"Billy Pilgrim" wrote in message
...

I live in a 55 year old painted stucco house. There is zero problem
with
paint adhesion and zero problems with mold.

The wood trim however is a real bitch to paint as it is always peeling
so
it
requires a lot of prep work.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube,
then
they come up with this striped stuff.



I had to sleep on this one. :-)

I think (I don't know) that paint will stick to stucco. I'm also thinking
it
will stick pretty good provided it stays dry.

I think when Chicago Stucco says paint (latex) doesn't adhere well to
cement
it really means flat surface cement and they are trying to stretch the
truth
a bit. My gut tells me paint will adhere fine to rough stucco texture
provided it stays dry.

Okay so the obvious question is : If the wall never gets wet is it okay to
stucco? e.g.: house with eaves and dry climate.

Here, IMHO, I still say *I wouldn't*

1st) How do I know it will not get wet?

2nd) Once you paint you're boxed in. Recoating is pretty much out of the
question.

3rd) Why would you need to recoat?

Sub 1. Recoating is more attractive if done right,

Sub 2. Much better at repairing cracks and missing stucco

Sub 3. Better at restricting mold. (Which may/may-not not be seen)

Sub 4. All the other reasons recoating is better.

Thanks for not flaming me. I have BP issues I'm constantly monitoring.
:-),
A flamer's dream!


My walls get wet both when it rains and when the sprinklers hit. I suspect
the problems you are worried about stem from the imitation stucco that was
the results of the lawsuits a while back. Stucco has been used as an
exterior coating for a long time with great results.

The real stucco I am referring to is put on in three coats and ends up about
7/8" thick. The fake stucco is sprayed on and is about 1/8" thick.

Crack repair in real stucco can be done if needed, but if the house is built
on a good foundation, there is not much reason for it to crack in the first
place.


--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.