I was considering having a house built out of cinder block and the stuccoing it?

It would be cinderblock filled with sand and the sides would be rough to hold stucco, would this fix the cracking problem people seem to have with stucco? It would be in texas and the south wall would be the only one filled with sandI was considering having a house built out of cinder block and the stuccoing it?
Certainly valid answers so far. I'll just add my 2 cents. Obviously the footers/slab should be substantial at the least, and up to code. I often suggest overkill; but that's a personal choice.





The cracking occurs in some settling; or an improper mortar mix.





Rough block is OK; I often use the tight wire mesh as well. I also have a couple other suggestions.





Rather than sand, why not rebar verticles and concrete?





Stucco variations: I live in Central FL, and had a house built in 92 with a Fiber Glass based stucco applied. It's only been painted once; looks great still; and is nearly as durable in any DAMAGE issue as mortar based stucco; plus any occasional patching is less obvious.





Steven Wolf





I also suggest steel in the roof / ceiling supports as well as various types of roofing, even Steel. You have in fact a company based in TX that delivers very nice steel homes to site for approx. $11.50 per sq. ft.I was considering having a house built out of cinder block and the stuccoing it?
The foundation is the key, if it settles, it doesn't matter what material the walls are made of.
Nothing to do with your question but make sure you fill the lower blocks with a termite proof product as termites going up the center of blocks can be a nightmare.
The footer is important most cracks are caused by settling as far as the south exposure I would go wit 2x6 studing and 6in insulation.
cinder blocks extract the tempature and it takes for ever to exude so an hvac consultation is a thought. But then its a very!rigid frame or shell youve chosen. On the south wall ask your contractor to build that south wall in what they call tight honeycomb. like your wall will look like the cearal for kids


filled with sand? ok. dont use stucco well thats up to you ask the lathe %26amp; plaster man about a plastic/cement called dry-vit itys german it the the stuff you can add a color to and all new walgreens have it. It's got a 20 yr. warranty. 2000 sq fet to 2500 is about 25,00o to 40,000 depending what you want they can make it look Roman. Like royal. My best friends been doing this system for 25yrs. in tulsa okla. They drill holes in your house then drill down synthetic thick3'; styro lookng stuff. ten wrappit with a net. to ensure smoothness. Then apply what ';mud ';youve picked and it's got a warranty to last @ least forty yrs. w/ no cracks. good luck to you!
Hot as hell in summer and not very watertight.