EIFS stucco siding is beautiful from a distance.

A tiny leak on a new home trapped water behind the siding, revealed with an infrared image.

 Radio moisture meter confirmed the suspicion.  

Conductive moisture meter confirmed the need to remove the siding.

The interior of the wall was rotted, full of mold contamination, damaged insulation, and had significant rotting of the structural framing that holds the house up.