Labels:bulletin board | emerald | monitor | sky OCR: Control/Expansion Joints Stucco. under various types of stress and deflection, will develop cracks In response, the industry has developed Control/Expansion Joints to minimize this probl lem It. has been determined that if stucco i5 divided into smaller areas (144 square feet for walls/100 square feet for ceilings), the stress the stucco membrane reduced enough to signifi icantly reduce most cracking. Control Joints are used to make the divisions. and allow movement. /stress to occur while minimizing the effect of such stress on the stucco membrane Market preference will often dictate u.se porticular control joint. problem nembrane reducec significantly allov ermen sfiicct dictote controi
