Stucco Repair
Synthetic Sprayed Stucco
To my knowledge synthetic sprayed stuccos are produced by serveral different manufacturers. We don't put it on new, so I'm unaware of all of the different properities or why certain types are used.
With regards to painting and patching, synthetic sprayed on stucco has an interesting set of characteristics.
Sad to say, but most new homes are painted with what we call a "piss coat" and with synthetic stucco like the kind shown here thats a big deal. When a thin coat of paint is put on the stucco, it doesn't fill up the pores or air voids. When stucco in this condition is patched, most of the voids are filled in and the texture looks different. The areas with a lot of pores and air voids will look darker and rougher since the shadows from the "caves" are showing.
If a area of sprayed on synthetic stucco is patched and painted it will look completely different than the surrounding area.
Synthetic stucco can be patched and made to look nice, doing so requires painting the entire home with a heavy coat of paint after the patching is complete. Painting after patching eleminates the two looks on one home shown in the photo above.
Once a home has been re-painted and most of the pores are filled in, future patching is much easier to do.
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