New Stucco Finish

eager2start

I would like to have the succo on my house refinished. My house was biult back in the the 40's. Stucco was applied at some point and since then it was painted over several times. Then an addition was made to the house and it has a new stucco finish. The two section dont match at all, they are very different. I'm planning on changing out the old windows and doors from the original part of the house, and the addition since I dont like them (I bought the house after all these changes took place). So, i figure its time to resurface the entire house with new stucco. I'm planning on hiring someone to do the stucco because I would like a good lucking outcome. I dont want the surface to crack or fall off because the surface underneath was not properly prepared. What will they have to do to properly prepare the surface? What kind of questions should I ask the contractors?

Thanks

thom

Paint can be a problem. You will need to find an expert at re-stucco. There are bonding agents (glue) that help. You could go with a synthetic which will crack much less.

woodmagman

Look into acylic stucco. You will need to stabilize the existing stucco and if it is rough, smooth it. It is a common commercial product being used more in residental applications.

jmatthews6

use sonowall elastomeric finish and you won't have any problems, but make sure you apply the finish all at once b/c you will have problems with matching the colors if you go back and repair or patch it.

RED HORSE 554

Acrylic 60 added to plasticized morter mix sprayed on useing a hopper gun and or spray pump for texcoating.Some use glass beeding to remove all lose paint but i have seen it applyed to the paint this i dont like.It needs grip to achive long term holding power due to expansion and contraction of most buildings. A glued on netting can be applyed to the walls to give even more grip if needed I recomend useing this on a whole house applaction.Paint after unless you have a big enough vessel to hold the morter in with coler added.If you try to mix up as you go you may have a diffreance in coler and will have to paint the whole house to get coler consistancy.We just did a post office face lift useing this applaction and it looks great so says the city.I tryed to post the pictures with this but i cant get them out of my power point just yet i will try to figure out how.I wanted you to see the before and after doing just what you need.As you see it can be installed over exsisting masonery.