LimePaint & LimeStucco | SolidRock Coatings

No two walls are ever the same with Lime Paint: the talent of the craftsman who applies the lime paint determines the uniqueness of the final result. His craft creates an authenticity which contributes to defining the building.

Premium quality

High moisture-regulating effect

Matt, mineral, environmental-friendly and durable

Fungicidal thanks to a high pH value

Enjoy your home with all your senses: silky soft walls with a natural look and feel and warm colours.

Lime paint is an integral aspect of the building in which it was used. It reveals traces of use and weathers over time. This means that Lime Paint can also give new walls that authenticity that no other decoration technique can achieve. As time passes, a weathered originality with tactility and warmth creates a cocoon where you always feel at home. Extra moods are added as the colour nuances vary with changing light intensities.

Lime was already used as paint hundreds of years ago, among other things due to its fungicidal properties. Lime Paint is often a requirement for listed buildings because they do not form a sealed film and walls can continue to breathe and move with the building. An additional benefit is that minor irregularities in the surface are levelled off instead of being highlighted. And of course, the traditional character and appearance of Lime Paint matches this kind of architecture perfectly.

The natural composition of Lime Paint is also reflected in its natural appearance: it’s literally ‘chalk matt’ and with harmonious and powerful colours. The painter’s hand creates an aesthetic result that depends on his specific way of applying, finishing and colouring the paint, and his unique effects. And despite this sophisticated approach, Lime Paint succeeds in bringing a glimpse of nature inside buildings and creating an exquisite space for relaxation.

Composition

Stoopen & Meeûs’ Lime Paint is manufactured from lime and pigments mined lime locally. The lime comes from natural sources whose deposits are self-replenishing. Moreover, our Lime Paint is VOC-free and is consequently one of the most ecological paints available.

However, the vapour permeability and breathable properties of Lime Paint make it more susceptible to pollution and the penetration of moisture.

On the other hand, the sealed surface of LimeStucco make this product extremely hard and less susceptible to damages. LimeStucco can be protected with a water-based varnish for applications with a risk of pollution. This is also possible with regular Lime Paint in principle, however, this will defeat the breathable nature of the Lime Paint.

With LimeStucco you can easily obtain the authentic look and feel of traditional Tadelakt.

Substrates

Just like any other mineral, breathable paint, the absorption power of the substrate affects the colour intensity, and Lime Paint will have colour nuances depending on this absorption power.

On interior walls, Lime Paint can be painted or stuccoed on all mineral substrates but also on old layers of paint, on wood, MDF, metal, etc., if the substrate is sufficiently stable and alkali-resistant.

Colours

The final appearance of a wall finished with LimeStucco is determined by the successive layers. A very smooth and even application of each layer ensures that the colour and texture of the final result will also be smooth.

The colour intensity and nuances of Lime Paint depend to a great extent on the substrate and the finishing. For example, the colour can be made darker by intensive brushing. All these factors contribute to the typical colour nuances of Lime Paint. In addition, polishing can give your stucco an attractive sheen.

In other words, various effects can be obtained depending on whether the Lime Paint is painted or stuccoed, with or without polishing, and optionally enhanced with a Tadelakt or Italian shine plaster look.

This means the colour chart is only indicative at all times.