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Most of your paint is on the second floor
The upper story is exempt from the masonry rule, so it weathers out well before anything below it.
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A 1950s core that filled in
Hollywood Park was developed in the late 1940s and incorporated on 7 December 1955. It counted 783 residents in 1960, 2,299 in 1970 and 2,841 in 1990, so the town tripled through the 1960s and kept filling in through the 1970s and 80s. The result is a housing stock that runs mostly 1960s through 1980s over a 1950s core.
That age is only half the story. The other half is written into the town code, and it decides where the paint can actually go.
What we look at
The town code and the oak canopy set most of the scope before anyone picks up a brush.
Section 14-51 requires that not less than 80 percent of exterior overall wall area be masonry, and no single wall may fall below 20 percent. That is the highest masonry bar of the nearby municipalities. It governs new construction, additions and accessory buildings, so it did not re-clad a 1965 house, but it tells you what most of this town is wrapped in and where the paint can actually go.
The ordinance defines masonry as brick, natural stone, or stucco, and it spells out the assembly: an expanded metal lath base with three conventional coats, scratch, brown and finish, at a minimum thickness of three fourths of an inch. That is traditional hard coat stucco, not EIFS or a synthetic panel system. Hard coat cracks differently and holds a coating differently, so the patching material, the primer and the elastomeric question all change.
The same section exempts the exterior walls of an upper story from the masonry requirement. On a two story Hollywood Park house that often means a masonry box on the ground floor with a painted upper story sitting on it. Your paintable surface is concentrated upstairs, which makes access and ladder work most of the job, and it is why the upper story weathers out well before anything below it.
Ordinance #943 states that oak trees growing on private property may only be cut or trimmed from July 1st through January 31st, and all trimming equipment must be disinfected before use. From February 1 through June 30 nobody can legally cut back an overhanging oak limb to reach a wall or set a ladder. That is five months covering prime spring repaint season. We schedule canopy side elevations into the open window or work around the limb instead of through it.
A town does not write an oak wilt ordinance and publish a RED ZONE list of infected addresses unless it has a serious mature live oak canopy to protect. Real shade means slower drying, longer recoat windows and more mildew pressure on the elevations that never see direct sun. Those walls get washed and prepared differently from the sunny side, and they are usually the ones that fail first.
A repaint needs nothing. A repaint that grows into fascia replacement, carpentry, a roof touch or a fence is different, and the town charges twice the permit fee for a first violation, three times for a second and four times for a third. We tell you before the scope crosses that line, not after.
Tell us what you are thinking about painting and Michael will come out, walk it with you and put a detailed bid in writing. No charge, no pressure. Every project carries a 2 year written warranty and $1,000,000 in liability coverage.
The color is yours
The town's 2024 Building Permit Fee Schedule lists 18 permit types, from plan review and roofing to lawn sprinklers, flagpoles and mailboxes. Painting appears zero times. There is no architectural review board and no color palette in the town code. Hollywood Park is a town, not an HOA, so the color is your decision to make.
Why Hollywood Park homeowners call us
Michael Hernandez owns this company, and he is the one who comes out to walk your project with you. He will tell you which elevations are reachable now and which ones wait for the oak trimming window to reopen, and whether the cracking on your stucco is a patch or a coating decision.
The work is backed by a 2 year written transferable warranty of quality and $1,000,000 in liability insurance on every project. Hollywood Park is a few minutes from our base in 78216.
From neighbors a few minutes away
We have not yet published a Hollywood Park specific review, so these are from nearby San Antonio neighborhoods. None of them was a Hollywood Park job.
They did excellent work for a fair price and got it done quickly. This is by far the best contracting experience I have had in years.
We just used Michael Hernandez with Value House Painting. His crew is great and pays attention to details!
I would like to take a few minutes to thank you for a job well done. The interior painting looks amazing. Your crews that did the work were very professional, courteous and most of all diligent.
What we do here
In Hollywood Park we take on exterior painting and stucco work, interior painting, commercial painting, cabinet painting and refinishing, and popcorn ceiling removal. Everything we do is listed on the Value House Painting home page, and you can reach Michael on the contact page.
Masonry means something different a few minutes away. Castle Hills never names stucco in its definition, so those houses are far more likely to be real brick or stone, while the Hidden Forest covenant counts stucco as masonry the way this town code does.
Wash, repair and recoat the painted upper story, fascia, trim, doors and garage, with hard coat stucco cracks patched to match before anything is coated.
See the prep that makes it last
Full interior repaints, cabinet painting and refinishing, popcorn ceiling removal, drywall repair and texture matching. Covering and protection first, agreed repairs next, paint last.
See what happens before the color
Stucco repair, wood rot and siding repair, crown molding and trim, wallpaper removal, deck and fence sealing, and color consultation before a single gallon is tinted.
Get the repairs written into the bidStraight answers
No. The town's 2024 Building Permit Fee Schedule lists 18 permit types, covering everything from plan review and roofing to fences, decks, foundation leveling, flagpoles and mailboxes. Painting appears zero times. There is no architectural review board and no color palette in the town code, because Hollywood Park is a town, not an HOA. The one thing to watch is scope creep: if the job grows into fascia replacement, carpentry or a roof touch, that part is permitted work, and the town charges twice the permit fee for a first violation. We flag it before it happens.
In Hollywood Park it is very likely the real thing. Town code section 14-51 defines masonry as brick, natural stone, or stucco, and requires stucco to have an expanded metal lath base with three conventional coats, scratch, brown and finish, at a minimum thickness of three fourths of an inch. That is traditional hard coat, not EIFS or a synthetic panel. Hard coat cracks differently and holds a coating differently, which changes the patching material and the primer we bring. The code governs new construction and additions rather than existing walls, so Michael still confirms it on site before quoting the prep.
Because section 14-51 exempts the exterior walls of an upper story from the 80 percent masonry requirement. On a two story house here the ground floor is usually a masonry box and the upper story is the painted part, so almost all of your paintable exterior sits above head height. It is also the most exposed surface on the building, taking sun and driven rain with nothing above it, which is why it weathers out first while the brick or stucco below still looks fine.
Only between July 1st and January 31st. Hollywood Park Ordinance #943 allows oak trees growing on private property to be cut or trimmed only in that window, for oak wilt prevention, and all trimming equipment must be disinfected before use. The town also publishes a RED ZONE list of infected addresses. From February through June we work around the limb instead of through it, or we schedule that elevation for when the window reopens. Trimming permits are issued by the town.
It depends on the elevation more than on the house. South and west walls take direct Texas sun and give out first. Shaded elevations under the live oak canopy dry slower and carry more mildew pressure, so they fail for a completely different reason and need a different wash and prep. Hard coat stucco holds a good coating a long time when the cracks are patched properly, while trim, fascia, doors and the painted upper story come due sooner. Michael will walk it and tell you which surfaces need attention now and which can wait.
Value House Painting, owned by Michael Hernandez, is based in 78216 a few minutes from Hollywood Park and has painted San Antonio homes and businesses since 2003. We are locally owned, carry $1,000,000 in liability insurance on every project and back the work with a 2 year written transferable warranty of quality. We are rated 4.8 stars on Google with 100+ recommendations on Nextdoor. Call (210) 445-1060 or email michael@valuehousepainting.com for a free estimate.
Value you can count on
Tell us what you are thinking about painting and Michael will come out, walk it with you and put a detailed bid in writing. No charge, no obligation.
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