[b]big deal about moisture this...[/b], and moisture that? What is this romper room? (Not this board of course, but in general) EIFS is a great product as long as you use it properly. EIFS is not rocket science; nor are we cavemen..., or cavewomen.
The only reason people bad mouth EIFS is because the manufacturers and distributors had absolutely no quality control in place(and still don't) and that's why
eifs has a bad name. The bottom line is that eifs/stucco companies are listening to the manufacturers and distributors as to the proper way of installing and the specs and all, what they don't know is that the industry big wigs don't give a rats ass really and they want to sell more stuff. If the house rots in five years, big whup. They would just sell more, caring little about who buys the stuff. Whether they are experienced or not. Nine times out of ten distributors will sell EIFS products to an
orangutan.Truth be told, money talks and BS walks. Anyone with cash or a credit card can buy EIFS and therein lies the problem.
Oh and by the way,
EIFS does not belong on wood.
This is what happens when quality goes out the window. You get crappy work like in these pics.