Elastomeric and waterproofing coatings · St. Lucie County
Elastomeric and waterproofing coatings in St. Lucie County
Elastomeric coatings are thick, flexible films that bridge hairline cracks and shed water. On St. Lucie County's stucco and block buildings they often replace a plain repaint where wind-driven rain has been getting through.
The coating only works over a sound wall. Cracks, failed sealant around windows and hollow stucco are repaired first. The county's list of work that needs no permit names stucco only for block one- and two-family homes, so commercial stucco repair is checked with the office that has jurisdiction.
For condominiums, waterproofing and exterior painting are both items the structural integrity reserve study must list. Where a milestone report finds serious structural deterioration in the unincorporated county, the county code requires repairs to be scheduled or started within 180 days after the county receives the phase two report.
Timing matters. These products need dry walls and set cure times, so most are applied outside the wettest months, which in Fort Pierce average late May to late October.
Prep sets how long a coating lasts. See pressure washing and surface prep
Order of work
- Walk the walls, test moisture and map cracks and sealant.
- Send structural cracks to an engineer before scoping.
- Write the scope, including sealant and stucco repair.
- Wash with water capture and repair stucco and cracks.
- Prime, then apply the elastomeric at the specified thickness.
- Check every coated wall with the owner and fix what the walk turns up.
What usually goes wrong
Where this job goes wrong in St. Lucie County
Coating over a wet wall
Elastomerics trap moisture already in a wall and blister. Romco checks wall moisture before coating and waits rather than coat a wet surface.
Cracks that move
Some cracks are structural and keep moving. Those go to an engineer before any coating is chosen.
Sealant left out of scope
Water often enters at window and joint sealant, not through the wall. Sealant replacement is written into the same scope.
Outside scope
Structural engineering, concrete restoration, roofing membranes and below-grade waterproofing are separate licensed scopes. Romco coordinates them and keeps the coating work to walls above grade.
Questions
About elastomeric and waterproofing coatings
Is elastomeric better than ordinary exterior paint?
Not always. It suits walls with hairline cracking and water entry. On a sound wall a standard exterior system may be the better fit. The walk decides.
Does commercial stucco repair need a permit?
The county's no-permit list mentions stucco only for block one- and two-family homes. For a commercial building we confirm with the office that has jurisdiction.
What will painting my St. Lucie building cost?
We do not give a figure until we have walked the building, because the number turns on things a phone call cannot show: how much stucco needs repair, how the walls are reached, whether a Port St. Lucie color review or a Fort Pierce certificate comes first, and how the wash water is captured. After the walk you get a written quote, broken out by surface and by step, so you can compare it line by line.
Is there a job size Romco will not quote?
No. We quote one repainted tenant suite in a plaza on US 1 and we quote the full exterior of an oceanfront condominium on Hutchinson Island. Small jobs get the same written scope as large ones.
Is Romco licensed?
Yes. Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor. It was founded in 2015, is based in Fort Lauderdale, and runs St. Lucie County painting jobs under that license.
How Romco runs it
The order of work
Walk the building, check the jurisdiction
We confirm whether the address falls under the county, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce or St. Lucie Village, and note any historic designation.
Write the scope
Surfaces, repairs, coatings, access equipment and working hours go into one written scope, so the quote compares line by line.
Clear color approvals
Where Port St. Lucie's chart or a Fort Pierce certificate applies, the color is approved before any paint is ordered.
Prepare and contain
Cleaning, repairs and masking come first, with wash water captured instead of sent to a storm inlet.
Apply the coatings
Coats go on to the maker's written instructions for temperature, humidity and recoat time, not to a calendar.
Walk it and close out
We walk the finished surfaces with you, write a punch list, finish it and hand over the color and product records.
Elastomeric and waterproofing coatings across St. Lucie, including Port St. Lucie, Tradition, St. Lucie West, Fort Pierce, Lincoln Park, St. Lucie Village, Hutchinson Island South, Unincorporated St. Lucie County, and every other St. Lucie city.
Other painting work
More commercial painting we quote
- Interior commercial paintingOffices, clinics, corridors and suites repainted while the building stays open.Interior commercial painting in St. Lucie →
- Exterior commercial paintingStucco and block exteriors repainted to the color rule that covers the address.Exterior commercial painting in St. Lucie →
- High-rise and condo exterior repaintsOceanfront and lagoon-side condo towers repainted from swing stage, rope or lift.High-rise and condo exterior repaints in St. Lucie →
- Warehouse and industrial paintingMetal-sided warehouses, tilt-wall and steel framing, painted around live operations.Warehouse and industrial painting in St. Lucie →
- Parking garage coatings and stripingGarage decks sealed, columns and walls repainted, stalls re-striped one deck at a time.Parking garage coatings and striping in St. Lucie →
- Airport and transportation facility paintingHangars, terminal and port buildings, painted under the operator's access rules.Airport and transportation facility painting in St. Lucie →
- Office, retail and tenant improvement paintingTenant suites, storefronts and plazas painted on the lease schedule.Office, retail and tenant improvement painting in St. Lucie →
- HOA and multifamily repaintsCondo associations and apartment communities repainted building by building.HOA and multifamily repaints in St. Lucie →
- Hotel and hospitality paintingGuest rooms, pool decks and facades painted floor by floor around guests.Hotel and hospitality painting in St. Lucie →
- Hospital, clinic and school building paintingHospitals, clinics and schools painted around patients, students and staff.Hospital, clinic and school building painting in St. Lucie →
- Pressure washing and surface prepCommercial walls washed and prepped, with every gallon of rinse water captured.Pressure washing and surface prep in St. Lucie →
- Something else?Prefer to talk it through? Call during office hours, Monday to Friday, 10 to 6, or email info@romcobuilders.com with photos.Call (772) 310-3298 →
Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce and the island
Send the address and we will tell you which rules your repaint falls under
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. Then we quote the scope, the order of work and the approvals it needs.