Limewash Stucco and Concrete in Austin

Typical cost in Austin

One wall or garden wall, about 300 sq ft$900 – $2,100+
One-story stucco house, about 1,500 sq ft$4,500 – $10,500+
Two-story stucco house, 2,000–2,500 sq ft$6,000 – $17,500+

Austin Limewash Painting limewashes cement stucco and concrete in Austin: stucco houses and courtyard walls, block garden walls, and poured concrete walls inside or out. On a clean, sound, uncoated surface the lime soaks in and leaves a softly clouded, plaster-like finish instead of the even skin of masonry or elastomeric paint.

These surfaces are alkaline and vary in porosity, so they are checked and sampled before anyone promises a result. Stucco and concrete work covers Austin and West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Sunset Valley, Bee Cave, Pflugerville and Round Rock.

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Stucco cottage finished in warm sand-colored limewash

Stucco and concrete limewash options

Cement stucco exteriors

Bare or previously limewashed cement stucco takes limewash directly and gains soft tonal movement. Stucco under sound acrylic paint first gets a bonding coat that the limewash maker signs off on; elastomeric coatings usually have to come off. Hairline cracks are filled first so water cannot get behind the new finish.

New stucco

New stucco needs time to cure before it is coated with anything. For Portland cement stucco, Romabio’s 2017 Classico data sheet puts that at roughly three to four weeks (21 to 28 days), and each maker publishes its own wait. Limewash brushed on too soon tends to dry blotchy.

Courtyard and patio walls

Low stucco walls around patios and courtyards take a lot of sun and sprinkler water. They are coated in morning shade, sprinklers stay off for the dry period the product needs, and the flat cap is left bare or protected, since water sits there.

Concrete block walls

Cinder-block garden walls, garage walls and sheds are often painted just to hide them. Limewash gives block a softer, older face instead. Because mortar drinks more than block, the first coat is scrubbed deep into the pores and joints, and a second coat brings the two to one color.

Poured and board-formed concrete

Raw gray poured or board-formed concrete, indoors or out, can be warmed to a pale stone color with lime, and board-formed walls keep their wood-grain marks. Anything left from construction, such as form-release oil, curing compound or a sealer, keeps lime out, so the wall is washed and given a water test before the first sample.

Close view of soft clouded limewash texture in raking light

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First the wall is tapped for a hollow sound, checked for cracks and white salt bloom, and its history found out, including any water repellent. Sound acrylic paint can sometimes be bridged with the limewash maker’s own bonding primer; elastomeric coatings are a firmer no and are normally stripped.

Outdoors, the same heat rules as brick and stone apply: dampen the wall, coat it in shade, avoid hot midday sun and wind, and give it the dry period the product asks for before rain or sprinklers reach it.

Colors for stucco

Warm sand, chalk and light clay bring out stucco texture instead of flattening it. Deeper earth tones suit garden walls and outbuildings. Sample boards made in the same texture as your stucco show how much movement the wall will have.

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