Q: I was trying to install an outside light and accidentally drilled a hole in the wrong place on the smooth stucco exterior finish of my house. So now I have a 1-1/2-inch diameter hole to fill. What can I do to fill it so it’s not visible?
A: It’s going to take some extra effort to make a hole that big “invisible” after it has been drilled into smooth stucco that doesn’t have some texturing. You need to start by plugging the hole with a dry, powdered product that you can buy at the hardware store. Mix the powder with a little water and fill the patch with the mixture. Then let it set and dry for a couple of days until the mixture cracks at the edges where the mixture and the stucco meet. Fill it again going six to eight inches out beyond the hole and let it dry again. Then smooth out the area. Finally, you will roll elastomeric stucco caulk over the area and let it set. Then you can repaint the stucco.
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