Elastomeric Coatings in Albuquerque, NM

Regular paint sits on top of stucco as a thin, rigid film, so when the wall moves even slightly with temperature changes, hairline cracks in the stucco show through the paint again fairly quickly. Elastomeric coating is a much thicker, flexible material that stretches with the wall instead of cracking with it, which is why it holds up longer on walls that have a history of fine surface cracking.

The wall gets cleaned and any existing cracks or holes are filled first, since the coating is meant to bridge fine cracks, not cover up bigger damage that needs an actual repair. Once the surface is ready, the coating goes on in multiple passes to build up the thickness that gives it its flexibility and weather resistance.

In this climate, that flexibility matters through both extremes, the summer heat that expands the wall and the winter cold that contracts it. A coating that cannot move with those swings ends up cracking right along with the stucco underneath it.