Difficult. Not a typical homeowner DIY. The siding needs you be removed then the prep work to hold the stucco needs to be done, then the scratch coats, then top coat stucco. Then dry, then paint if color was not mixed in with the stucco. See this:
Naomie is right on target with getting professional estimates.
The siding is structurally attached to the outside of the house, so the siding would have to be removed along with what is holding it to walls. Then the damaged walls would have to be repaired and prepped to receive the stucco. Lots of work ahead.
It is a lot of work! Do you know how to apply stucco? It's a layered process: First you apply a tar type paper overall. Then a wire similar to chicken wire to hold the stucco. Over that goes a flat base coat, then textured stucco coat. Some people put two top coats on. Removing vinyl siding is not hard.
We cut the root of a huge ivy growth on the side of our house. It died over the winter and we have been removing the dead vines off the siding. The suckers are on the...
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We are renovating our guest bathroom. We put up vinyl wallpaper along the tub/shower wall. I am not worried about the wallpaper itself getting wet because it is viny...
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This guest room is in our walkout basement so the backyard can be seen out the windows. The electrical panel was installed near the top of the wall without a finished...
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Difficult. Not a typical homeowner DIY. The siding needs you be removed then the prep work to hold the stucco needs to be done, then the scratch coats, then top coat stucco. Then dry, then paint if color was not mixed in with the stucco. See this:
https://m.wikihow.com/Stucco-a-House
https://youtu.be/_GDEBxsooZ8
Also in most areas requires a permit and inspections.
Get ballpark estimates here:
https://www.homeadvisor.com/cost/siding/stucco-siding/
Naomie is right on target with getting professional estimates.
The siding is structurally attached to the outside of the house, so the siding would have to be removed along with what is holding it to walls. Then the damaged walls would have to be repaired and prepped to receive the stucco. Lots of work ahead.
It is a lot of work! Do you know how to apply stucco? It's a layered process: First you apply a tar type paper overall. Then a wire similar to chicken wire to hold the stucco. Over that goes a flat base coat, then textured stucco coat. Some people put two top coats on. Removing vinyl siding is not hard.
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/replace-vinyl-siding-with-stucco