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The front door of our house was installed incorrectly (not just the door, but the whole frame it came in). It was reinstalled, however, in doing so the stucco was damaged. (This is part of a new addition). The front door is on a wall that is 9 feet wide by 12 feet high. The door with side lights is 6 x 6’8″. Elastromeric paint was used because the wrong color coat color was used. The stucco pattern was just a basic float. No real pattern. The patch work does not match. My contractor says they can just sand down the patch (about 3 inches around the door and sidelights) and refloat. We noticed that if you peel the elastromeric paint, the old color coat just comes off. Since this is “new” we want the patch to be seamless. Does it make sense to score the elastromeric paint on the 9 x 12 section of the house, peel off the old color coat and just do a new final coat and then paint? Or should I just let my contractor sand off the patch and try to refloat it? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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i Since this is "new" we want the patch to be seamless.
Don't get your hopes up too high. I know you said your stucco is just a basic float, but this smoother sand finish can actually make it harder to make the repair "seamless" especially when you consider the luck you are currently having with your subs. I'm not sure what you mean when you say "score the elastromeric paint on the 9 x 12 section of the house, peel off the old color coat and just do a new final coat and then paint". Are you suggesting that you can peel off all of your new paint that easily ?
*Yes, the paint they used is elastromeric. it's like rubber. where the stucco was damaged, the paint peeled easily in one peice. if you pulled on the paint, the color coat layer peeled off. we thought that if the paint was scored, the color coat on that wall could be removed, and a new third coat could be applied. That way, it would look seamless.
*Well, we do a stucco material that is elastomeric - can't say though that you can peel off our finish. This causes me a little consternation.With a hard trowel flat finish on the stucco, you're going to be very fortunate if they can make the repair seamless and unnoticeable - unless they peel off that finish - which causes me some more consternation. If it peels off so easily now, how is it going to hold up in the long run??? Hmmmmmm. Don't know - more consternation. I'd start asking some questions and get some answers in writing or on tape.Good luck,Cliff.