Turnkey Siding installs stucco siding across Gretna, from the historic blocks of Old Gretna to McDonoghville and the neighborhoods around Mel Ott Park. Our licensed in-house crew handles every phase, and no subcontractors touch your home. On the West Bank, a seamless stucco finish gives a Gretna house a crisp, cement-based exterior that pairs well with the area’s older architecture. Call 504-882-9704 for a free estimate.
Stucco gives a seamless finish but needs a proper drainage plane in our rain and can hairline-crack on settling soil, at roughly $7 to $14 per square foot installed.
Stucco Siding in Historic Gretna
Gretna sits in Jefferson Parish on the West Bank, directly across the river from New Orleans, with one of the most intact historic downtowns in the metro. Old Gretna is full of century-old cottages and shotgun homes packed tight along narrow streets, and that closeness means an exterior finish gets judged up close by every neighbor who walks by. Stucco delivers a smooth, seamless face for those homes, but the age of the walls behind it is exactly why the drainage plane matters. Older sheathing does not forgive trapped moisture, so we build the assembly to drain.
The humidity here is relentless, and the summer thunderstorms dump rain fast, so a wall that cannot breathe stays wet. Gretna also sits on the soft delta soil common to the West Bank, which settles and shifts enough to crack a stucco surface that was applied without control joints. Around McDonoghville and Mel Ott Park, our crew reinforces the openings and details the joints so the finish moves with the house. Installed correctly, stucco gives a Gretna home a durable, low-maintenance exterior that respects the historic streetscape while standing up to the tropical-storm wind the West Bank faces.
Gretna Stucco Siding Questions
Do I need a permit for stucco siding in Jefferson Parish?
Yes, Jefferson Parish requires a permit for most re-siding, and we pull it for your Gretna project so the inspection is handled.
How much does stucco cost on a Gretna home?
Budget roughly $7 to $14 per square foot installed. Older Old Gretna walls sometimes need extra prep that affects the total.
Will stucco work on an older Gretna house?
It works well when we install it over a drainage plane so humidity and rain drain out instead of soaking the older sheathing.
Want a free stucco siding estimate for your Gretna home? Call Turnkey Siding at 504-882-9704 or request one online.
