How can I match the stucco finish on my 80-year-old front porch? I tried using white Portland cement and buff sand, but as you can see in my photo, the results are atrocious.

Q. How can I match the stucco finish on my 80-year-old front porch? I tried using white Portland cement and buff sand, but as you can see in my photo, the results are atrocious. I added some dry ce… ...

DEAR TIM: I purchased an older stucco home that’s never been painted. It’s got some cracks in the stucco. Most range in width from 1/4 to 3/8-inch wide. The cracks are not getting any bigger ...

Different Stucco Finishes To Consider When it comes to color options, both traditional and synthetic stucco can be painted or ...

This was clear when a small house owner who was also the HOA president took a mansion owner to court because his house was ...

Even if the stucco doesn’t appear exactly as you’d hoped, mask it with stucco paint that matches the surrounding color. Paint stores and home centers can match the color, but you have to bring ...

What’s more, your stucco home looked a different color when it was first built. At that time, each of the sand particles had a thin coating on it of the Portland cement and possibly the lime if ...

The color of stucco walls in Dallas will (and should) be different from that in Phoenix or Kansas City. 2. The neighbors. Drive around your ‘hood, and see what your neighbors have done.

That fresh paint will help your stucco shed water. After you paint the new areas, the fresh paint color will probably look very different from the paint already on the house.

Make up a test batch of the stucco, pouring it on a plastic sheet in the garage and waiting 30 to 45 days to see what color it turns out to be. The last thing you want is to do all this work and ...

DEAR TIM: How can I match the stucco finish on my 80-year-old front porch? I tried using white Portland cement and buff sand, but as you can see in my photo, the results are atrocious. I added ...