Owners of homes that have synthetic stucco, or “EIFS” exterior siding, may be affected by a class action lawsuit settlement involving Dryvit, a major manufacturer of the product. Exterior insulation ...

EIFS (pronounced eefs) is an acronym for Exterior Insulation and Finish System. EIFS is a type of siding sometimes called synthetic stucco. It provides insulation, weatherproofing, color and texture ...

Q. I own a 6-year-old home covered with EIFS synthetic stucco. Even though I have the home inspected each year for moisture intrusion, I plan on replacing the EIFS with a mixture of real cement stucco ...

My longtime friend and pharmacist had a scare at his 15-year-old home not too long ago: After he noticed water leaking inside during a driving rainstorm, he discovered wet spots on the interior walls, ...

It was going to be the siding product of the future for housing. The commercial side of the construction industry had discovered it years before and embraced the design flexibility and thermal ...

Do You Have EIFS? If your house's siding looks like stucco and you don't know for sure that it really is, "chances are it's EIFS," said Paul Lynch, director of Virginia's residential inspections ...

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First graph, first sentence should read: North American demand for stucco and EIFS is projected to grow from 1.1 billion square feet valued at $1.9 billion in 2011 to ...