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Portland cement plaster (stucco)Portland cement plaster (stucco) punch checklist
Portland cement plaster (stucco) punch is where small misses become callbacks after the crew has demobilized. This checklist walks the finished work the way the owner and the next trade will see it, with the photo that closes each item instead of a note that reopens it. Work is commonly verified against ASTM C926 / C1063 guidance, the applicable building code. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.
The checklist
Every item, and the photo evidence it needs
The photo count on each row is what RTI would require before the item can be submitted. Work the list here and watch the gate hold, or load it into RTI and let it enforce the real thing.
Cracking and bond
Cracks at joints and openings located and traced
Each crack photographed in context, mapped against control joints and opening corners, cause noted rather than just filled.
Hollow or debonded areas sounded out
Wall tapped for drummy, hollow spots where the plaster has let go of the lath, marked for cut-out rather than skim-patched.
Wall base at the weep screed checked for trapped water
Base of each wall looked at for dark wet bands or efflorescence above the screed, and weeps cleared where soil, mulch or new paving has since buried them.
Accessories and fastener lines checked for rust bleed
Beads, screeds and lath fastener rows looked at for rust showing through the finish, a sign of thin cover or the wrong accessory metal, noted for cut-out and repair.
Joints and interfaces
Control joints still open and moving
Each control and expansion joint looked at for paint or patch bridging it and cracks running alongside it, which show the joint is not taking the movement.
Plaster edges at casing beads sound against frames
Plaster at casing beads around windows, doors and penetrations checked for spalled or cracked edges and gaps opening at frames, logged for plaster or sealant callback.
Repair and blend
Patches blended into surrounding texture and color
Repair feathered into the existing finish, texture and color matched so the patch does not flash under raking light.
No photoNo remaining plaster items before elevation signoff
All punch items per elevation closed with photos before the area is released to turnover.
Patch mix and cure recorded against each repair
Repair material, bonding agent and how the patch was moist-cured logged on the punch item, so a crack that comes back can be traced to its repair.
No photoOwner given the weep screed and joint care notes
Turnover notes tell the owner to keep irrigation spray, soil and mulch below the weep screed and to leave weeps and control joints open when repainting.
No photo
What usually sends this back
The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work
- Hairline cracks caulked at the surface while the debonded lath behind them is left, so the crack reopens in the next season.
- A patch floated over a repair that flashes a different color and texture, more visible than the defect it covered.
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Common questions
6 answers
- What does this portland cement plaster (stucco) punch checklist cover?
- 10 items across 3 sections, covering cracking and bond, joints and interfaces, repair and blend. Each item spells out what the person walking the job is actually looking for, not just a box to tick.
- Who should run this inspection?
- The plastering foreman on a callback, or the GC's superintendent closing exterior punch items.
- When in the schedule should this walk happen?
- During closeout, after the wall has been through temperature swings and the first rains reveal cracks and dark damp patches.
- Why do these items ask for a photo?
- 7 of the 10 items call for photo evidence, 8 photos in all. A checklist answer without the photo is a claim; the photo is what makes the record worth something in a dispute and lets a reviewer approve work without re-walking the job.
- What most often fails a portland cement plaster (stucco) punch inspection?
- Hairline cracks caulked at the surface while the debonded lath behind them is left, so the crack reopens in the next season. A patch floated over a repair that flashes a different color and texture, more visible than the defect it covered.
- Can I use this checklist in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace, build this list as a checklist, and the Photo Gate holds the submit button until every mandatory item is answered and its photos are attached. Approved inspections roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper evident audit trail.
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