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Stucco venting question , zone 3B – GreenBuildingAdvisor
- March 9, 2026
- Posted by: sherwin@eyeconz.com
- Category: Uncategorized
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I’ve built a large shed on pilings at 5k feet in Southern Arizona. It has plywood sheathing and it’s skirted with metal. I’m preparing to install a stucco wall system and have gotten contradictory advice about venting at the top of the wall. There are 1-2 foot soffits overhanging the walls, all are flashed with drip edges. The stucco wall (over plywood) will have WRB, drainage mat, foil lined foam with taped seams, lathe, then stucco. Weep screed at bottom. Summers are hot here, can be rainy and sometimes humid as well. Can anyone advise regarding venting the stucco wall at the top? Is it likely to do more harm than good?