Stucco Repair
Hairline and settlement cracks, cracks at window corners, patches in mismatched textures and damage low on the wall. Every patch is cut back to sound stucco and textured to disappear into the wall around it.
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Serving St. Petersburg
Stucco Repair in St. Petersburg, FLFrom 1920s Bungalows to the Bay.
Much of St. Petersburg was built before 1960. Of the city's 71,251 single-family homes on the 2026 tax roll, 41,766 predate 1960, and the median home dates from 1958. Another 10,543 homes with a St. Petersburg address sit outside the city in unincorporated Pinellas County, including Lealman. Your local Stucco HQ contractor for Tampa Bay serves St. Petersburg homeowners. Call any hour and a real person picks up, and your contractor sees the house in person before putting a free estimate in writing.
- Calls answered around the clock
- Free estimate, in writing
- Callback within the hour, weekdays
- Older finishes matched
Services in St. Petersburg
Stucco Services in St. Petersburg
Most calls in St. Petersburg are repairs on homes from the 1920s through the 1960s, where matching an old texture matters as much as fixing the crack. New stucco and full re-stucco cover additions, new builds and walls past repair.
Stucco Installation
New stucco for additions, garages, garden walls and new homes, built up to the Florida Building Code over block or over lath and a water barrier on frame walls, and finished to sit well with the rest of the house.
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Stucco Replacement
When old stucco has let go of the block, or a frame wall needs its stucco redone, your contractor takes it down to the wall, checks what is underneath, and applies and finishes new stucco.
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Straight Talk
Not Every Stucco Crack Is an Emergency.
On the 2026 tax roll, 69% of St. Petersburg's homes are concrete block or masonry and 31% are wood frame. On block, a thin crack is usually cosmetic. On a frame wall, a crack that lets rain behind the stucco is worth attention sooner.
Usually nothing to worry about immediately
- Fine hairline cracks spread across a wall
- Small cracks running out from window and door corners
- Surface crazing that has not changed in years
- Cosmetic chips with sound stucco all around them
Worth having someone look
- Cracks wide enough to slide a coin into, or getting wider
- Bubbling, blistering, or stucco that sounds hollow when tapped
- Staining or damp patches showing up inside the house
- Soft or crumbling areas, especially low on the wall
Not urgent doesn't mean ignore it. Stucco expands and contracts with Florida heat and humidity, and over time even a fine hairline crack can widen and let moisture in behind the finish, turning a small repair into a bigger one. Having your local Stucco HQ contractor fix it while it is still small keeps the job simple and the cost down.
If what you see is in the first list, it most likely is not an emergency and it can usually wait. If it is in the second, have it looked at before the next stretch of heavy rain.
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What Homeowners Say About Stucco HQ
From Stucco HQ's Google profiles across Florida.
I contacted the guys at Stucco HQ last week for a medium sized stucco repair job, and within a couple of days, I got my quote. … They performed a terrific job fixing some cracked and bulging stucco at the back of the house that was beginning to fall off. Matched the paint as close as possible. … Wonderful experience all around!
My husband and I noticed that the wall inside our kitchen was getting wet, but we had no idea where the water was coming from or who to even call. After finding Stucco HQ, their estimator came out, inspected the area above our kitchen window, and found an issue with the exterior stucco that was allowing water in.
We had some issues with the stucco in the back of our home and called a few stucco repair contractors in the area to get a few quotes. … When quotes came back we felt really comfortable with hiring them over the other three and they did not disappoint. The job was done on time and with great care.
What We See
Common Stucco Problems in St. Petersburg Homes
Age is the big story here. 41,766 of the city's single-family homes, 59% of them, predate 1960, in neighborhoods like Old Northeast, Historic Kenwood, Crescent Lake and Disston Heights. Stucco on those houses has usually been painted and patched many times, so the goal of a repair is a finish you cannot pick out a year later.
Almost a third of the city's homes, 31% on the tax roll, are wood frame. On a frame wall the stucco is only as good as the lath and water barrier behind it, so cracks near windows, doors and the roofline deserve a closer look than a hairline line in the middle of a wall.
Then there is the water. St. Petersburg sits on a peninsula, with Tampa Bay on one side and Boca Ciega Bay and the Gulf on the other, and homes near the shoreline take salt air that wears paint and window sealant faster. That is often where water first gets behind the stucco.
Why Stucco HQ
Why St. Petersburg Homeowners Call Stucco HQ
Whether your house went up in 1925 or 2025, the first step is the same: a call that gets answered and a visit that happens. That part is Stucco HQ's job. Every repair, installation and replacement in St. Petersburg is done by a professional, licensed and insured local stucco contractor, and every quote is free.
Get a Free EstimateSomeone always answers
A person at the Stucco HQ office answers (727) 697-9799 day or night and sends your details to your local contractor.
A quick callback
During business hours your contractor calls back within the hour; after-hours calls are returned the next business morning.
Old houses welcome
Your contractor matches decades-old textures rather than pushing to redo whole walls.
The price in writing
After the visit you get the work and the price in writing, along with anything that can wait.
Local Conditions
St. Petersburg Weather and Your Stucco
NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the St. Petersburg station show 52.5 inches of rain a year, and 32.4 inches of it, more than 60%, falls from June through September, with August the wettest month at 9.3 inches. July highs average about 91°F, the station logs about 75 days a year at 90°F or above, and the normals average fewer than one freezing night a year.
So it is heat and summer storms, not cold, that work on stucco here. Walls expand in the afternoon sun, fine cracks open at weak points, and the afternoon thunderstorms and the June 1 to November 30 hurricane season drive rain into them. Closing cracks and keeping paint sound before summer does most of the protecting.
- 1958median year homes in the city were builtFlorida DOR tax roll, 2026
- 41,766homes in the city built before 1960Florida DOR tax roll, 2026
- 32.4 in.of rain from June through SeptemberNOAA normals, St. Petersburg station
Buying or Selling in St. Petersburg?
St. Petersburg is a busy market: 3,316 qualified single-family sales in the city in 2025, with a median price of about $425,000 across 2025 and 2026 sales, according to the Florida Department of Revenue. On homes this age, a buyer's inspector will usually note cracks and old patches.
Your local Stucco HQ contractor can price the stucco items from the inspection report and schedule the work before closing, or after you move in. Estimates cover stucco work you plan to have done.
Permits, Historic Districts and HOAs
A St. Petersburg address does not always mean the City of St. Petersburg. Homes inside the city get their permits from the city's Construction Services and Permitting division, while the 10,543 St. Petersburg-address homes in unincorporated Pinellas County, including Lealman, go through Pinellas County. Neighboring cities such as Gulfport, South Pasadena and St. Pete Beach issue their own. Your contractor confirms the right office, and whether the job needs a permit, when they quote.
If your home is a local landmark or sits in one of the city's local historic districts, exterior changes need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the city first, and the city's Design Guidelines for Historic Properties explain the review. If your home is part of a homeowners association, check whether it reviews exterior colors before you choose a new finish.
Where We Work
St. Petersburg Neighborhoods We Serve
Stucco HQ serves homes across the City of St. Petersburg, in the St. Petersburg-address areas of unincorporated Pinellas County, and in the small cities next door.
Downtown and the north side
- Old Northeast
- Snell Isle
- Crescent Lake
- Allendale Terrace
- Euclid-St. Paul
- Shore Acres
- Venetian Isles
- Riviera Bay
- Placido Bayou
- Meadowlawn
West side
- Historic Kenwood
- Disston Heights
- Jungle Terrace
- Azalea
- Tyrone
South side
- Roser Park
- Historic Old Southeast
- Lake Maggiore Shores
- Childs Park
- Lakewood Estates
- Broadwater
- Bayway Isles
- Coquina Key
- Greater Pinellas Point
Pinellas County, St. Petersburg address
- Lealman
Nearby towns and communities
- Gulfport
- South Pasadena
- Kenneth City
- St. Pete Beach
- Treasure Island
- Tierra Verde
Other Stucco HQ Service Areas
Stucco HQ's other city pages are in Northeast, Central and South Florida and on the Space Coast.
All Stucco HQ service areasZIP Codes We Serve
- 33701
- 33702
- 33703
- 33704
- 33705
- 33707
- 33708
- 33709
- 33710
- 33711
- 33712
- 33713
- 33714
- 33715
- 33716
Communities We Serve
How Stucco HQ Works
How It Works in St. Petersburg
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Call (727) 697-9799
Or send the form. A real person at the Stucco HQ office answers at any hour and notes your address and what you are seeing.
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Your contractor calls back
Within the hour during business hours, to set a time for the free estimate; after-hours calls are returned the next business morning.
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A look at the walls
Your contractor checks the damage, the finish around it and whether the wall is block or frame, then writes up the work and the price.
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Matched and cleaned up
The repair is textured and painted to blend in, the area is cleaned up, and you look it over together.
Questions
St. Petersburg Stucco Questions
What does stucco repair cost in St. Petersburg?
It depends on the size and height of the area, how sound the stucco around it is and how much matching it takes. Your contractor gives you a written price once they have seen it.
I live in Lealman. Is that covered?
Yes. Lealman and the other St. Petersburg-address areas of unincorporated Pinellas County get the same visit and written estimate. Their permits come from Pinellas County.
Our house is in a historic district. Can the stucco still be repaired?
Yes. In a historic district the goal is usually a repair that matches the existing material. If the work changes how the outside of the house looks, the city may require a Certificate of Appropriateness first, and your contractor can help you plan for it.
Is my house block or frame?
On the 2026 tax roll, 69% of the city's homes are concrete block or masonry and 31% are wood frame. Your property record usually shows which, and your contractor confirms it on site, since frame walls carry their stucco on lath over a water barrier.
Who picks up at (727) 697-9799?
A real person at the Stucco HQ office, around the clock. They take your details and send them to your local contractor, who calls to set a time.
Can you price the stucco items on our inspection report?
Yes. Share the report, and your contractor will price the stucco items and fit the work around your closing date.
Do you serve Gulfport and St. Pete Beach?
Yes. Stucco HQ also serves Gulfport, South Pasadena, Kenneth City, St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island and Tierra Verde. The cities among them issue their own permits, and Tierra Verde goes through Pinellas County.
Sources and data used on this page
The figures and facts on this page come from public records and official sources. Links open in a new tab.
Property records
- Property Tax Data Portal (2026 tax roll, Pinellas County) Florida Department of Revenue Home counts, build years, wall construction and recent sales.
Climate and storms
- U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020 (St. Petersburg station) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Rainfall, summer heat and freezing nights.
- Tropical Cyclone Climatology NOAA National Hurricane Center Hurricane season dates.
Building code and preservation
- Florida Building Code, Residential (2023), Section R703.7: Exterior Plaster Florida Building Commission How stucco goes on over block and over framed walls.
- Building and Permitting City of St. Petersburg Who issues permits inside the city.
- Design Guidelines for Historic Properties City of St. Petersburg Historic district review and the Certificate of Appropriateness.
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