Exterior wall painting / Smooth paint or Textured paint?

[lordkit]

Hi all,

Any advice on which paint to use? I have pebble dash walls that needs to be painted as parts of the paint is now flaking off.

Do I need the Smooth paint or Textured paint? And do I need to buy some kind of stabilizer before I start painting?

Ideally this is what I am after, but Dulux only do this in a smooth finish.
http://www.dulux.co.uk/servlet/ColourAvailabilityHandler?name=cornish_cream

Thanks for taking time to read this post.

 

[Bosswhite]

Pebble dash is already a textured finish, just go for the smooth.

Stabilizer should be used if the surface is friable or flaking

 

[lordkit]

Thanks for the reply back

 

[TheDec]

I could not agree more with Bosswhite, yet it is time proven that a textured masonry paint affords far more stability and weather resistance than the smooth.

Dec