All About Stucco

All About Stucco

If you’re looking to buy a new home or just looking to update yours, you’ve most likely heard the word “stucco” thrown about by realtors and contractors. But do you really know all about stucco and what they are talking about? Stucco is a cement plaster that is applied to the surfaces of walls inside and outside of buildings. The plaster-type material is made from a combination of cement, sand, and lime. Its purpose is to provide a hard, reliable, and durable low-cost surface that is easy to maintain. It’s also an easy way to achieve different textures and finishes on your wall surfaces.

All About Stucco

Different Coats of Stucco

Having stucco on different surfaces in your home make them stronger, but how many coats is enough to obtain the desired strength? Stucco should be applied in thin coats, and it is recommended that you have three coats: a scratch coat, a brown coat, and a finish coat. The first coat applied, the scratch coat, provides the coat system with a strong base. The brown coat is applied after the scratch coat to make the surface even for the finish coat. The final coat applied, the finish coat, creates the decorative finish on the wall.

What Can be Done to Stucco?

During the finish coat of the three-coat stucco system, you can choose a color to finish your wall. The most used color when finishing is white because white goes with everything and fits within every home. Beige is also another popular finishing color for stucco because, like it’s white counterpart, beige is another color that is easy to match to. However, you can choose whichever color you want for your finish coat. All you have to do is tell your contractor beforehand what you want. A lot of contractors like to use colors such as yellow, pink, and orange because they are warm colors and make your home more inviting, but the choice is all up to you!

Now that you know all about stucco and finishing colors, give Landry’s Painting a call today at (760) 617-1051 and get your project started!