Stucco & Painting in Ramah

Exterior work in Ramah, Colorado

Ramah's housing stock skews old and small: early-1900s frame houses on the town grid, plus ranch places and newer modulars spread out on the surrounding sections. Most are wood-sided or lap-sided, which means the coating is the only weather barrier. At 6,096 feet with no windbreak, house painting fails first on the south and west, where UV and driven grit work together.

This corner of the county sits in a stretch that takes regular summer hail. Hail damage on stucco is easy to miss, because the bruise looks minor until the next freeze pushes water through it and blows a patch off the wall. We look for that pattern during stucco repair, then finish with stucco painting that stays vapor-open so trapped moisture can leave.

Decks around Ramah dry out rather than rot. Relative humidity here runs low most of the year, so boards check and cup, fasteners loosen, and stain burns off the top face while the underside still looks fine. Deck restoration means sanding, resetting hardware, and treating the end grain before anything goes on. Then deck painting or stain, two coats minimum.