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Best exterior masonry paint please?

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Oversize · 13/01/2021 17:39

I need long lasting white masonry paint to cover new Tyrolean effect render and the old style bumpy render on a 1930s house.
Are there any recommendations please?

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Mumblechum0 · 13/01/2021 17:47

Weathershield is good stuff

Oversize · 13/01/2021 17:52

Great thanks.Smile

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CraziFoobz · 14/01/2021 00:42

Dulux ‘trade’ weathershield is very good, ever so slightly more expensive than Dulux Weathershield.

One small bit of advice, double check the orientation of the wall. The side of the house we were painting is south facing and we painted it in July. I originally bought a very ‘white’ white (had a high reflectivity level) and WOW, when the sun hit it, it was BLINDING! I actually couldn’t see for a couple minutes! No joke.

Had to go back and swap it for a less reflective white (we went with a greyer tone) which was spot on.

CraziFoobz · 14/01/2021 00:43

Different whites will react or reflect light differently in direct sunlight/shade basically.

Oversize · 14/01/2021 06:54

Thanks Crazi that's useful to know.

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CraziFoobz · 14/01/2021 10:02

No worries. They rate reflectivity from 0-100 (100 being the most reflective). The one that was blinding was around 85+. We went for something in the 70s. If the wall is north facing though, something around 80 will make it look whiter in the shade.

Welcome to the world of paint characteristics! You officially have no life!! Grin

throwa · 14/01/2021 15:25

Another vote for Delux Trade Weathershield, we did ours County Cream.

Get testers of the colours you fancy and put them on all 4 walls of your house, that way you will see what the colour looks like all times of the day and in different weathers.

Oversize · 14/01/2021 21:58

Looks like Weathershield is the way to go. It'll be white rather than a colour though because it's a semi and all the others are white too.

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