Paint systems for earthquake affected building — select the surface you will be painting from the list below to view how to prepare and finish the surface.
Walls – preparation:
Walls – finishing (by room/s):
Other areas – preparation and finishing
Note: For a visual of the steps below outlining how to prepare and paint stucco, render, plaster, in-situ concrete and fibre cement, please reference the PDF flowchart.
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These substrates are very common on homes. Mostly they will already be painted and either form part of the house’s exterior (most chimneys are masonry) or they will be the majority of the home’s cladding.
Even if a house or part of a home isn’t leaking, Resene X-200 makes an ideal topcoat for most masonry and stucco. It has a low sheen, durable finish, will fill any hairline cracks and has a wide colour range available in 10 litre pails.
You may have a small element, such as a chimney or the exposed concrete base of the house, to paint. Assuming you do not intend highlighting this with a different colour to the body of the house, such as weatherboards – then use the same topcoat system as the rest of the house.
Resene AquaShield (D601) or Resene Sandtex (D71) (particularly the Superfine version) can be used on an old chimney or concrete basement assuming they were to be painted a different colour to the rest of the house. It can be an attractive feature and will continue to look good years into the future.
Any gloss will accentuate joints and imperfections as is the case with textured Monotek under ‘critical light conditions‘ – a flat paint like Resene Sandtex (D71) or Resene AquaShield (D601) should be used to minimise this effect.