Exterior Texture Coating Vs Paint: What You Need to Know

Many homes in Southern California—like popular Spanish Colonial style homes—have a great-looking stucco exterior. The problem with stucco though is its costly maintenance and frequent repair needs. Before you consider painting your stucco, consider texture coating instead.

Texture coating, an advanced, flexible coating for stucco by Approved Contractor, Inc. provides maximum protection from the elements for your home while protecting it for years to come from sun, wind, rain, mildew, heat, and even ground movement.

Waterproofing

Paint is not waterproof, but texture coating helps protect against mold and mildew growth in humid environments. Water can’t penetrate through texture coating from the outside, but moisture produced on the interior can leave your home as a vapor, allowing your house to breathe. If you notice your home exterior paint fading over time and looking lackluster, texture coating can ensure that doesn’t happen again.

Energy Savings

Paint adds color, but it absorbs up to 90% of the sun’s UV rays. This heat transfers to your home’s interior and makes the air conditioner work harder.

On the other hand, the thick barrier provided by texture coating helps prevent the intrusion of cold air and extreme heat. By reflecting the sun’s rays, your home’s surface temperature drops by up to 40 degrees. The potential energy savings are significant; according to the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, you could save up to 21.9% on your cooling bills.

Flexibility

If the ground shifts beneath your home, which is liable to happen in earthquake-prone California, stucco is bound to crack. Vibrations, settling buildings and thermal expansion are all causes of cracked stucco.

While paint with its limited flexibility cracks, fades, chips, and decreases its ability to provide a protection to your home alongside the stucco, texture coating seals and bridges cracks. It’s thanks to texture coating’s superior elasticity with up to 400% elongation. It waterproofs porous stucco and provides long-term protection against future cracking.

Maintenance Requirements

Once paint starts chipping, the only thing you can do is strip the paint and repaint the stucco. Poor maintenance may result in water damage and rot.

Texture coating has no special maintenance requirements. If the surface becomes soiled, simply clean it with light water pressure and mild detergent. You’ll not only save on home siding or stucco maintenance and repairs, but also save time because you don’t have to repaint it.

Chip, Peel, Flake and Crack Resistance

Paint is a thin, fragile substance that begins to chip, peel, flake and crack from normal wear and tear, including exposure to harsh UV rays, wind-whipped sand and eroding rain. Texture coating withstands the elements much better because it’s thicker, stronger and more flexible.

Excellent Color Retention

While it’s great to have the opportunity to give your home a facelift every 4-6 years by repainting it, you’re faced with a huge job that either costs you lots of time in addition to the paint and materials—or you have to hire someone to repaint your home—which is a large expense.

You can maintain the gorgeous color of your home with the help of texture coating. It reflects UV rays and keeps your home exterior’s color from fading. The startling truth is that once texture coating is applied to your home, you don’t have to paint it ever again.

Protect the Environment

Texture coating protects your home without harming the environment. It’s considered a “green” coating, and makes your home more energy-efficient.

Lifetime Warranty

It’s normal to need to repaint your home every 5 to 10 years. Each time, you pay thousands of dollars to restore a quality look to your home. However, with texture coating, you never have to paint your house again. A lifetime warranty makes texture coating a great investment for your home.

To learn more about why texture coating is superior to paint, please contact us or call us at 818-483-3531.