Painting a block stucco house
 

Noticed 2 neighbors have had their houses painted-both homes are aprox. 9 yrs old--Is this normal in TV?

What signs indicate its time for a paint job ?

Dear Chatbrat,

Yes, it is normal and prudent. On a concrete block stucco home the only thing protecting your home from moisture intrusion, (the #1 enemy of your home) is your paint. A stucco home usually needs repainting every 7-10 years.....perhaps longer IF you use a better quality paint than is on the home.

Actually, we tell people that they should look at the stucco annually and caulk any and all cracking with elastomeric stucco caulk and then touch up where the cracks were with paint.

Of course, many folks neglect to do everything I just wrote....and perhaps they "get by" until a major rain event occurs...then water gets into those micro-cracks and into your block, then down to the slab, base molding, carpets, etc. Not good.

Signs of your home needing paint is the paint fading, chalking, (coming off on your hand when touching the stucco), cracks, etc.

I personally think it is pretty easy to paint the home yourself IF you do proper prep work, (always the secret of a good paint job). Of course, most folks will hire it out which is fine as long as they choose a GOOD painter AND a good quality paint.

Of course, I'm pretty much a do it yourself kind of guy...I designed and built my own house and delivered all three of my sons.

Nothing freshens up the look of an older house like a good coat of paint.

A good job should involve moving soil/mulch/stone away from the soil line, cleaning the stucco, caulking and/or repairing all cracks, rolling the paint on with a good thick napped roller, etc.etc...

Hope that helps!

Frank D.

So your wife didn't want them?

Thank you. It has been over 5 years. I will look harder and start researching a good painter.

Just had Steve Kline Painting paint our home 8 years old .Much better job and quality of paint that what originally came with the home
Like night and day

Florida sun is brutal and fades all paint badly. Ours is close to nine years old.

We had a wonderful painter and family paint ours a couple of weeks ago. They powerwashed it first and gave it two coats. All are welcome to come by and see it up close. They used Sherwin Williams semi-gloss. Checked the colors with warranty to match the original.

Had mine done at the 8 year mark. Was starting to show fading & some small hairline cracks. Had it done 2 coats with a similar cooler House & Trim. Made a difference. Also repaired any caulking issues. Elastomeric Masonry,Stucco Paint. Great coverage

Who did yours, Skip?

Did it myself except for the Peaks which I hired a guy for them as I'm not a roof man anymore. If you need the number for the guy i used let me know!

Just checked our house its due, we'll use Oscar's. have had a relationship with Oscar from when he , went into his own business

Had Steve Kline Painting paint our home. He is quick to respond and correct any problems that come up after the painting. Uses the best paint and the quality really shows. He also repainted all outdoor lighting and driveway lights.

OK, thanks.

I live in a masonry CYV's that were new in 2011. We have 80 units and 32 have had theirs repainted in the past year. They had a petition and we're allowed to change from the original tan color to one of 20 selected colors. So a lot of people repainted just so they could get a new color. Green, gray, cream and dark brown and light brown are the ones I've seen so far. Some have even left it the original color, three people on my block repainted the original color. I'm thinking of going with the green with cream trim. I wanted white, but that's not avaible.

Of the 28, two did it themselves, 25 chose Oscar and the last one used Steve Kline. I believe Oscar charges about $1500 for the CYV, which includes coming out in advance and power-washing the home. My next door neighbor did it himself and used Sherwin Williams, which was the original brand. He said it was $80 a gallon but he waited until they had a sale for $40 a gallon. He took 8 gallons, he brushed it on and took about two weeks. I believe all the professionals will use a sprayer and they're done in one day.

There are all different levels of Sherwin Williams paints, real good paint . you'll get double the life --just like tires-again the above shows Oscar is a good guy, he used to work for Constantino--bless him he's living the American dream-work hard, be honest= success & a good life

Thanks for the great info!