Sharp's Painting handles stucco repair and exterior painting as one job on Newport Beach homes. Robert Sharp patches the cracked and crumbling areas, matches the existing texture, primes the repairs, then repaints the exterior. He is a California C-33 licensed painting contractor, license 1048840, bonded and insured, with 27 years in the trade and a 5.0 rating on Google.
One contractor for the repair and the paint
It is common to end up calling two people in Newport Beach, a stucco man and a painter, and then spend the project relaying messages between them about what was patched, whether it dried and whether it was primed. Robert does both with his own crew, so there is one walkthrough, one schedule and one person accountable for how the wall looks when it is done. He is on the job himself rather than sending a crew you have never met, and payment does not come due until the work is finished and you are happy with it.
The stucco problems we find on Newport homes
Hairline and spiderweb cracking across large wall planes. Wider cracks that open at window and door corners where the house has settled. Stucco that has gone soft or crumbly at the base of a wall. Brown staining that runs down from a roof line or a leaking gutter. Paint that bubbles and peels in sheets, which usually means moisture behind the wall rather than a bad paint job. Each of those has a different cause, so Robert tells you which one you have at the estimate instead of quoting one blanket fix for all of them.
Why the ocean is harder on Newport stucco
From the Balboa Peninsula and Balboa Island out to Lido Isle, Newport Heights and the Back Bay, these houses sit in salt air with the marine layer rolling in most mornings and full sun by the afternoon. That cycle of damp and heat chalks the coating, splits caulk joints at windows and trim, and opens the small cracks that let water into the wall. The Spanish and Mediterranean stucco that Newport has a lot of shows it first at the parapets, the pop outs and the window surrounds, because those are the details that catch the weather.
How the work runs
Robert walks the exterior with you and marks what is cracked, hollow or holding water. The wall is pressure washed, cracks are opened and packed rather than skimmed over, damaged areas are re stuccoed, and each patch is floated flush. He then rebuilds the texture on the repair to match what is already on the house. Failing paint is scraped and sanded to a sound edge, joints are caulked, bare patches are primed, and the finish is sprayed and back rolled across the whole elevation so it works down into the texture.
Texture matching is the part people notice
A patched wall gives itself away through the texture, not the color. Repair material dries smoother and thirstier than the stucco around it, so a patch whose texture has not been rebuilt reads as a halo the moment light rakes across the wall, and Newport gets that light every afternoon. Robert matches lace, dash, knockdown and smooth finishes and has been doing this work for 27 years. If you would rather go the other way and take a heavy texture down to smooth, that is a separate job and it is covered here: /smooth-coat-stucco-orange-county
Licensed C-33 Contractor
Sharp's Painting holds California license 1048840 in the C-33 painting and decorating classification, issued by the Contractors State License Board.
Bonded And Insured
Sharp's Painting is bonded and carries general liability insurance on every job it takes.
125+ Five Star Reviews
A 5.0 average across 125+ Google reviews, and every one of them has a reply.
27 Years Painting
Robert Sharp has 27 years in the trade. He washes, scrapes, replaces bad wood and fascia, patches stucco and primes before any paint goes on.
Owner On Site Daily
Robert runs his own crew, hires no subcontractors, and is on your job every day the crew is working.
No Payment Up Front
There is no deposit and no payment schedule. You pay once the work is finished and you are happy with it.
Where we work
Sharp's Painting is based in Huntington Beach and covers Newport Beach along with the rest of coastal and inland Orange County. Estimates are free and Robert comes out himself.
Stucco Painting and Repair in Newport Beach questions
My stucco has gone soft and crumbly near the bottom of the wall, can that be patched?
That one is usually more than a patch. Stucco that crumbles at the base of a wall is holding water, so the damaged area gets cut out and re stuccoed rather than skimmed over, and the reason the water is sitting there gets dealt with at the same time. Robert looks at what is above and around that wall, being the caulk joints, the gutters and the grade, before he tells you what the repair actually is.
Why do the cracks on my house start at the corners of the windows and doors?
Those corners are where the wall is weakest and where a house moves as it settles, so the stress finds them first. It is normal on Newport stucco and it is repairable. The crack is opened, packed and floated flush, the texture is rebuilt across it, and the joint where the stucco meets the window is caulked so water stops using it as a way in.
Do you work on Balboa Island and the Peninsula?
Yes. Newport Beach is one of the cities Sharp's Painting covers from Huntington Beach, including the Peninsula, Balboa Island, Lido Isle, Newport Heights, Dover Shores and the Back Bay. Robert also works Corona del Mar and Newport Coast. You can see the rest of the Newport work here: /newport-beach-ca
Does the stucco repair have to dry before you paint it?
Yes. Fresh patching has to dry out before it is primed, and it gets primed so it does not pull the finish coat in unevenly and dry a different sheen than the wall around it. Coating a wet patch is how a repair ends up visible from the street. How long that takes depends on the weather that week, and Robert tells you where the schedule sits rather than rushing the wall.
My stucco has been painted several times already, does that change the repair?
It changes the prep more than the repair. Old coats build up and let go in sheets once they start failing, so the failing paint is scraped and sanded back to a sound edge before anything is patched, otherwise the new finish is only as strong as the layer under it. Robert checks how sound the existing coating is at the free estimate and tells you how much of it has to come off.