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Posted by Joseph Meehan on September 29, 2006, 9:07 pm
Dan_Musicant wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:01:09 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
>
>> Dan_Musicant wrote:
>>> I had my roof replaced last November. There was around 40 feet of
>>> stucco they removed and replaced (height of 8 inches) in order to
>>> install the flashing where the roof met stuccoed vertical walls on
>>> the second story. Some companies do a double layer of stucco, but my
>>> contractor did one.
>>>
>>> The contractor told me I should prime the new stucco after a month
>>> or two. I did some research and evidently you use a special primer
>>> for stucco. But people said you should paint after priming. So far,
>>> I've done neither. Rains will start in a few weeks, maybe a month,
>>> maybe longer I'm not ready to paint the whole house exterior (two
>>> story, 1925 square foot). Should I just prime and paint the
>>> unpainted stucco anyway (use some innocuous color topcoat, water
>>> based) in the mean time? Thanks for guidance.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>
>> I would say you have already waited too long.
> How so? What should I do now?
Well as noted some stucco should not be painted, but if the paint was
for protection of the stucco then it should have been done some time ago.
I would have suggested it being done some time ago even if it was for looks
only as now you have stucco that likely should be cleaned before painting.
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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