Best Paint for Use on Stucco

Stucco is a great look for your home’s exterior. Classic, timeless and yet still, especially depending on the color, with that bit of chicness and modern edge to it. Unlike vinyl or some other types of siding however, stucco requires maintenance. From repairing damaged stucco to repainting when the color finally starts to fade, stucco demands that you stay on top of it to keep your home looking good.

So what does happen when it comes time for that new coat of exterior paint…What types of paints should you use? Go to any home improvement store and be prepared to get overwhelmed. With aisles of exterior paint choices and every color under the sun, you actually may start to feel a little bit dizzy.

It’s been our experience that when it comes to the best paint for stucco homes, you always want to go with an elastomeric product.  What exactly is it and why use it? Elastomeric paints are basically acrylic paints on steroids. What you have is a paint that is built up about ten times thicker than your average everyday paint product. This thickness in turn gives it much greater flexibility and, as its name suggests, elasticity.

Especially here in Escondido, with the hot sun baking your home all day and the potential for those small movements or even tremors, an elastomeric paint will flex. It expands and contracts as it needs to and therefore helps to prevent against cracking. What you ultimately get is a coat of paint on the exterior of your home that will last longer than many other types of exterior paints on the market today.

While we ourselves offer any type of paint a for stucco based project, we always highly recommend elastomeric paint to our customers precisely for these reasons. It is important to keep in mind however, that with this particular type of product, application can be a bit more involved than if just using standard paint. Time and again, our team has delivered incredible results repainting stucco using only the best and most durable products available. And of course, we would love to talk to you about transforming your stucco home.