Painting Brick, Stucco and Masonry

Painting Brick, Stucco and Masonry

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• Painting old stucco - Do I need to use a primer on old stucco before I use elastomeric? Can elastomeric be tinted?
• Leak above my sliding glass door. - I have a leak above my sliding glass door on the inside. We have sealed and caulked every window and crack we can find. I was told that maybe the leak could be coming in from somewhere on the stucco on hour house and to try and apply a good seale...
• Leaking stucco walls. - Could wind blown rain cause leaks in our house?
• Remove exterior texture coat. - I would like to get rid of the texture and paint my exterior smooth. Sandblast will damage the stucco and very expensive. How to accomplish that look?
• Does exterior stucco paint breathe? - I have a 3+ year old house with some minor cracking in the stucco finish. I want to have the cracks repaired and then repaint/protect/waterproof, whatever is appropriate. Have heard that you "can't paint stucco" because some/all paints do no...
• Painting Stucco - What's the maximum and minimum temperatures to paint stucco.
• Exterior brick painting. - The exterior brick on my home is currently painted with semi-gloss paint, and I'd like to paint over it with a flat paint. What are the steps that I should follow?
• Stucco House Masonry or Elastomeric Paint - I have a 25 year old Stucco house with many cracks all over. I have spoken to a couple of contractors. One wants to use Masonry paint. Is this the same as elastomeric paint or a kind of elastomeric paint? The contractor said the Masonry paint wi...
• Painting exterior brick. - What is the best paint to use on exterior brick? Will elastomeric paint work?
• Stucco Failing - I'm a homeowner with a house built new in 2000. From the very first year, the standard product smooth-finish applied tinted stucco cracked. Patching was never a good looking match. It has become worse every year and now, areas are "peeling" off in...
• Painting our stucco another color. - We just moved in to this house with a Stucco exterior and we would like to paint it another color. I can not tell if the paint on the house is oil based or water based. I tried the acetone test but nothing came off on the paper towel. Do I need to...
• Is there an exterior paint that can be applied to 20/30 sand finish stucco to make it look smooth? - I have been told that there is a paint that can make un-smooth stucco look smooth. Does such a paint exist and is this correct?
• Painting Rock Faced Block - I have an old (1920's) home constructed out of Rock Face block (Cinder). They are very porous, irregular and stained (rust, etc). They have never been painted and I would like to spray the paint on the home. What is the best product to use on this...
• Do I need to apply primer to all stucco areas? - I have pressure washed it and gotten all loose paint off. I have sealed the cracks in the stucco. I know I have to prime the repaired areas and the bear areas, but what about where there is still paint.
• When Is Priming Stucco Not Recommended - Are there times when Priming is NOT Recommended to paint exterior stucco. Or is priming always recommended. We are considering using elastomeric.
• Waterproof Existing Exterior Plaster - I am an Architect and am working on a historic building. The building was built with no building paper substrate. The plaster was applied over 3 inch thick ceramic tiles over studs. If we provide elastomeric paint, will this provide a waterproof m...
• Can I paint over white stone? - The front of my house is done in white stone (big pieces) - The rest of the house is light grey and the roof is blue metal!! These are definitely not my colors, so I'm ready to paint. I'm going to have the roof painted green and the house in the "...

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