Minor stucco repair is do-it-yourself job. By Bill Burnett, Kevin Burnett March 5, 2005. Q: When a downspout was replaced on my home, a small amount of stucco was torn away from the building.

When you do the real repair on your existing stucco, you should make sure the new stucco doesn’t bond with the old stucco. A sheet of 15-pound tar paper put on top of the old stucco will act as ...

Q: My home has stucco siding, and long diagonal cracks are forming in the siding at the corners of the windows. How can I stop or repair the cracking? — Tyler K., Tallahassee, Fla. A: Small ...

Stucco is a popular siding material found mainly in the U.S. West and Southwest. Stucco repair costs range from $600 to $2,700. The average cost for repairing stucco siding is approximately $2,000.

This is a do-it-yourself project if you can muster the help of three friends for half a day. The total cost: less than $500 — including pizza and beverages for your crew.