House Painting Exterior Stucco Done Right

by Cal Phillips on March 9, 2010

in Exterior Painting

Painting Exterior Stucco in Colorado

Several steps involved, insuring Painting a Stucco Exterior will last~ Thank you for visiting this article, and hope you gain some valuable information here.  If you got something out of this, I will ask a favor from you, by re-tweeting/adding to your stumbles/and or a Mixx vote. Thanks again, and hope you enjoy. Today, more and more homes are being built with an exterior Stucco finish wall system. Providing quality and appropriate coatings will add a lifetime of enjoyment and protection.  Painting Exterior Stucco is very similar to painting EFIS as far as painting techniques and surface appearance, as mentioned in exterior stucco surface tips. The best paint coating developed for EFIS and Stucco made to keep out moisture is Elastomeric coatings. First made available in Florida, for Florida’s stucco type exterior wall systems, many benefits are inherit with this wall coating [go ahead! continue reading]

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Important Painting Exterior Stucco Surface Tips

by Cal Phillips on February 18, 2010

in Exterior Painting

Painting EFIS

Terms Stucco and EFIS are commonly interchanged, being very similar, having common characteristics.  And information below applies to both Stucco and EFIS. EIFS is the acronym for “Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems”, Ok, with that out of the way, we can get down to business, and now we all know what the world EIFS stands for. :)   Thanks for dropping by [go ahead! continue reading]

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Primers on Different Surfaces

by Cal Phillips on February 15, 2010

in House Painting

House Painting and Primers Different Primers for Different Substrates Thank you for dropping by Eco Paint, and hope your visit is an enjoyable one. If this helps you, by all means, drop a line at the bottom, saying Hi, being Great hearing from you. Here there are several different types of primers for house painting, and we will try listing them all for a quick reference for either interior or exterior house painting.  Many high quality house paints are available today giving lasting beauty and protection. Unless we’re speaking of Life-Time warranty paints having bonding primers

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Interior and Exterior Painting for 2010

by Cal Phillips on February 11, 2010

in Home Improvement

Eco Paint

Well folk’s painting season is right around the corner and being here in Denver, and still pretty chilly. Unlike our friends in warmer climates, down passed the Mason Dixon Line, house painting is very seasonal. Normally not painting exteriors say after October. Heck, I remember getting a 4′ snowfall around Halloween. Fortunately not in the middle of an exterior painting job. Having to time these types, always checking local weather forecasts.

Anyway, wanted to know from a homeowners perspective and others including painting contractors, what are your plans this year, knowing both will be different answers all together. Might be a good place  connecting [go ahead! continue reading]

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House Painting Primer Tips

by Cal Phillips on February 10, 2010

in Home Improvement

Interior and Exterior Primers

Painting PrimersWelcome to our Denver Painting Blog! We hope you find this information useful with your house painting projects, and hope if you find this helpful, you re-tweet this, and or leave a comment. Whether your speaking of Interior or Exterior surfaces, proper preparations will save time and money, painting it right the first time. Key ingredients in this day and time.  At Eco Paint, we are all about saving the customer, [go ahead! continue reading]

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