Found water under your stucco right before closing? Worried your EIFS is hiding rot? You need answers fast, and you need them from someone who can actually fix the problem, not just write it up. Plaster Pro inspects stucco and EIFS walls across North Jersey for hidden moisture, shows you the readings, and repairs what we find. One team, one call.
We don’t guess. We test. We use a moisture meter to read the water content inside your wall. Then we check the spots where water gets in most: around windows and doors, along rooflines, at the kickout flashing, and at the weep screed where the wall drains.
Readings under about 15% are normal for an exterior wall. Higher than that points to trapped water, and 20% or more usually means rot. If we find moisture, we map how far it spread before we recommend anything.
Some walls need a probe test. That means we drill a few small holes to read moisture deep inside the wall, then we seal them so you can’t tell we were there. We start with a surface and visual check, and we only probe when the readings call for it. Many inspections never need it.
Some companies only inspect and hand you a report. We do both. That means no waiting on a second contractor and no finger-pointing between an inspector and a repair crew. You see the same moisture readings we do before any work starts. And if the wall is sound, we tell you it’s sound.
When it isn’t, we handle the fix too, from waterproofing services and stucco repair in Hackensack to EIFS installation and remediation.
Most of our inspection calls come during a home sale. If you’re buying, an inspection shows what’s really behind the wall before you commit. If you’re selling, it lets you fix problems before they land in the buyer’s report. We can also document moisture damage for an insurance claim. Bring questions about timing to your real estate attorney, and bring the wall to us.
Many of the larger custom homes built around Bergen County in the 1990s and 2000s used EIFS, the synthetic stucco with foam behind it. When it isn’t flashed and drained right, our wet springs and freeze-thaw winters push water behind the foam, where it rots the wood out of sight. We’ve inspected and repaired these homes for over 25 years.
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We inspect homes and commercial buildings in Hackensack, Bergen County, Essex County, and across North Jersey, Monday through Friday. We’re a registered NJ home improvement contractor (#13VH11592500) and fully insured. Call (201) 750-3590 to book your stucco or EIFS moisture inspection.
Yes. When the surface readings suggest trapped water, we drill a few small probe holes to read moisture deep in the wall, then seal them so they don’t show. Many inspections never need probing at all.
Yes. We show you the same moisture readings we see, and if the wall is sound we tell you so. You decide on any repair, and you’re free to get a second opinion.
Yes. We inspect stucco and EIFS for buyers, sellers, and insurance claims. You get a clear report of what we found and what it takes to fix it.
Yes. We inspect homes and commercial buildings across Hackensack, Bergen County, Essex County, and North Jersey, Monday through Friday.
A general home inspector does a quick visual pass. We focus only on the wall system, use a moisture meter, and probe where needed to find water a visual check misses.
Readings under about 15% are normal for an exterior wall. Higher points to trapped water, and 20% or more usually means rot. We map how far it spread before recommending repairs.