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I have a 40 year old rambler with a carport on one end. The outside
wall of the carport is also the basement wall. I went to repaint it and
found that the paint chipped off in places right down to the
cinderblock with the littlest flick. It was like a bubble over the brick and
cinderblock. I noticed it did this most over the brick top and along the
morter lines. Some of the morter seems damaged.
The house is built into a hill so water from a downspout flows down
the hill and it looks like a stucco covering has curled up a few inches
from the ground. Whatever was on the outside of there looks like it
was just put on the concrete walls-no lathe or furring.We plan to
move the water flow further out.
Here’s me question(s), should I remove the old stucco? if I do,
should I re-paint or re-stucco? If I do, will sealing the cinderblock be
effective? Can you reccomend products?
-Lisa
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Lisa: Clean and remove any unsound materials,check this site as a suggestion for sealing and stucco. http://www.grailcoat.com We use thi product nearly everywhere we have the opportunity to do so.
*LISA- First and foremost, deal with the moisture source that is causing this damage. Secondly, the mortar joints should be attended to since this is an important structural element. Lastly, as for the stucco finish: they come in all varieties and qualities, sounds like it's a question of cosmetics. If you don't reapply a stucco finish I'd recommend painting the cinderblock with a product called DRYLOCK as it's intent is to seal moisture out thus preserving the integrity of the wall. best of luck!
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i agree with lrz, DRYLOCK will do the trick, made by ugl co. you can get it at almost any paint store on the west coast. tip on installation - you must mechanically clean all of the area to be treated ( we use a needle gun to strip damaged concrete)once the surface is free from dust etc, just paint it on. jay//
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I have a 40 year old rambler with a carport on one end. The outside
wall of the carport is also the basement wall. I went to repaint it and
found that the paint chipped off in places right down to the
cinderblock with the littlest flick. It was like a bubble over the brick and
cinderblock. I noticed it did this most over the brick top and along the
morter lines. Some of the morter seems damaged.
The house is built into a hill so water from a downspout flows down
the hill and it looks like a stucco covering has curled up a few inches
from the ground. Whatever was on the outside of there looks like it
was just put on the concrete walls-no lathe or furring.We plan to
move the water flow further out.
Here's me question(s), should I remove the old stucco? if I do,
should I re-paint or re-stucco? If I do, will sealing the cinderblock be
effective? Can you reccomend products?
-Lisa