I want to paint my house. It is stucco over the block. House is about
10 years old. My questions are these:

What is the best paint to use?

There are some hairline cracks, will the paint be thick enough to fill
them? If not, what do I use. They are about the same thickness as a
thumbnail.

TIA

Hank

On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:16:21 -0800 (PST), Hank
wrote:

I want to paint my house. It is stucco over the block. House is about
10 years old. My questions are these:

What is the best paint to use?


Elastomeric Masonry & Stucco Paint (acrylic latex)

There are some hairline cracks, will the paint be thick enough to fill
them? If not, what do I use. They are about the same thickness as a
thumbnail.

I use a pre-mixed stucco patch ( HD sells a plastic quart container).
Just small amounts rubbed in with my fingers for hairline cracks.

Do you plan to spray or roll the paint on? What kind of texture
finish is the stucco?

"Hank" wrote in message
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I want to paint my house. It is stucco over the block. House is about
10 years old. My questions are these:

What is the best paint to use?

There are some hairline cracks, will the paint be thick enough to fill
them? If not, what do I use. They are about the same thickness as a
thumbnail.

TIA

Hank

Elastomeric is the best, however, there are all grades of it. Some of it is
so thick, it requires a special sprayer, or it will burn out the sprayer.
If you do it in elastomeric, do your homework. If you do it right, you
shouldn't have to touch it for a long time. If you don't .................
It's not your Daddy's paint.

Elastomeric painting of stucco can seal it, keeping moisture out of it,
which then keeps the freeze/thaw or wet/dry cycles down, and extends the
life of the stucco.

Steve

On Mar 4, 6:47*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
"Hank" wrote in message

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I want to paint my house. It is stucco over the block. House is about
10 years old. My questions are these:

What is the best paint to use?

There are some hairline cracks, will the paint be thick enough to fill
them? If not, what do I use. They are about the same thickness as a
thumbnail.

TIA

Hank

Elastomeric is the best, however, there are all grades of it. *Some of it is
so thick, it requires a special sprayer, or it will burn out the sprayer.
If you do it in elastomeric, do your homework. *If you do it right, you
shouldn't have to touch it for a long time. *If you don't ..................
It's not your Daddy's paint.

Elastomeric painting of stucco can seal it, keeping moisture out of it,
which then keeps the freeze/thaw or wet/dry cycles down, and extends the
life of the stucco.

Steve

stucco must breath or moisture pushing through can damage it. I am
where it gets to -20 , in winter moisture from the inside absorbes
into the stuccom if its sealed and not breathable thats bad, and any
leak from cracks wont allow it to dry as designed. Regular latex house
paint breathes. Of course new stucco is best but to seal it tight I
think is inviting big problems 10-20-30 yrs down the road.

On 3/4/2011 3:16 PM, Hank wrote:
I want to paint my house. It is stucco over the block. House is about
10 years old. My questions are these:

What is the best paint to use?

There are some hairline cracks, will the paint be thick enough to fill
them? If not, what do I use. They are about the same thickness as a
thumbnail.

TIA

Hank

Our Florida condo, stucco/concrete block, was painted by a contractor.
The previous paint job was done by unskilled idiot - wasn't pressure
washed, full of mildew that cause the paint to peel. 40 y/o building,
so numerous hairline cracks. After pressure washing, the contractor
used a brushable caulk which, IIRC, was clear or translucent. They did
a perfect job, with no peeling after 9 years. We had previously gotten
a bid for $27K for elastomeric paint, two coats. With only 8 units,
that was pretty high. The contractor we hired, for under $7K, rec.
primer and two coats of paint, but condo board opted for one coat.
Everyone I know of who painted stucco/cb in Florida used semi-gloss
latex/acryllic. Semi so it doesn't hold soil/mildew as readily.

To answer some questions:

I plan on rolling it on, not spraying. The house is in Orange City
Fla. I am not sure how to describe the texture, sorry.

Thanks for the tips.

Hank

On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 04:08:01 -0800 (PST), Hank
wrote:

To answer some questions:

I plan on rolling it on, not spraying. The house is in Orange City
Fla. I am not sure how to describe the texture, sorry.

Thanks for the tips.

Hank

Textures I've seen in Florida have been smooth or resembling "orange
peel". There are many types of stucco finish used, some called "heavy
knock down".

I'm in Nevada, and the finish looks like this:

http://hexonxonx.net/software/synth-texture/stucco-bw.gif

A heavy knock down sample:

http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com/images/stucco_finish_2.jpg

On Mar 4, 4:16*pm, Hank wrote:
I want to paint my house. It is stucco over the block. House is about
10 years old. My questions are these:

What is the best paint to use?

There are some hairline cracks, will the paint be thick enough to fill
them? If not, what do I use. They are about the same thickness as a
thumbnail.

TIA

Hank

As others have said elastrometric stucco paint but the best paint in
the world isnt going to do any good if the previous layers were less
than what you are appling now. As with most paint jobs preparation is
everything.. A good paint store is going to be the best source of
info. Local climate is also going to effect your paint selection here
again yourr local paint store is going to have the best info.

Jimmie


Jimmie