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On a recently completed house my firm designed - exterior is an EIFS system (elastomeric stucco over 3" EPS foam board) - woodpeckers are pecking holes through the finish coat and into the foam. In some case they are pecking all the way down to the OSB sheathing.

My clients and I are trying to find a solution to this problem.  Have any of you had this problem and come up with a long-term solution?

thank you

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Kenton Peters AIA, LEED-AP
President
KP2 Architects
Salt Lake City UT
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Sure - don't use EIFS.

Recently, in the Netherlands, I saw "scarecrows" that looked like tethered kites with big raptor silhouettes on wires attached to long flexible poles. They were quite attractive, but I have no evidence of their effectiveness.

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Judith Wasserman AIA
Bressack & Wasserman
Palo Alto CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-01-2017 15:26
From: Kenton Peters
Subject: EIFS and woodpeckers

On a recently completed house my firm designed - exterior is an EIFS system (elastomeric stucco over 3" EPS foam board) - woodpeckers are pecking holes through the finish coat and into the foam. In some case they are pecking all the way down to the OSB sheathing.

My clients and I are trying to find a solution to this problem.  Have any of you had this problem and come up with a long-term solution?

thank you

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Kenton Peters AIA, LEED-AP
President
KP2 Architects
Salt Lake City UT
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This is the link I found that has some steps on how to prevent woodpecker damage to EIFS. See below: 

www.advancedeifsrepair.com/prevent-woodpecker-damage-eifs


How do I prevent woodpecker damage to my EIFS?

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How do I prevent woodpecker damage to my EIFS? Woodpecker damage to your EIFS can compromise your home's all-important water resistant barrier. When customers call us to repair woodpecker damage they ask, "how do we stop the woodpeckers from coming back?" Although we are not aware of any woodpecker defense strategy which has proven 100% effective, the following points may be helpful for homeowners who experience EIFS damage from woodpeckers. View this on Advancedeifsrepair >

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DA
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-01-2017 15:26
From: Kenton Peters
Subject: EIFS and woodpeckers

On a recently completed house my firm designed - exterior is an EIFS system (elastomeric stucco over 3" EPS foam board) - woodpeckers are pecking holes through the finish coat and into the foam. In some case they are pecking all the way down to the OSB sheathing.

My clients and I are trying to find a solution to this problem.  Have any of you had this problem and come up with a long-term solution?

thank you

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Kenton Peters AIA, LEED-AP
President
KP2 Architects
Salt Lake City UT
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Original Message------

On a recently completed house my firm designed - exterior is an EIFS system (elastomeric stucco over 3" EPS foam board) - woodpeckers are pecking holes through the finish coat and into the foam. In some case they are pecking all the way down to the OSB sheathing.

My clients and I are trying to find a solution to this problem.  Have any of you had this problem and come up with a long-term solution?

thank you

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Kenton Peters AIA, LEED-AP
President
KP2 Architects
Salt Lake City UT
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Original Message------

On a recently completed house my firm designed - exterior is an EIFS system (elastomeric stucco over 3" EPS foam board) - woodpeckers are pecking holes through the finish coat and into the foam. In some case they are pecking all the way down to the OSB sheathing.

My clients and I are trying to find a solution to this problem.  Have any of you had this problem and come up with a long-term solution?

thank you

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Kenton Peters AIA, LEED-AP
President
KP2 Architects
Salt Lake City UT
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