Roofing & Stucco Resources · Las Cruces, NM
Straightforward guidance on roofing, stucco, maintenance, storm damage and protecting your property in the Southern New Mexico climate.
Roof coatings run 5 to 20 years depending almost entirely on chemistry. Silicone leads on flat roofs, and mil thickness and surface prep move the number more than brand.
Traditional cement stucco runs 50 to 80 years and EIFS 25 to 35, but bad installation or neglect can cut either in half. Here is what decides where a wall lands.
Asphalt shingles run 20 to 30 years, tile and metal far longer, flat membranes in between. But warning signs outrank the calendar, and New Mexico sun moves every number.
Traditional stucco and EIFS can look identical from the street, but they differ on cost, insulation, lifespan, cracking and repair. Here is the side-by-side comparison.
Asphalt shingles cover roughly seven in ten American homes. Here is what they are made of, how 3-tab, architectural and premium tiers differ, and what the New Mexico sun does to all of them.
EIFS looks like stucco and is often sold as stucco, but it is a layered, insulated wall system that is built and repaired very differently. Here is how to tell what is on your walls.
TPO is the default membrane on flat roofs across southern New Mexico. Here is what it is made of, how long it really lasts in high-UV desert heat, and how it compares with EPDM and PVC.
