Stucco & Exterior in North Hollywood
Why cellular PVC trim is worth weighing for a North Hollywood exterior, and how it is matched to new stucco. Silver Pine Remodeling.
On an inland lot, wood trim gives up first: hard sun and dry wind pull moisture out of the grain, and paint lifts. Cellular PVC boards are the material worth weighing around windows and doors on a North Hollywood exterior, because they cannot rot and they hold a painted color. They do move with heat, so the gaps and fasteners are planned for it.
Why the trim board matters
Trim is where stucco meets everything else, so its failure lets water behind the plaster. Cellular PVC resists rot and insects and holds paint well, which suits window surrounds, fascia returns and door casings beside a new stucco wall. Boards are fastened with room to expand because heat makes them grow along their length, and joints are scarfed and sealed. Lighter colors reduce that movement. Where wood is the better visual match for existing trim, it is primed on every face, including the back and cut ends, before it goes up.
Matching it to the stucco
Trim material is only half the match. The stucco texture is tested on a patch against the old wall, and the color coat is planned so new trim and plaster read together. A sample board painted in the proposed color gets held against the existing wall at different hours. If the old trim is wood and staying, the new boards are profiled to copy its width and shadow line. The goal is a corner where nobody can find the join.
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A floated test patch beside the old wall shows how near the texture gets. Color may differ because aged stucco has shifted, so a coat across the new wall and its neighbor blends the two. Trim profiles are copied as well, so shadow lines fall in the same places.
That depends on how the new wall reads beside the old ones. One fresh wall may show its edges in hard sun. A whole-house coat gives every surface the same finish and lets trim be repainted together. We show both approaches on site.
Yes. Cracked stucco, worn siding, damaged lath and failing trim are all repaired as stand-alone work. Trim rot can mean water has gotten behind the plaster, so we trace that route first and fix the cause before painting.
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