How Long Does Stucco Last with Painting

[@JonnyDIY]

Thanks Kirk. Why do I always hear people say "don't paint stucco it won't be able to breathe and will rot the wood underneath!". Is that just an old myth carried to the present from the days of oil based paints? 🤔

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@JonnyDIY It’s just a misunderstanding, after close to 2,000 years of breathable Lime plastering for pyramids, the Great Wall of China, Castles, century old churches. All which still stand today, were built with lime which last centuries, it is indeed flexible and should breath. Now take the last 150 years we use Portland cement, folks think the two are the same, they’re not. Bottom line in makes no difference to paint homes to seal them should be the point. They are not ancient temples any longer.

[@JonnyDIY]

@@StuccoPlastering Awesome thanks so much for the cool knowledge on that Kirk 🙌👍 I guess it's time to paint my house! 😆

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@JonnyDIY exzackory, there’s as much confusion surrounding painting as there is in politics. They do say opinions are like assholes, we all have them. 😉

[@FourJaysFour]

I was going to ask this same question. I’ve also heard no paint. Some say use a sealer regularly. We’re buying a 17 yo house has (hard) stucco all the way to the ground, no weep screed. Do I seal??

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@FourJaysFour Weep screeds were not invented until 1980 thus all homes in the country if older than 44 years old don’t have weep or drip screeds, which means 98% of all homes in the country don’t have them, my own home didn’t have a weep screed. It’s rare for this to be a problem.😉

[@Ph0_Q]

Kirk, I lived I phx for almost 10 years and was with the same girl. I had to come back to Louisiana for some time and just wanted you to know seeing you brings me solace, it brings me back as well bc I always watched you while I lived there. Love you guys

[@charlesviner1565]

👍✌️❤️

[@StuccoPlastering]

Good morning my friend, man, that’s just beautiful, thank you, cheers my brother😉

[@StringDriver]

Curious how the girl has a place in the story?

[@mikedipasquale4879]

I know lawyers who wear white shirts that, at the end of the day, aren’t as clean as Kirk’s. Amazing. I can’t get enough of his videos. A true master at work here

[@StuccoPlastering]

lol, lawyers aren’t concerned about Lye from stucco burning the hell out of their skin. But then again neither am I it’s just habit at this stage of the game.

[@freddaniali]

Kirk, you are absolutely correct, every 7 to 10 years if you spray the paint on the stucco, maybe 15 to 20 if you roll it and it also varies with the quality of the paint. Thanks for this video!

[@StuccoPlastering]

No problemo, let’s face it we’d all rather go on a vacation than spend any dough on maintenance. Me too.

[@freddaniali]

@@StuccoPlastering So True! LOL!!!

[@andrewfrodo2086]

Thank you for giving me tips on stucco. It was enjoyed on a Saturday evening to just relax and let Kirk provide insight into where all the brick homes in California went. Each earthquake made less and less. The wind didn't blow it down, but the earthquake did.

[@StuccoPlastering]

Morning Drew, the vibrations from the quakes are no friend to brick walls. Vibrations are like kryptonite to Superman, not good. 😉

[@clintprice2123]

The content as always is very interesting. I do enjoy the family photo on the outro, it’s all about family. I look forward to the next one!

[@StuccoPlastering]

Good morning Clint, thank you my friend, family is life and living well.

[@als1023]

I Love this channel ,, great subject , great content. Just had a 1921 house painted , over the original; unpainted stucco. Yes we did some small caulking and repairs, but the stucco and especially the wood trim , original, around the new windows, was well maintained. Very expensive properties on Vancouver Island , lots of homes like this. They are being painted to the new colours people like. Yes they look iwonderful , 2 coats high quality paint , high quality painters etc. After 20 years, I maintain homes that were painted, and the paint is still in perfect condition. I am not the painter. Stucco is an incredible product. I do maintain it for customers, and do acrylic covers on conctete walls etc in modern colours, thanks to Kirk & co

[@StuccoPlastering]

Maintenance is a drag but absolutely necessary intelligent home owners realize this fact. It almost as important as taking care of our health😉🕺🏼💃

[@als1023]

@@StuccoPlasteringA job ,well done , around the house, can bring great feelings of satisfaction and achievement. Nothing better than spending cold wet winter nights , in a well cared for home. Hand tools skills bring confidence , pride and meaning to life ,,

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@als1023 exactly, and determine if our children inherit quality or a fixer upper or so-called labor of love. It’s like our health.

[@als1023]

@@StuccoPlastering Our children watch what we do ,, a whole lot more than they listen to what we say ,, Live our lives, the way we want our last 10 years to go. We are what we eat , we reflect directly the quality we place on our lifestyles

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@als1023 I agree a hundred percent, I do have five that are all growed up, or so they think, funny as soon as those magical whiskers grow from their faces, they become like O-Be-Won-Ka-No-Be, all knowing.

[@danbartstow9829]

The man! The Legend! Kirk is a Mortar Forker! Love ya Kirk! Keep working hard to keep young in body and mind!

[@StuccoPlastering]

Howdy Dan, I like your style, thank you

[@Femmypixel]

I hope your uploads never stop, i love them so much!

[@StuccoPlastering]

Thank you, no plans on retiring anytime soon😉

[@petekobraoutdoors7324]

In Canada, because of the extreme temperatures, Stucco goes through a pretty rough time. The worst thing is when we apply in minus temperatures. We must make sure that we cover and heat until it completely dries. If not, then it will freeze and create a big problem. Other than that, 50 years is easy,for us. But maybe not for others. Lol😊 Have a great day, fellow Plasterer

[@StuccoPlastering]

Howdy Peter, my fellow plasterer, man, I love working in 80 to 105 temperatures, I freeze my ass of in anything under 65 degrees. I have worked while snowing many times, but unless I’m in jail on the chain gang you tough guys can have that cold weather. 🕵🏼‍♀️

[@petekobraoutdoors7324]

@@StuccoPlastering I do try and postpone jobs till spring,but sometimes we have no choice. I do charge an extra 4 bucks a square foot for covering and heating. I'd rather be ICEFISHING than working, that's for sure.. 💯 Have a great night, Mr G 😎

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@petekobraoutdoors7324 howdy Pete, what kind of fish to you catch, man, I love eating fish but never been good at catching those slippery fellas.🎣

[@mudlick8186]

I've worked in the trades for decades and still find these videos useful. There is always something new to learn, even if it's a nuance on something you thought you already knew. However, what I have found frustrating is that Kirk repeatedly tells of his preference for his particular type of trowel yet never calls it by its proper name. Frequently he refers to it as a "Congo trowel" (cute, but no such animal), and once I heard him refer to it as a "swim trowel" as opposed to a "swimming pool trowel". I've used a pool trowel for years for drywall and plaster repair but have been somewhat dissatisfied because it has more flexibility than I want. For swimming pools this is great but not ideal for my use. Countless searches for the type of trowel Kirk uses have been fruitless because without a specific trade name search algorithms default to either square edge, full radius, or combination hybrid trowel types. Today I finally figured out what Kirk's trowel is called. A "silo trowel". This old dog is looking forward to learning what I think about it first hand.

[@StuccoPlastering]

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[@charlesviner1565]

High quality videos 👍my dad was an Ironworker, I was a waterproofing contractor. Maintenance is crucial.

[@StuccoPlastering]

Howdy Charles, it’s a fact maintenance on any home is a hell of a lot easier than maintenance for our health. 💃🕺🏼🕵🏼‍♀️

[@oldworldchris4187]

You've got such a great touch at your trade, you have become a natural. I am getting better from watching your vids, and practicing myself. I really like the medium.., and not many people can do it professionally, there is a lot to know! I know chemistry pretty well, and chemistry is a big part of building science. You often point that out!

[@StuccoPlastering]

Morning Chris, we both know everything takes practice, we can do the physical applications, the materials professional knowledge is far more important.

[@twosixtyninechatter653]

Good tip, Kirk. If I don't maintain, the stucco cracks - especially around the windows - and if it gets bad enough, I end up breaking out stucco to repair it. Which is more work in the long run?!

[@StuccoPlastering]

Exzackory, I’ve had my share of neglecting work that needed to be done, than doing three times the work later on. It happens

[@peep39]

I agree with Kirk. Wood siding if painted and maintained also lasts, and is more tolerant to movement. I took original cedar siding off my 100 year old home and it was only painted twice but the pieces that still had paint were fine. Unfortunately cheap people buy cheap houses and just drive them into the ground. Maintenance always key. Lookin good Kirk 👍

[@StuccoPlastering]

Exactly, I’m the first to admit maintenance is a drag, but damned necessary if we want to pass on to our kids a quality home or a so- called fixer upper.

[@alexandra-lane]

He Kirk! Love your stuff, thank you. Question: What tools did you use to strip back the stucco to the wire around the windows?

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@alexandra-lane Hello Alexandra, I prefer a claw hammer myself. I will sometimes use a Cats-Paw or also called a Claw nail puller. Cheers

[@BK-hl2lh]

Crazy West Coast still uses chicken wire lath. We use 3.5 galvanized wire mesh. I love seeing how differently stucco is done around the world!

[@StuccoPlastering]

Indeed we do

[@petediamond7263]

Kirk I know you're a stucco guy but you did show an episode where you repaired your driveway living in Calf. what works like that in the midwest cold winters and snow??

[@StuccoPlastering]

You should google that question as o used La Habra’s cementitious adhesive Poly-Bond for mine, type in how to resurface a driveway to see the material I used.

[@karynsperry7676]

I love your channel! Your family is the best!👏👏👏💪👍

[@StuccoPlastering]

You're the best!

[@Vapotaliban]

I enjoy the videos you do kirk, how do you quote your windows patches and or doors. Do you have a price for just patches, and how do you give a quote for new build homes

[@StuccoPlastering]

I simply look at them and understand the time it would take to lath and then stucco them, these windows were a real bitch to lath, then needed an inch and a half to fill out to the existing walls plus the texture was tough as all sides were a bit different textures. In other words another day at the office.

[@rubenmadrid3154]

Thanks for sharing this valuable information 👍👍 I have all these issues on my house. It was a great question and an amazing answer sir

[@StuccoPlastering]

Morning, thank you, it was a spur of the moment decision that we felt should be mentioned for those who wish to prevent excess work in the future. Put us out of business😉

[@patrickc2849]

I’m on the east coast of Canada. Almost every home here has vinyl siding whether it’s cove, traditional profile, vinyl board and batten, vinyl shake shingles, etc. just wondering why that’s not more common on the west coast?

[@StuccoPlastering]

Most builders prefer a siding that last 3 times longer than siding and has the added benefits of sound, fire, strength and longevity plus many other benefits that comes with stucco

[@Keith-v8q]

Channel is awesome. Question: if a stucco elastermic paint (ie from HD) is used to fill micro cracks and to paint, any issues with that product? Otherwise presume your talking about a stucco/masonry paint

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@Keith-v8q Morning I’m no paint specialist, but I’d recommend “Renew, by stucco Flex” or any of the top leading brands, yes, a masonry primer and paint would be the best.

[@ctrader6]

Hi Kirk. An unrelated question: If I do not have access to Tyvek or similar building wrap, what type of liquid seal should I use to coat marine plywood exterior walls to protect against moisture? Thank you for your answer and all your videos.

[@StuccoPlastering]

Good morning, to protect plywood, I’d google the best sealer for that purpose, if your suggesting a sealer to use a sealer to apply stucco over it, there is no such sealer available that I am aware of sorry. You can have shipped two ply paper anywhere in the country if indeed your considering lathing that plywood prior to adding stucco.

[@TrowelWalls]

Thanks , my house was built in 1984,line wire ,one thin layer of paper ,then lath, unfortunately they nailed the tudor trim on over the lath i wish they would have put the trim over the brown coat. stucco has never been painted paper still looks new. i see alt of home that are one kote painted that are 15 / 20 years old that fail, i was thinking of re browning my house with a thin layer then acrylic , paint might draw water attention to the tudor trim ? what do you think.?

[@StuccoPlastering]

Howdy my friend, I’m familiar with line wire it’s as effective as the Sheetrock backing over studs. It sucks, but was a method used to try to save applying two or more inches between the studs. Here’s what you do for maximum results. First pressure wash the complete home wood to, then paint the wood with stucco- flex’s renew, go over the stucco at least two inches. This will give the impression to some your a lousy painter, but now you skim coat the stucco with Stucco-flex’s acrylic, this should give you at least 25 to 30 years of moister or rain protection if done correctly. Google the product no doubt our videos will appear, then call my pal Dan from stucco-flex. Dans in all my descriptions in the stucco-flex videos. Cheers😉💃🕵🏼‍♀️🕺🏼

[@paulhamilton7092]

Kirk, love your videos, you mentioned painting stucco what about fog coating? Thanks.

[@StuccoPlastering]

Fog coating just gets maintenance free color coats more evenly colored. Or to remove discolorations in finishes. It does nothing for wood or painted stucco. Type into google fog coating

[@mikejustice1196]

Hi Kirk, what are you calling open windows and open walls in your top of the day?

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@mikejustice1196 Studs, I don’t understand the question?

[@mikejustice1196]

In the your introduction (tip of the day) you said open windows and open walls. What does this mean?

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@mikejustice1196 Ohhh, o see, any walls that have no sheer wall or solid backing. Just paper and wire over studs.

[@R6TissueMe]

My mom lives in Alaska she had stucco.we had to pull it off.we put hardieboard I heard it was good so we put it on.Im not sure if Snow and then the hot wealther would be good for stucco compared to Florida where I’m sure it would last long I see lots of places have stucco there

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@R6TissueMe I’m not a fan of hardie board myself as it’s a nightmare to water proof. Best wishes

[@lmilne4859]

Brilliant info buddy.

[@StuccoPlastering]

Thank you,

[@StuccoPlastering]

Thank you for the kind comment

[@williambaker7351]

What about the modern, colored synthetic/acrylic stucco?

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@williambaker7351 excellent question, they don’t need painting for up a long, long time, in fact I seen a colored finish that was about a hundred or more years old in the Berkeley hills in California. 👨‍🎨

[@Paulie1232]

I don't stucco, but this guy is the bomb 😊and enjoy watching 😉

[@StuccoPlastering]

Hey Paulie, thank you, I almost repeated what rocky said when she said my bother might be worried about me. Rocky lifts the window and yells, hey Paulie……,…

[@dennishowland7495]

What type of silicone would you use for cracks and stucco?

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@dennishowland7495 I prefer Mor-Flexx for stucco cracks, at this time.

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Awesome video and information!

[@StuccoPlastering]

Thank you Bryan, funny it was the end of the day, when my son Jay mentioned to explain what we both understand, just in case folks are interested in maintenances opinions.😉💃🕺🏼

[@bryanlloyd1099]

@@StuccoPlastering 👍

[@oasismike2]

Very different advice from what you've said in the past where cementitious products rather than latex/plastic coatings, like paint or synthetic stuccos were recommended. I understand patching cracks, but when did the advice change from fog coat to paint? I was under the impression that after six or seven coats of paint the permeability of the paint would be so reduced that the stucco would no longer be able to breathe , and then it'd have to be stripped using soda blasting, or, worse, replacing the stucco. Plus, paint it once and you have to repaint it every four to seven years which adds $400-$700 per year to the cost of ownership. It's not my problem anymore, but, I hate paint ever since my old HOA got convinced by the property management company that they should force everyone to "modernize" the color palette (the more knowledgeable pushed back saying there wasn't anything wrong with the stucco they had as long as they washed it with a soft bristle brush every year or so, but others got stuck painting dark brown). Non-resident HOA Board members don't listen to reason when they believe they can increase rents by accepting advice from professional property management companies.

[@StuccoPlastering]

Stucco advice and or solutions rairly change,

[@StuccoPlastering]

Stucco maintenance does not change nor does my advise in such matters. Perhaps you misunderstood?

[@dog_biter]

Kirk! I just bought a ruins of a frame built/stucco shack in SE Az. Can you do a consult via email? Surprisingly, for a 1903 shack the stucco is not going anywhere despite things settling. I’m going to do a rubble/stone knee wall around the base. Overhangs will protect much of the structure. How can I go ever existing stucco? I can see they used chicken wire. I want to smooth out some areas.. anyways, thank you and lmk if an email would be more appropriate.. I’d gladly pay for your time/wisdom/insights✨🌸🤗

[@StuccoPlastering]

The advise is free type in how to smooth out stucco

[@dog_biter]

@@StuccoPlastering thank you dear sir of stucco universes

[@hawaiianpunchoner]

Paint is good but what about fog coat?....I was a patch man for Dutchman Plastering for a bit and I heard paint doesn't let the stucco walls breath.... please chime in.

[@StuccoPlastering]

Fog coating is simply spraying pigmented watered down stucco colors over discolored usually scaffold joints. It has nothing to do with sealing or allowing stucco to breathe. It helps only with discolored color coats.

[@dennishowland7495]

What is the best thing to fill cracks and stucco with?

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@dennishowland7495 Mor-flexx caulking

[@kueichenglee7583]

3:46 Thank you

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@kueichenglee7583 No problemo 😉

[@avisitorhere]

Stucco is thousands of years old. Modern paints are a pretty recent invention. Paints a funny thing. In a system that's meant to be painted with modern paint, its great. On old old stucco, you gotta consider about a dozen things. Moisture. vapor permeability, insulation, solid stone wall or veneer with a vapor channel between them, seasonal temperatures, frost. I think they're still trying to figure things out in England where there's a lot of solid stone buildings, that lack insulation, set in a damp location. These new vapor permeable paints seem to be interesting. Maybe that's part of the solution. Stucco's not an easy thing. That's why 40 years of experience is a good thing.

[@StuccoPlastering]

Time in tends to be beneficial if one has to go back and fix mistakes. Now that’s the beginning of true wisdom. The castles, churches, pyramids and even the Great Wall of China all were built with lime stucco, thus didn’t need paint to last many centuries, but this is another story. Portland cement was discovered about 150 years ago in the UK and does indeed need maintenance. I know TMI.😉

[@avisitorhere]

@@StuccoPlastering Know your materials. I heard that somewhere bout a hundred times. 😀

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@avisitorhere lol, my sons keep reminding me as if I have sometimemers.

[@charlesviner1565]

Patrick, I'm from Midwest USA, I think it's a freeze and thawing issue ✌️

[@StuccoPlastering]

Howdy fellas it’s a vibrations issue, areas where it snows often the vibrations still occur, the difference is most folks in theses areas are too cold and miserable to see the cracks thus can’t caulk them plus don’t understand why to. This causes a chain reaction for the rain to continue to fill then freeze expanding the cracks to where they eventually become so large they stretch the stucco resulting in tearing the paper. Now with each winter the water infiltrates the paper saturating the wood causing it to expand, now the process of wood rot really begins.

[@Tablesaw818]

Are you associated with the Kirk Giordano TikTok account or is someone stealing your content?

[@StuccoPlastering]

Howdy, Table Saw dude. Thanks for the tip. It was not me who posted any of the things on TikTok. What would someone gain by using another person's videos? Do you have any idea?

[@Tablesaw818]

@@StuccoPlastering The Kirk Giordano TikTok account has about 10K subscribers. With enough subscribers and views eventually the person who created it could be profiting off of your content.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@Tablesaw818 I took the time to Google my name and added TikTok to it. Man, that person is going to town. I'm an applicator and teacher, and my son Jason does all the filming and uploading, I'll inform him if he feels it is a big deal, hell know what to do about it. What I did notice are folks asking me questions. To this day, I have responded to as many as a hundred thousand comments and or questions as I can. By the person not responding on the bogus TikTio channel, that does make me look bad; thanks for the tip.

[@TheObSeRvErTheObSeRv]

live long and STUCCO.!!

[@StuccoPlastering]

Exzackory, o be won la no be

[@georgefromiami]

Great ending

[@StuccoPlastering]

It was the end of the day, no time to wait for what I just applied, thus there were a few other windows just waiting to see some action.😉

[@georgefromiami]

@@StuccoPlastering Hey Kirk, big fan of you here George from Miami, I meant the ending of the video with the family, the only thing that matters, bring those great videos and thanks

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@georgefromiami thank you George from Miame

[@SurfSurf934]

I saw a house i rendered 7 years ago recently that has never been painted. I live in the tropics.. Theres mould all over every wall. It looks so bad.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@SurfSurf934 once it’s noticeable the owner should pressure wash it off, then paint it so that the rain water sheds off instead of soaking through for months as this does indeed cause mold. Things that make you go hnmmm. 😉

[@ChrisKavanagh-df6fh]

I know sand and cement render i think first fifthy years gets stronger after that starts to go back in ireland i think

[@StuccoPlastering]

Howdy Chris, you would have to finish the comment for a response from me😉

[@arte9855]

Hmmm, i heard you were supposed to Move every 7 years...do those numbers coincide 😂

[@StuccoPlastering]

You’re thinking about crop rotations😉

[@martinguerrero9319]

“Kirks the best : ) “

[@StuccoPlastering]

Evening Martin, I like your style,

[@divineangel825]

KIRK JI CHANNEL OWNER You are very blessed, powerful and fortunate soul. UNDERSTAND THIS: My soul brother, we all have TWO fathers our Soul's Father SHIVA/GOD/ALLAH/EK ONKAR / LIGHT /POWER FATHER OF ALL SOULS on Earth and seond our Body's birth father. Remember SHIVA as I the soul child of Supreme Soul Father SHIVBABA. Have a Great Wonderful magnificent future ahead with excellent health, wealth and prosperity 🙏🏻⚘️😊 SMILE LOVINGLY AND SAY OM NAMAH SHIVAY 🙏🏻⚘️😊

[@StuccoPlastering]

Morning my angle messenger, what a beautiful thing to say on such a pleasant day, blessings to you and yours. 😉💃🕺🏼🕵🏼‍♀️