Before and After Pix
Painting stucco, a cement-based siding, used to be a “no-no”: the exterior paint didn’t adhere well, which meant that, forever after, the home needed frequent re-painting.
Which sort of defeated the purpose of stucco in the first place: its famously low maintenance.
Now, thanks to more stucco-friendly products, the interval between re-painting is much longer, giving homeowners more options.
Fashion Statement
I just have two caveats for homeowners contemplating such a step:
One. A darker color may be harder to cover than a lighter color, if you (or a subsequent owner) ever change your mind.
In that vein . . .
Two. Don’t pick a color that you — or the neighbors(!) — are likely to get sick of (think, neutral vs. bold or brilliant).
Consider it the real estate equivalent of the Hippocratic Oath (“first, do no harm”).
P.S.: the homes pictured above are located on Sunset Boulevard just southwest of Cedar Lake in Minneapolis; and Penn Avenue South in Minneapolis’ Bryn Mawr neighborhood, respectively.
