New stucco, should I prime it?

Question

Just got my addition stucco-ed. From the look of it, it will most likely suck (absorb) a lot of paint.
Do I need to prime it first before I paint it? Right now it's just raw, new stucco, float finished.

Whoops! My bad, I forget to say that this stucco is on the EXTERIOR of my house, not the ceiling or walls of the inside of my house.

Answer 1

No offense to anyone, but all I see is "addition" I see no reference to Ceiling.

Obviously this is concrete stucco; or I assume so? I prefer Fiberglass based stucco; but that's just a personal choice.

Certainly a dry/set/cure time is neccesary. Priming won't hurt. I suggest too, an Elastomeric paint. I'll also assume this will be sprayed? Actually once concrete has cured; the absorbtion level is minimal; but to prime it will allow a singel/ heavy coat of the eventual finish.

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

Yes you do need to prime it because the paint you plan on using needs something to adhere to. Stop by your local home improvement / paint store to find out which primer will work for both the paint you want to use and stucco.

Answer 3

Let it sit for about 30 days if you can to adjust to your house, then use a top quality latex primer - CIL is great, then paint with a flat ceiling paint. If you don't prime with a good primer or dont' prime at all, you may wake up one day with your ceiling having fallen down on the floor because the water's reactivated it.
Have fun, budget for about 50% more paint than a normal ceiling.

Answer 4

It depends where you live and what type of finish you intend to use. Stucco likes to breathe, priming and painting will inhibit its ablity to do so in hot climates.

Answer 5

you can but if you use a really good paint no problem.
it is a 50-50 issue