Richfield sits just south of Minneapolis, bordered by Bloomington to the south and Edina to the west. The housing here leans mid-century. Lots of ramblers and split-levels built in the 1950s and 60s, many of them wearing original or aging stucco exteriors. The Wood Lake Nature Center area and the neighborhoods around Nicollet Avenue give you a good cross-section: modest single-family homes that have held up well but need real maintenance attention as they push past 60 years old. That kind of aging stucco cracks, chips, and loses its bond. We see it constantly.
Minnesota winters do real damage to stucco. Richfield averages around 50 inches of snow per year, and the freeze-thaw cycle from November through March is relentless. Water gets into small cracks, freezes, expands, and turns hairline damage into something bigger by spring. Summers bring humidity and heat that stress the same walls from the other direction. Staying ahead of that cycle with proper repairs and sealing is the difference between a 10-year patch and a full re-coat every few years.