Need to waterproof stucco above grade

[heaperofstones]

I have a rather big problem with water coming through my interior walls. I have discovered that the "stucco crew" either didn't know to flash around doors and windows or just didn't care. I am taking care of that myself but after ripping out a few walls from the sheetrock to the world outside I found that in a few places the housewrap was installed upside down and the top layer is in BEHIND the bottom layer. So obviously I have to find some way of water proofing the stucco so that there is no further seepage.

I am open to the roll/brush/spray on waterproofers. But do they really last ? This is something I will have to be sure to redo ever so often because if I wait until I see a problem I will have a major problem.

I have also seen some textured (cement based) products that are reported to be good waterproofers. The ones that I have seen are troweled or sprayed on. Do these last the longest?

Due to the design of the house there is plenty of ventilation for moisture in the house and so if I had to pass on the breathability of my exterior walls I would be okay with that.

Any suggestions? Of course money is also an issue since this was supposed to be done correctly the first time and this is coming out of my lunch money :x . I would appreciate any insight you might have into this little fiasco.

[Sweep]

I assume you are talking about cementitious stucco, the real stuff, and not EIFS, and that it is placed over a stuctural sheathing board. Waterproofing the surface of the stucco will only allow water to be trapped behind the surface which is not a solution. If there is no flashing at horizontal interruptions in the stucco and it was placed directly against an unprotected plastic house wrap (house wrap loses its water resistance when in contact with stucco), I fear that there is nothing you can do to the surface of the stucco that will do more than slow down the water penetration and the eventual rotting of the exterior sheathing (and spawling of the stucco if you are in a cold climate).
Find a good lawyer with experience with this type of issue. The installers should repace all of the stucco. Make them use building paper (bond breaker) over StuccoWrap (drainage plane) with flashing at all interruptions in the wall system. Good luck

[stuccoman]

Good post SWEEP!!
If you want to see more pictures of mistakes made by stucco people and FRAMERS! And what the codes people let slide!
Go to [u]www.badstucco.com
It will make you sick. It did me!!

[block]

I'm not sure if this would be a good fix but might come close. If your going to replace with new exterior wood then you might want to consider attaching the following material (link) to the boards exterior. It should really help keep the stucco/sealer attached.
http://www.stucoflex.com/moistureB.html
Then maybe consider attaching some of this next product to the metal lath. I'm using this product on my concrete but if you will give Quikrete a call I bet they can tell you how well this product will perform for your application or another similar product.
http://www.firstsourceonl.com/m7/documents/04060_10001146_01_SD_16217.pdf
As a final step maybe consider this next product ? It should work just fine on wood I'd think
http://superseal.ca/dimpledmembrane.html
Maybe this for your doors and windows
http://www.holdfast-tech.com/TAMKO/45635.pdf
This might not be the right fix for your application but maybe some of the waterproofing related materials will help in some way.
Have you considered having on hand some plastic to spread and lay in certain work areas to help keep the work area clean especially if you get a good hard rain ?
Good luck

[block]

I forgot about this one for flashing.
http://www.wateroutflashing.com/faq.htm#cost