Acrylic vs. Traditional Stucco 01/27/2011
A few key differences between Acrylic and Traditional Stucco made simple
You might be thinking about getting acrylic stucco on the side of your home or business this year. Or, maybe you’re just wondering what the heck acrylic stucco is.
Amill Stucco & Renovations does both traditional and acrylic stucco.
Here are some simple definitions of traditional stucco, acrylic, and the main differences between the two.
What is traditional stucco?
Stucco is a coating for walls, ceilings, and decorations. Made up mostly of cement, sand, and water, it goes on wet and hardens into a pattern over wood framing or less visually appealing materials such as concrete, cinder block, or clay brick.
Stucco is durable, rot and fungus resistant, low-cost and long-lasting, with no maintenance. It is an excellent sealant to keep rodents and destructive creatures out.
It is also fire resistant, stylish, and can be dyed in a variety of colors.
What is acrylic/synthetic stucco?
Acrylic stucco is a synthetic alternative to traditional stucco. It is newer, comes in a wider variety of colors, (actually any colour) and to some, has a more modern look. It looks especially modern on business and office buildings.
Amill Stucco only applies synthetic stucco as a finish coat, after two layers of traditional stucco, so that it has all the reliability and sealing benefits of traditional stucco.
Benefits of Acrylic over Traditional Stucco
Acrylic Stucco comes in any colour you want, making it an exciting exterior for businesses. Traditional stucco colours are more limited. Ask to see my colour chart!
Acrylic Stucco is much better for darker colours, as it attains and retains the dark tones better than traditional.
Drawbacks of Acrylic over Traditional Stucco
You have less patterns to choose from in Acrylic Stucco. The most popular patterns are float and skip trowel patterns. (See, “Which Stucco Pattern is Right for You?”) Traditional Stucco comes in a very wide variety of patterns.
Other Differences
Acrylic stucco dries more quickly, like paint, while traditional stucco dries by curing, meaning that the moisture slowly leaves the material. Either way, dry weather above freezing temperatures is ideal during application.
Hopefully this blog post has cleared some things up. If you have any questions, or are interested in getting acrylic or traditional stucco done, just contact me through this website.
Happy Renovating! Alex
Amill Stucco & Renovations does both traditional and acrylic stucco.
Here are some simple definitions of traditional stucco, acrylic, and the main differences between the two.
What is traditional stucco?
Stucco is a coating for walls, ceilings, and decorations. Made up mostly of cement, sand, and water, it goes on wet and hardens into a pattern over wood framing or less visually appealing materials such as concrete, cinder block, or clay brick.
Stucco is durable, rot and fungus resistant, low-cost and long-lasting, with no maintenance. It is an excellent sealant to keep rodents and destructive creatures out.
It is also fire resistant, stylish, and can be dyed in a variety of colors.
What is acrylic/synthetic stucco?
Acrylic stucco is a synthetic alternative to traditional stucco. It is newer, comes in a wider variety of colors, (actually any colour) and to some, has a more modern look. It looks especially modern on business and office buildings.
Amill Stucco only applies synthetic stucco as a finish coat, after two layers of traditional stucco, so that it has all the reliability and sealing benefits of traditional stucco.
Benefits of Acrylic over Traditional Stucco
Acrylic Stucco comes in any colour you want, making it an exciting exterior for businesses. Traditional stucco colours are more limited. Ask to see my colour chart!
Acrylic Stucco is much better for darker colours, as it attains and retains the dark tones better than traditional.
Drawbacks of Acrylic over Traditional Stucco
You have less patterns to choose from in Acrylic Stucco. The most popular patterns are float and skip trowel patterns. (See, “Which Stucco Pattern is Right for You?”) Traditional Stucco comes in a very wide variety of patterns.
Other Differences
Acrylic stucco dries more quickly, like paint, while traditional stucco dries by curing, meaning that the moisture slowly leaves the material. Either way, dry weather above freezing temperatures is ideal during application.
Hopefully this blog post has cleared some things up. If you have any questions, or are interested in getting acrylic or traditional stucco done, just contact me through this website.
Happy Renovating! Alex
Comments
08/07/2011 14:35
I am planning on using acrylic stucco over SIP metal panels. What do you think.
Carl
Daniel Cheng
09/09/2011 07:54
I have old painted California stucco. There are some minor cracks and I plan to replace all the windows which make repair of the stucco necessary. Is it advisable to put a layer of acrylic stucco? Is acrylic stucco more expensive than California stucco? If the later is cheaper, can I add a layer of California stucco on the existing stucco instead of repair by patching? Thanks.
Ted Mc Master
01/31/2012 14:59
We Live in a seniors ( complex 20 units). The building has acrylic stucco. on 3 of our chimneys the acrylic stucco is flaking. (building is 14 years old )never been painted any suggestions thanking you in advance Ted
