Need to re-stucco entire house per home inspection to sell

[Account Closed]

I am selling a house in Albuquerque and the stucco company hired to patch up the stucco is saying I must redo the entire house due to an inferior job at a cost of 12,000-14,000. This was quite a shock. The house was built in 2005. I don't know if I'd have re-course from the builders or what to do. Maybe just put it back up for rent and worry about it later. Strange because I know similar houses in the area were sold and I don't think they had this issue. I don't know for sure since I live in Baltimore.

[Bill Gulley]

First, I'd tell them that the job offered is to skim coat the existing and repair it. You're under no obligation to bring it up to their perception of any degree of craftsmanship, but their work is to be customary for repairs in the industry.

Might be able to have this as a DIY, point tucking and fixing cracks, no idea how bad it is.

Might ask how much it would be to strip it, another DIY project, and reside it with something else. :)