Seattle Limewash Painting limewashes cement stucco, concrete block and poured concrete for Seattle, Washington exteriors, garden structures and basements. The deciding question is condition: clean, sound, porous cement surfaces can take limewash, and the result is a cloudy, plaster-like finish rather than flat paint.
Cement surfaces are alkaline and differ from wall to wall in how rough and how thirsty they are, so the open questions are best settled by checking condition and brushing a small trial. Stucco and concrete projects are available across Seattle and in Mercer Island, Burien, Tukwila, Lake Forest Park, Shoreline and Edmonds.
Start by asking what could stop lime bonding: cracking, patches that sound hollow when tapped, salt deposits, a sealer that repels water, or a previous coating. If there is a coating, which kind matters. Acrylic paint in sound condition may be bonded over, provided that limewash manufacturer supplies a primer for the purpose. Elastomeric coatings are a different case: at least one major maker excludes them, and they normally come off before limewashing.
For outside walls the calendar question is the one already covered for masonry: pick settled, mild days and shelter new coats from showers and hard sun until they cure.
Choosing a stucco color is mostly about texture. Warm sand, chalk and pale clay bring it out; sheds and other outbuildings can carry richer earth shades. A sample board with your stucco’s texture is the best guide to how much movement you will get.
Let us know the material, any earlier paint or sealer, roughly which walls are involved, and the property address.
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