[quote=ucodegen]True, provided that the stucco ends above the ground level. Otherwise capillary action will pull any moisture up the any small crack between the stucco and foundation. That said, I grew up in a house that was pre 1960, in California, that did have weep screeds.[/quote]
Good point … I grew up in an early ’60s house without weep screed, but it had a crawl space that kept everything ventilated. Slab-on-grade foundation would behave differently.
