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MNM Construction Stucco is the trusted stucco contractor for all of Long Island, Nassau County, Suffolk, and the South Shore. 17 years of experience, 850+ completed projects, 4.9 Google rating. Licensed, insured, free estimates.

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What We Do in Long Island NY

Complete Stucco Services

Stucco Installation

Traditional 3 coat and modern EIFS systems for new construction and renovations across Long Island NY.

Stucco Repair

Crack repair, patch work, color match, and full wall restoration. Storm damage & water infiltration fixes.

EIFS & Waterproofing

Energy efficient synthetic stucco with continuous insulation. Full weatherproofing for any home.

Service Coverage

Neighborhoods We Serve

Working on Long Island

Stucco on Long Island Homes

Long Island work is different from city work in two ways that change the price and the specification. First, there is no single building department. Every town and incorporated village runs its own, so a stucco job in Hempstead follows a different permit path than the same job in Oyster Bay, Huntington or Islip. Second, most Long Island houses are detached with driveway and yard space, which means scaffolding, a mixer and a material drop all fit on site. That drops the mobilization cost significantly against a Brooklyn or Manhattan job.

The housing stock is dominated by what went up between 1947 and 1965: ranches, split levels and Cape Cods, built fast and in volume. A large share of them have hard coat stucco over block or over wood frame with wire lath, and most of that stucco is now sixty to seventy years old. It usually has not failed everywhere. It has failed at the specific places water gets in, which on this housing type means window and door heads, the joint where a garage meets the house, chimney chases, and the band at the bottom of the wall where sprinklers and splashback hit it daily.

South Shore houses add coastal exposure. Salt spray and wind driven rain off the bays attack the top coat, and homes rebuilt or elevated after Sandy often have new foundation height with stucco that was tied into older wall above it. That transition line is a frequent leak point and it is worth looking at specifically rather than as part of a general inspection.

There is one Long Island problem we see almost nowhere else: orange and brown staining down a stucco wall from irrigation. Well water with high iron content, run through a lawn sprinkler aimed at the house, leaves a rust stain that soaks into the surface rather than sitting on it. It can be treated and the wall refinished, but if the sprinkler head is not redirected it comes back within a season.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does stucco cost on Long Island?
A full stucco application on a typical Long Island ranch or split level runs $11,000 to $32,000 depending on square footage, the system and how much substrate repair is needed. Repairs run $9 to $16 per square foot of wall, and spot work on one damaged elevation usually falls between $1,500 and $5,000. Rates are lower than city work because driveway and yard access let us stage material and scaffolding on site.
Do I need a permit for stucco work on Long Island?
It depends on your town or village, not on a single county rule. Every Long Island town and incorporated village runs its own building department with its own thresholds, and some villages require a permit for work that the neighboring town treats as ordinary maintenance. We check the requirement for your specific address before the job is scheduled and we pull the permit when one is needed rather than leaving it to you.
Why is my stucco failing only around the windows and the garage?
Because that is where the water is getting in. Nineteen fifties and sixties Long Island construction rarely had proper flashing at window heads or at the joint where an attached garage meets the house wall, so water runs behind the stucco at those points and rusts the wire lath. The rest of the wall can be perfectly sound. We repair the failed sections and correct the flashing detail, which is the part that prevents it coming back.
Does living near the water change what you use?
Yes. On South Shore and North Shore waterfront homes we specify a finish rated for marine exposure and we seal every penetration more carefully, because salt and wind driven rain find openings that an inland wall is never tested on. We also pay particular attention to the transition where newer elevated foundation work meets older wall above it, which is a common leak point on homes rebuilt after Sandy.
What are the orange stains running down my stucco?
Almost always iron in well water from a lawn sprinkler hitting the wall. The iron oxidizes on the surface and soaks in, which is why pressure washing alone does not remove it. We can treat and refinish the affected area, but the sprinkler head has to be redirected or the staining returns within one irrigation season. We point out the heads causing it when we inspect.
Where We Work From

Serving Long Island from Our Brooklyn Shop

MNM Construction Stucco works out of 1717 Avenue P in Brooklyn, NY 11229. Long Island is inside our regular service area, so the same crew handles the estimate and the job.

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