[Strawbale] paint on outside in side of stucco

[Candace Knudson]

I worked with some regular stucco guys and we used portland and masonry 
cement, about equal portions. We got some slight cracking, but I plan 
to just touch it up with my STO finish. STO does a lot of cement 
finishes and you might call them to see what is breathable for your 
exterior finish coat.

I got the following response to one of my questions from someone who 
has stuccoed 100 straw bale homes regarding interior finish:
  " Well  Dube's (my stuccoers)  can do two coats of a cement plaster 
inside (a slick finish with a trowel), a  inexpensive and fast way to 
do a finish coat rent texure sprayer from home depot or hire a 
painter to mix drywall mud and primer paint ( no need for the Plaster 
Weld ), hit it lightly with a drywall knife or trowel for little knock 
down look, two birds with one stone, finish coat and paint (the 
priming) over that, then any color in the rainbow with indoor paint. 
For a smooth finish hand trowel a thin layer of drywall mud over the 
Plaster Weld ( a brand of glue ) which goes on the cement second coat ( 
slick finish ), the use a drywall sanding sponge to sand down the 
ridges. Then white priming paint and your favorite sheen and color of 
indoor paint.  Dube's may have reciepe of a lime plaster to go over for 
the second coat not using the glue. Your first coat should be a cement 
plaster. You should have the same permeability as the outside wall 
material. "

I find stuccoing to be a very difficult job and if you can find a way 
to get some professional help, they certainly have a lot of experience 
making the job easier and ending up with a very nice finish.

Best of luck!
Candace

On Jul 10, 2006, at 10:13 AM, Scott Hall wrote:

> We will be stuccoing soon. 2 coats will be sprayed on inside and
> outside.  Our formula will be:
>
> 1 part lime
> 1 part portland
> 5 parts sand
>
>
> I will be using silicote paint on the outside of the house because it 
> is
> a breathable paint.  Should I or can i also use this on the inside?   I
> have been advised that regular latex paint is fine on the inside 
> because
> it will keep water vapor from going from the inside out through the
> walls and that the breathability aspect applies only to the outside of
> the structure.  Any suggestions/ feedback?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
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