Thursday, February 25, 2010

Can simply painting my house with Elastomeric paint stop small leaks trough windows?

I have several windows that leak in my 3 story town home. A contractor told me that the windows were installed improperly but that painting my home with an elastomeric paint will stop the leaking since its a stucco home and the leaking comes from micro cracks in the stucco. Does this sound right?Can simply painting my house with Elastomeric paint stop small leaks trough windows?
Elastomeric paints can be used on stucco, and it will seal micro cracks. Elastomeric paints can even ';bridge'; gaps up to 陆 inch if you use the correct products. BUT, if the windows are leaking no matter how great the paint is, it WILL NOT stop them from leaking! Elastomeric paints were designed for wind driven rain areas like the Gulf States, although they can be used in most areas too, they are just overkill and sometimes a pricey solution to something as simple as a good quality 100% acrylic paint.Can simply painting my house with Elastomeric paint stop small leaks trough windows?
Trough? The word is THROUGH.
no it does not sound correct. i lived in arizona for 8 years. am very familiar with stucco and elastomerics. its thing, when the home was built i hope they put flashing around the windows before they applied stucco. and i would NEVER paint a house with elastomeric anything. when it starts peeling, you cannot get it to stop. it'll be like a plastic back peeling off you home. the eaiest fix would be since its stucco and there is texture there already, get some good 25 year siliconized caulk DO NOT USE SILiCONE!!! it has to be siliconized CAULK. apply the caulk around your windows and quickly wipe the caulk down smooth using a paint brush dipped in water. keep brush wet. it will smooth it down to match your texture and water seal that will last many years. do this proccess in 6 or 8 inch sections so the caulk wont dry too fast.
use laxcl caulk it's $12 a tube but guarenteed to stop the leak

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