Painting exterior stone?
Any experience or tips on whether to paint or not paint exterior stone work? We are working on replacing windows which will be white, the siding will be a dark grey blue, deck will have white railings with a medium brown stain for the deck boards. The only part that has the stone work is the front bottom, all the rest of the sides are just stucco. I was thinking of painting them a light grey color as well as painting the remaining stucco that color as well. Thoughts?
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThe type of stone on your skirting is quite porous & heavily textured (very common among california fireplaces from 70-80’s) so I’d highly advise against painting. It tends to look like stone coveted in plastic when painted & being outdoors its likely to result in finish failure within a few years.
When I’ve had projects in the past where the budget wouldn’t allow for this stone to be removed & replaced I’ve done german smear or white washing. It removes the pink tones that cause it to feel so dated & permits maintenance coating in the future.
Have you considered using the same white chosen for your deck railing applied as a white wash? Or if you prefer not to have the contrast between the skirting and your siding then possibly a gray lime distemper coating?
*I can’t seem to find photos of our best examples at the moment but will attach some (horrible) pics from a project many many years ago.
*I’ll also attach one of a toilet room in which we did a german smear to the bricks to lighten the space while keeping in tone w/ the natural wood throughout the bathroom suite...
Jessica Kraft
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago Jessica Kraft
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houssaon
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decoenthusiaste
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PROFlo Mangan
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emmarene9
3 years agoI would just block the stone. You need landscaping anyway. Here is a crude image.
Flowers could go in front of the shrubs.
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