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I've painted exterior sills and window surrounds with white Sandtex. That is good stuff, easy to a apply and long lasting, turns a bit yellowish over the years where the water lies.
Not sure masonry paint would be suitable for high traffic areas, ie, constantly walked on, but as I’ve never done it, I don’t know, you may have to re treat every year,
Oh dear God, decking is SOOOOOOoooooo last century d00d . In any case, I hate the stuff so much it would be a deal breaker if I was viewing a house to buy.
I have a deck, which I am cleaning at the moment, the stain has flaked, I think I will leave it natural and just oil it, I do love my deck though, I don’t fancy a pathway made of decking, but thanks for the idea,dood,
I encouraged lichen to grow on mine I like 'natural'.
Once you paint something you will have to carry on doing so ad Infinium or they will look awful...
Meg and everyone else, I decided against the paint for the slabs, it looked to artificial and yes I will encourage the moss to grow, I don’t have lichen, that too looks nice, I honestly don’t know what gets into my head at times, I’ve always got to be creating something, not always for the best either.