5 Reasons to Paint The Stucco on Your House
Stucco has been used for years on the exterior of houses. It’s durable, it’s pest and fire resistant, and has nearly limitless colour options. Stucco houses can be spotted across the world, and are very popular across Manitoba. However, stucco does require upkeep and a refresh now and then—which is where painting stucco comes in!
Stucco can be painted, and doing so has some big benefits! Read on to learn more.
Reason 1: Add Value To Your Home
One of the main issues that sellers face when they decide to sell their home is curb appeal. Sure, you may have updated the interior of your home—but if the exterior is old and outdated, it’s going to be a lot harder to convince people to look twice! Something as simple as refreshing the colour or replacing an old, faded colour can make your home look brand new. An outdated exterior doesn’t just help your house sell faster—it increases the value and your list price! This is because when you paint your stucco, a trustworthy contractor will go through and fix any issues in the existing stucco—from cracks to stains.
Reason 2: Update Your Space
Even if you aren’t planning on selling your house, living in a space that you love is important! Whether you want to paint your stucco because it’s damaged and needs to be repaired, or just because the colour isn’t what you want, you can easily add beauty to your property when you get your stucco painted.
Reason 3: Repair Any Issues
Reliable painters will do a walk-through of your property with you and point out any issues that they see with your stucco before giving you a quote. Left unmanaged, cracks in your stucco may lead to water damage or even structural issues— chunks of stucco that have fallen off and are just cosmetic right now can spell problems in the future. Experienced stucco painters can identify the issues in your stucco home and repair them with new stucco, and then match that finish to your home so no one is the wiser! With your new paint colour on top, your home will look brand new.
Reason 4: Weatherproof Your Home
Using high-quality elastomeric paint after repairing any issues in your home will help weatherproof it for years to come! Elastomeric paint, when applied correctly, waterproofs your stucco—which is not actually waterproof on its own! Elastomeric paint is also specifically designed to protect your home from wind-driven rain too, which makes it more durable than your typical exterior paint. Now, not every painted uses Elastomeric paint, which is why it’s important to ask and understand your painter’s process before hiring them. At Heritage Painters, we always choose to work with Elastomeric Paint due to the benefits and hardiness, but other painters may choose to use Acrylic paint which also has its pros and cons.
Reason 5: Cheaper Then Redoing Your Exterior
When your house has an exterior you don’t love, your first instinct may be to redo it instead of painting—but adding siding or redoing your stucco is significantly more costly and time consuming. Painting, when done properly, provides all of the same benefits as redoing your stucco entirely—so long as your contractor does all of the repair work correctly and chooses a high quality paint.