Textured paint: transforming spaces

Textured Paint

A Simple & Creative Way To Transform Living and Commercial Spaces

Mention “textured paint” and most people might be drawn to expensive high end décor. However, textured paint is a simple and creative way to transform even the most basic of living spaces. With the right materials it can be quite affordable too, and in fact, is often a fun way to try out one’s DIY painting and décor skills.

What is Textured Paint?

Ordinary paint often has a simple and plain look to it, with the colour, type, and quality of the paint being the main separating elements of the finished look. However, if you are going for a unique, rustic, casual, or chic look that boasts more than a plain finish, textured paints might be what you need.

Textured paint can be bought premixed with different size finishes (such as with 0.5mm-2mm textures). Regular paint can also be mixed with non-chemical aggregates like silica sand and other additives. The coarseness or fineness of the final texture will depend on the constituent size of the aggregates.

Why Textured Paint?

Textured paints can give life to the plainest of living spaces, and they are of great use to commercial space owners who are always trying to attract new customers and clients with unique designs and special effects. Beyond the decorative application, textured paints can also be used to hide imperfections such as damages and cracks in walls that cannot be easily repaired and painted over using regular paint without affecting the aesthetic integrity of the wall. additives and resins that are fungi-resistant, tougher aggregates, fast-drying pigments, and various admixtures making them suitable for external application. This can be a great way to improve the longevity and maintenance life of external walls that are often damaged by moisture and UV from sunlight.

Other advantages of special textured paints include crack resistance (important due to their higher film thickness), heat resistance, and flexibility to withstand extreme temperature fluxes.

How To Apply Textured Paint

The application process of textured paint depends on the desired objective and final pattern or finish. Usually, the process would begin as normal, with the preparation of the base surface and application of a suitable undercoat. This can be done with a regular paintbrush. It is recommended that the color of this undercoat should be as close as possible to that of the desired final product. It is also recommended to avoid the process on external walls when it is raining or if rain is anticipated within a few hours.

The desired textured paint, usually Acrylic paint with a percentage of aggregates of different sizes should be chosen and a paint color test done to determine the right color specification for the finish. For a rustic feel, a coarser aggregate size may be more suitable. The acrylic paint may be diluted with water or other recommended agents to achieve the required application thickness and consistency.

The base coat may be applied with an exterior emulsion paint roller. Microfiber rollers are also recommended for light-to-

Duracoat Home Solution Showrooms

As the property market evolves each day, the question of what Paint & texture effects to achieve a beautiful and durable Finish should be applied on completion of any structure is always very important. This is the reason why the Concept stores, Duracoat Home Solutions, were established a few years ago to be able to provide a significantly large range of expert solutions in this area.

Duracoat Home Solutions are the signature showrooms of Basco Paints located in selected key strategic areas to provide a variety of special textured finishes for internal and external surfaces for customers. Each such Showroom also has the state of the art Tinting system that gives you any of the normal range of Decorative Paints, as well as the Duracoat Real Roc range tinted in minutes while U Wait! A number of Home Solution stores have been set up since 2013 in strategic areas such as Forest Road, the Sarit Centre, Laxcon Hardware, Eldoret Paint Centre, Ramco Hardware and Muthokinju Paints and Hardware to name a few, to address the emerging market needs and showcase available paint possibilities.

The brand was created for consumers to touch and feel textured paints while seeking various colour and technical solutions that could suit their project needs. This would also enhance consumer confidence when selecting the required paints for use. But how does one transform paint into a subject of décor in their space? Textured paints effects add dimension and vibrancy while giving an insight into one’s personal taste, be it in the office or the home space.

Basco Products (K) Ltd, located in Embakasi on Airport North Road Nairobi, with 45 year experience in the manufacture of paint and paint related products have ascertained itself in the market by providing solutions to players in the construction industry for many years. The firm has specialized textured finishes such San Deco from Turkey, San Marco from Italy and Duracoat Real Roc.

The firm’s Research & Development department plays a critical role in the product cycle at “Duracoat” and constant feedback from the market is always sought for in the quest to provide relevant products that meet the demands of the discerning consumer. The company has enjoyed many firsts in the paint industry such as Duracoat Eco-friendly range, Duracoat Lead and Chrome Free range and Duracoat Antibacterial range and has consistently emerged top in market research in innovation.

Less than two decades ago, paint was available in a very limited range of shades and this has steadily soared over the years. Duracoat prides itself in providing a range of over 7,000 shades. These products are availed to consumers at nearly 500 convenient locations in the region, through the Duracoat Colourmania Centres which have Automated Computerized Tinting Systems (ACT) that dispense tinted paint shades in a matter of minutes. Basco Paints’ growth trajectory has seen it expand its product offering from the initial Basco Economy range of paints to the Duracoat premium range that are widely distributed in Kenya and East Africa.

The Kenyan consumer has evolved and modernized at more or less the same pace as the international populace. The demand for all kinds of Solutions, from the type of paint finish to buy, to the facility to employ the services of the Professional Applicator to provide Supply & Apply and Decorating Services and end to end solutions is definitely on the increase. We are proud to say with Confidence that our Duracoat Brigade Team has performed over the years to deliver superlative completed jobs, and are in a class of their own, second to none!

As they say, the proof of the pudding lies in the eating, and Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder…well, that Beauty is only a phone call or a visit to the Showroom away!

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medium applications. A honeycomb roller can also be used to achieve a much more intricate pattern, with the direction of the paint application being alternated at varying angles. It is important to get this first step of the base coat application right to ensure the consistency of the design to the final finish. The base coat should be let to rest for 2-8 hours depending on the thickness of the coat, the temperature, and the aggregate size. Any excess paint can be lightly sanded or brushed off.

After the base coat has dried, a single coat of primer should be applied with the exterior paint roller. Alternatively, a fine-textured emulsion roller can be used, again depending on the desired pattern or coarseness of texture. After about 2 hours of drying, a single coat of royal matte emulsion paint can be applied, with different colors to add effect. At this point, the final design with various colors can be implemented with the emulsion paint.

Can You Achieve Quality Textured Paint As A DIYer?

The steps outlined above for applying textured paint are not cast in stone, although they are good practice. As a DIYer, you have the flexibility to try out different colors and designs (use a piece of cardboard or waste drywall for this purpose). Always test various alternatives before implementing the actual paint job as this will provide better quality and more consistent results. One final advantage of textured paints worth mentioning is that you don’t have to paint entire rooms with this technique. You can choose a single wall or a section that is heavily trafficked, for example, a patio, or a single living room or bedroom wall. Or, you could try out your DIY skills in a much more closed and hidden space and see how it pans out.