Two-story stucco home and workshop, orange to white

The house and its workshop were finished in a strong orange stucco that had faded unevenly in the sun. The owners wanted a clean white body with the dark brown trim, garage doors and stone base left as the accent.

A color change this big is mostly about coverage and even sheen. The walls were washed, the stucco control joints and hairline cracks were checked and sealed where needed, windows, doors and the stone base were masked, and the white went on in two full coats so no orange shows through on the textured surface. The tall workshop walls were done from rolling scaffolding, and part of the second coat ran into the evening under work lights to keep the schedule.

The entry doors were repainted in dark brown to tie in with the garage doors and roof trim.

Location: North Port, FL. Work: exterior painting, stucco & brick painting, doors, trim & millwork.