the long run. In the long run, more damage accumulating means more time and money spent in labor and material. This is why it is best when doing stucco remediation to do it from top to bottom and to terminating ends going left and right like maybe an inside corner to an outside corner. If you perform a stucco patch and try to tie into the existing stucco system above and below the patch, there is no guaranteeing the patch to function properly with the rest of the system. 



Sincerely,

Jerry Guzzo
Owner Guzzo Stucco

Thursday, October 24, 2013

October is ALMOST Over!

Wow! October is almost over already! Guzzo Stucco has been conducting a fundraiser for the South Jersey Breast Cancer Coalition. We chose a local South Jersey breast cancer patient that is currently in treatment, and we are funding her bilateral mastectomy surgery.

How have we been doing this?

With all YOUR help!! We have received the most feedback through our social media contests. We have five active social networks that we are constantly updating and providing you with the newest information on, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram. For every 10 new followers and likes on each of these networks we are donating $5.00, and we have received THOUSANDS of new likes and followers within the past three weeks! We received over 900 NEW likes on Google+ alone! The second way we are fundraising is through testimonials and reviews! We went back through the decades and reached out to all our past and current clients and asked them if they could write a review and testimonial on their services received, and we would donate $10.00 on their behalf!

But wait it gets better! We haven't asked anyone to donate a penny, we are doing all the donating ourselves! At the end of the month everyone that has helped and participated in our fundraiser will be receiving a Breast Cancer Awareness Gift from Guzzo Stucco & the South Jersey Breast Cancer Coalition!

Our Fundraiser and Social Media Contests will end at midnight on October 31st, 2013!!

Visit www.guzzostucco.com to like and follow all our social networks, find out what online directories we are listed on, OR email us with your testimonial!

October has been a great month for Guzzo Stucco, we finished up the AMC Marlton 8 in Marlton, New Jersey and will have pictures of before, during and after next week on Transformation Tuesday! We also completed many residential homes that ranged from top to bottom re-modeling and small stucco repairs!

Have a Stucco or Masonry project, repair, or issue? Send us your pictures at info@guzzostucco.com and we can send you your free estimate with 48 hours!

Here is the Weekly Results of the "Natalia Reyes Bilateral Mastectomy Fundraiser" 

Facebook: 252 Likes
Twitter: 274 Followers
Google+: 1053 Likes
Pinterest: 20 Followers
Instagram: 11 Followers
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1,610 New Likes/Followers
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Please share our pages and fundraiser with your friends and family to help us raise as much money as possible! 

We couldn't be happier and more grateful for all your help with such a great cause! 

Masonry Monday: Guzzo Stucco featured a beautiful Pitman, New Jersey Project PART 1!










Transformation Tuesday: Guzzo Stucco featured the same Pitman, New Jersey Project PART 2! But this time the home exterior was remodeled from top to bottom! The Before & After Transformation will blow your mind!











Work of the Week Wednesday: EIFS-  insulated stucco system using EPS foam boards to give an R-Value to the wall assembly. 













Throwback Thursday: Guzzo Stucco featured, Owner Jerry Guzzo on the job with a carpenter contractor in 1989!












CLICK HERE to see all our new Pinterest Boards & Pins!

CLICK HERE to start following us on Instagram!

CLICK HERE to see our New Stucco Patch Page!

Warm Regards, 
Caitlin Nicke 
SMO Marketing Director 
caitlin@guzzostucco.com
Guzzo Stucco Masonry, Inc
www.guzzostucco.com 
3501 D'Ippolito Dr.
Vineland, NJ 08360
P: 856-690-8888
F: 856-690-8890


Thursday, October 10, 2013

Thank-you! Thank-you! Thank-you!

October is a very exciting month at Guzzo Stucco! If you follow our Social Networks you have seen that we are sponsoring South Jersey Breast Cancer Coalition to help raise money for Natalia Reyes Bilateral Mastectomy Surgery!  

How can you help? Well, there is 2 different ways! 

If you are a current or past customer of Guzzo Stucco, you can visit any of our online directories, such as Google Places, Yelp, or Bing and post a Review of our services! Once completed and we receive notification we will donate $10.00 on your behalf! 

If you have not used Guzzo Stucco services, you can still help! How? By connecting with us online! Like and Follow one or all of our Social Networks; Facebook,  Twitter, Google+, Pinterest! For every 10 New Followers or Likes on each network we will donate $5.00 on your behalf! 

Weekly Results: 

Facebook: 132 New Likes
Twitter: 88 New Followers
Google+: 434 New Followers
Pinterest: 2 New Followers
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656 Total New Likes/Followers
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Please share our pages and fundraiser with your friends and family to help us raise as much money as possible! 

We couldn't be happier and more grateful for all your help with such a great cause! 

Masonry Monday: Guzzo Stucco featured a beautiful Ocean City, New Jersey Project 








Transformation Tuesday: Guzzo Stucco featured the Before & After Transformation of this Cherry Hill Home! 










Word of the Week Wednesday: Stone Veneer- used as a protective and decorative covering for exterior or interior walls and surfaces. 













Throwback Thursday: Guzzo Stucco featured a project from 1986 with owner, Jerry Guzzo, upon completion of "South Side Cleaners" masonry store front! 












CLICK HERE to see our NEW Pinterest Boards and Pins!

CLICK HERE to see our NEW Stucco Siding Page! 


Have a question about a project or need a FREE estimate? Email your pictures to info@guzzostucco.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible! Or Call 1-856-690-8888! 



Wednesday, October 2, 2013


October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! To show our support we will be sponsoring Natalia Reyes Bilateral Mastectomy Fund through the South Jersey Breast Cancer Coalition! There is two different ways that you can help us achieve the highest donation amount!  We are not asking you to donate any amount of money; we will be doing that on YOUR behalf! So, how can YOU help Natalia? 

Step 1: Please write a review/testimonial of the service that was provided for you with Guzzo Stucco on any of our online Directories provided below. For every Review/Testimonial we will donate $10.00 on your behalf!


Step 2: For every 10 new “Likes” or “Followers” on our Social Networks provided below we will donate an additional $5.00 on your behalf!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GuzzoStucco
Follow us on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/guzzostucco/

After meeting and speaking with Natalia Reyes, this woman deserves the world! Please take 15-20 minutes out of your day to help someone live the rest of their life!

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Read Her Story Below:

Natalia and William Reyes were newlyweds in the spring of 2002.  While in the midst of purchasing their first home and expecting their first child, Natalia found a lump about the size of her thumbnail, in her left breast.  As her belly expanded, so did the size of the lump.  On June 15th, Natalia gave birth to a healthy Baby Girl and soon after, underwent various testing on the lump.  On July 2, 2002, Natalia, just 35 years old, was diagnosed with Stage II B Invasive Ductal Carcinoma.  She was forced to stop breast-feeding and immediately go through the rigors of a grueling chemotherapy regimen, followed by surgery and many weeks of radiation treatments.  Natalia and William were told that she only had a 50% chance of surviving, and if she did, she would not be able to have any more children because of her cancer treatments.  They never imagined being given such devastating news.  The wonder and excitement they felt with having a new baby and a new home, quickly changed to fear and dread.

Despite struggling with ongoing side effects from the chemotherapy she received long ago, Natalia works endlessly to do all that she can to help eradicate this disease.  Since 2003, Natalia and her family have been inspired to raise funds for several organizations.  She is active in her community with public speaking, outreach activities, and works with State and other agencies to educate the public and raise awareness of early cancer detection.

In November, 2012, Natalia was diagnosed with a second, separate cancer in her right breast.  Fortunately, and thanks to the keen eye of the Radiologist, this cancer was caught early.  Natalia’s experience with cancer, however, was about to take an unexpected turn.  Instead of being the patient, Natalia would become the caregiver.  Less than four weeks after her second diagnosis, Natalia’s husband, William, would be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.  Natalia, who was to have bilateral mastectomies, would have to put her surgery on hold and instead, have radiation, in order for her husband to be treated.    Nearly a year later, Natalia is still awaiting the radical operation that she will have to undertake, as her husband heals from his own major surgery, in which his entire rectum was removed.

Although this disease has had a profound negative effect on her life, Natalia tries to have a positive outlook.  “Never give up hope” is the mantra she tells her children and those that have been affected by this disease.  Her biggest hope is that Breast Cancer can be eradicated before her children grow old enough to have significant risk factors of their own.  She hopes that by helping to educate the public of the risk factors that can lead to breast cancer, she can help prevent someone else from having to go through all that she has.  Education is power!  Be aware, be involved!  Early detection saves lives! 

Warm Regards,
Caitlin Nicke
SMO/SEO Account Manager
caitlin@guzzostucco.com
Guzzo Stucco Masonry, Inc
www.guzzostucco.com
3501 D'Ippolito Dr.
Vineland, NJ 08360
P: 856-690-8888
F: 856-690-8890

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

How to "Stucco"

When we talk about Stucco and EIFS (Exterior Insulated Finish System), everybody needs to understand that stucco is a cement-based product. All types of structures move as far as expansion, contraction, and breathing. Compared to most structures, the wood-based structures expand, contract, and breath the most. When a cement-based product is applied on top of a wood structure, it is always prone to crack no matter how many precautionary measures are taken. The cracking, is any, should be minimal. Things like wire lathe, fibers in the cement, allowing cement the proper time to cure, added layers of mesh embedded in the base coat, and surface finishes that are elastic are all ways to help prevent cracking. When applied on top of a framed structure (whether it's plywood, OSB, or dens-glass), a stucco "system" needs to be installed, more importantly a "drainage system". All that a drainage system consists of in stucco and EIFS is the allowance for an air space with an exit for moisture to drain out while using the proper materials set by the manufacturers and the most current adopted code.

Guzzo Stucco knows how to stucco! Our staff consists of highly trained professionals that have been in the industry for years. Our employees have spent the majority of their time in the industry learning about stucco by working for us. We value our employees and maintain a healthy relationship by training side by side with them to ensure the quality of work that has been instilled in our company since we started in the industry. We do everything by the code set by the IRC (International Residential Code). Wanna learn how to stucco today? Call Guzzo Stucco! 1-856-690-8888

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