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Kickout Flashing for Stucco Homes
Where a lower roof ends against a stucco wall, a small bent piece of metal decides whether rain runs into the gutter or down inside your wall. If yours is missing, we add one and repair the damage it left behind.
- Missing kick-outs added
- Rot below repaired
- Stucco matched
- Gutters kept working
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Residential or commercial. We’ll get back to you to set up an evaluation.
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Why one corner of your house stays wet
Look at the spot where a porch roof, garage roof or lower roof section stops at a second-story stucco wall. Rain running down that roof line follows the step flashing to the bottom edge. With a kickout in place, the water is turned sideways into the gutter. Without one, it pours onto the wall right at the end of the gutter and soaks in behind the stucco.
On many stucco homes built before kick-outs were routinely installed, that corner has taken water during every storm for years. The damage usually starts out of sight: wet sheathing, then rotted framing and sometimes a stain on an inside wall or ceiling. From outside you may notice a dark streak, cracking or a soft, bulging patch in the stucco just below the roof edge.
The fix has two parts. We add a proper kickout tied into the existing flashing and weather barrier, then open the stucco below to replace any rotted wood and rebuild the wall with matching texture and color. Not sure if it has spread? Start with leak detection. For other flashing on your home, see stucco flashing.
Signs your house is missing a kickout
Walk around your home after a rain and look below every place a roof edge stops at a wall.
Dark streaks
A vertical stain or water trail running down the stucco from the bottom of a roof line.
Cracks below the roof edge
Cracking or crumbling finish in the triangle of wall under the roof corner.
Soft or bulging stucco
A section that sounds hollow, flexes when pressed or has pushed outward.
Inside stains
Water marks on a ceiling or wall inside, near the corner where the roof meets the wall.
Rot or insects
Wet framing attracts wood-destroying insects; we repair the wood and your pest control company handles treatment.
No metal visible
If you see no angled piece of flashing at the bottom of the roof line, assume it is missing.
Often paired with this work
Most wall problems involve more than one part of the envelope.
Stucco Waterproofing
Stucco is not a waterproof skin on its own.
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Stucco Waterproofing Coatings
A coating is a long-term decision for a building: it changes how the wall handles rain, vapor and movement for years.
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Waterproof Coating Systems
Your house may have stucco on the upper walls, a parged block foundation below and a brick or concrete porch in between.
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Commercial Waterproof Coatings
On a commercial building the coating is rarely the hard part.
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Stucco & EIFS Protection Coatings
Hard coat stucco and EIFS look alike from the street, but they are built very differently and tolerate different products.
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Protect Existing Systems
A facade that is ten or twenty years old is usually not failing everywhere.
Learn moreWhat the repair includes depends on the damage
If the kickout is missing but the wall is still dry, the work is small: a neat opening, the new flashing and a matched patch. Most homes we see have some damage below, because the corner has been wet for a while, and the repair grows with it.
We take moisture readings before quoting so the scope reflects what is behind the stucco, and you approve any change if we find more once the wall is open.
| Condition | What we do | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Missing, wall dry | Add kickout, small patch | Corner protected |
| Missing, wall damp | Add kickout, replace sheathing | Wet wood removed |
| Rot in framing | Replace framing and sheathing | Structure restored |
| Inside damage | Exterior repair, then interior | Leak stopped first |
Adding a kickout to your home
Most single kickout repairs are finished within a few days, allowing for stucco cure time.
Check the corner
We probe the stucco below each roof-to-wall corner to see whether the wood behind it is wet and how far the moisture reaches.
- Every roof corner checked
- Moisture mapped
- Photos for you
Install & repair
The stucco is opened, any rotted sheathing or framing is replaced, and the new kickout is installed with the step flashing and weather barrier.
- Rotted wood replaced
- Kickout installed
- Barrier lapped over it
Patch & blend
We rebuild the stucco around the kickout and match the texture and color, then confirm the gutter end catches the diverted water.
- Stucco rebuilt
- Color matched
- Gutter end checked
See a streak below a roof edge?
Have it checked before the next season of storms.
What our customers say
Homeowners and long-time commercial clients on working with ASR.
“I have worked with Darrin on several occasions over the last few years. He is extremely knowledgeable and highly professional. He is reliable and reasonably priced. He does good work.”
“ASR has repaired the bulk of our recent new home that was wrought damaged stucco, termite, water, and mold damage. They completely transformed our home from the inside and out, providing consistent communication and quality craftsmanship.”
“Each and every person has a positive attitude that is projected with every task, duty and responsibility. The team did a terrific job on safety, maintenance and housekeeping, in addition to applying their craft(s).”
Kickout flashing questions
What homeowners ask us about kickouts.
What is a kickout flashing?
My house is many years old and has never leaked. Do I still need one?
Can my roofer add a kickout?
Will the patch show?
How do I schedule a check?
Have your roof corners checked
We will check every place a roof meets your stucco and fix the ones letting water in.
Request a consultation & estimate
Tell us about your home and what you are seeing, and we will set up an evaluation.
- Call(888) 592-1304
- E-mailinfo@advstucco.com
- Headquarters138 Mountain Brook Dr, Canton, GA 30115
- HoursMon–Fri 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Send us your project details
Residential or commercial. We’ll get back to you to set up an evaluation.
We never share your information. Prefer to talk? Call (888) 592-1304.