Foam Trim, Popouts and Window Surround Repair in Phoenix

Why foam trim fails

The coating on foam trim is a thin layer of cement and fiberglass mesh. Sun and heat crack it over the years, especially on south- and west-facing walls. Once the coating is cracked, water reaches the foam. Foam doesn't rot, but it crumbles, and the coating around the crumbled spot breaks away. Bumps from ladders, trucks and bikes crack the coating too, and those cracks show up as a dent with a crack around it.

Patching cracked trim

A cracked section with the foam still sound gets patched. The loose coating comes off, the foam gets a fresh layer of mesh and base coat, and the finish coat gets textured to match the rest of the band. On a long band, the patch gets feathered out so there's no visible edge.

Replacing crumbled trim

A section where the foam has broken down gets cut out and replaced. New foam trim comes in standard profiles, and most Valley builders used a handful of them, so a match is usually available. When it isn't, a piece gets cut to the same profile. The new section gets glued to the wall, coated with mesh and base coat, finished to match, and painted.

Window and door surrounds

The flat bands around windows and doors take water from the top, where rain runs off the stucco above them. The top edge of a surround is the first place to crack and let water in. A cracked top gets sealed and recoated. A crumbled one gets replaced. The joint where the surround meets the window frame gets caulked at the same time, because that joint is where water gets into the wall around the window.

Corner trim, columns and arches

Corner quoins, the stacked blocks on the corners of some homes, and foam columns and arches get the same treatment. Columns take the most bumps, at the garage and the front entry. An arch over an entry takes water at its top edge like a surround does.

Painting the repair

Foam trim is painted, usually in a lighter or darker accent color than the wall. A repaired section gets primed and painted to match, and on a long band the whole band sometimes gets painted so the repair doesn't show as a fresh spot.

Problems we fix on this page

• Foam popout cracked
• Window trim band broken
• Weep screed buried in dirt or rock
• Weep screed rusted
• Stucco patch doesn't match the texture
• Stucco patch doesn't match the color
• Need stucco patched after a window install
• Need stucco patched after plumbing work

How it starts

Send a close-up of the damaged trim and one from a few feet back showing the whole band or surround. We send back a fixed price, you say go, and Levi shows up to do it.