My neighbor called my stucco patch job 'lumpy' and I was mad at first, but now I think he was right

I patched a hole in my stucco wall last spring and thought it looked fine from a few feet away. Then my neighbor Bob, who's been doing construction for 30 years, walked over and said it looked lumpy and wouldn't hold up to the monsoon rains. I got defensive at first because I spent a whole Saturday on it. But after the first big storm in July, I saw a crack form right along the edge of my patch. Bob showed me how I didn't mix the stucco ratio right and I used too much water. Now I'm debating whether to rip out the whole patch and start fresh or try to layer more on top. Has anyone else had a neighbor give them feedback that totally changed how they approach a home repair?

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abby_chen12d ago

Read a stucco forum that said layering never sticks.

alex_hall9112d agoTop Commenter

Depends on the mesh and the prep work honestly.