Exterior & Stucco Painting in San Gabriel

What's included

• Power washing to remove chalking, dirt and loose material
• Stucco crack repair, with texture matched to the surrounding wall
• Grinding back and redoing previous patches that were never texture-matched
• Scraping and sanding failed paint on trim, fascia and rafter tails
• On pre-1978 homes, lead-safe containment and HEPA cleanup under the EPA RRP rule
• Caulking at joints, trim, windows and penetrations
• Primer on all bare and repaired substrate
• Two finish coats of premium exterior acrylic
• Written 2, 5 or 10-year workmanship guarantee on completion

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Texture matching is the whole job on stucco

This is where San Gabriel exteriors are won or lost. Stucco comes in finishes: smooth, sand float, dash, lace. And a patch applied with the wrong float, the wrong aggregate or the wrong pressure stays visible from the sidewalk permanently. Paint does not hide it. It highlights it, because the new sheen sits differently on a mismatched texture.

On a Spanish Colonial Revival wall, matching a sand-float finish means testing on a small area first and adjusting the mix and technique until it disappears. That takes time and it is the reason two bids can differ by thousands. Ask any contractor how they match texture. A vague answer is the answer.

Ranch homes: two materials, one house

Post-war ranch houses across San Gabriel pair stucco walls with wood or composite trim, wide fascia and deep eaves. Those need different prep, different primer and sometimes different coatings than the stucco beside them. A crew that treats the whole envelope as one surface will have trim failing years before the walls do.

Exterior cost by home type

Full San Gabriel cost breakdown →

Pre-1978 homes and federal lead-safe rules

Anything built before 1978, which covers the Mission District blocks and most of San Gabriel's pre-war and post-war stock, falls under the EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule. It requires ground containment, controlled scraping and HEPA cleanup by a certified contractor. Ask every bidder for their EPA RRP certification before work starts, and expect it as its own line item on the quote.

How often to repaint in San Gabriel

Stucco in this climate typically holds seven to ten years; wood trim and fascia are closer to five to seven, and south and west elevations always go first. Chalking that comes off on your hand, new hairline cracking, and fascia that has started to check are the signs it's due. More on stucco repaint intervals →