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Exterior house painting
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Brief overview of how to paint
an exterior of a house.
Quality
preparation can amount to 75% or more of the time it takes to paint the house.
To provide good adhesion of the paint to the surface wash the entire house with a pressure washer.
Scrape loose paint.
Fix cracks and holes.
Mask
windows,doors and cover driveways,walks,decks and plants around the house.
Spray the body of the house and inside of
the trim. Wait till the paint dries out and put second coat of paint. Outside part of the trim is usually painted by hand
with a brush or roller in order not to get any over spray on the roof tile.
Types of paint used.
Dunn Edwards paint that is often used by painting contractors because of its high quality, has few
grades available and choice would depend on customer's budget.
Two most popular ones are Versaflat and Acriflat.
Versaflat-least expensive Dunn Edwards
paint. Comparing to Home Depot #1 seller Behr paint,Versaflat is about the same quality.
Versaflat has already primer pre-mixed
in it and would be a good choice to be used on surfaces that have been repaired but not primed.
Acriflat-100% acrylic paint. One of the best and most expensive paints.It can provide
long lasting results on properly primed or previously painted surfaces.
For all paints two coats is recommended.
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The amount of paint needed will vary depending on the type of paint used and the surface being painted.
For exteriors stucco requires the most paint as it needed to be sprayed at different angels to properly cover the previous color,especially if the new color is much different from the one it is being painted over. One gallon would cover approximately 200sf.So for an average house that is about 1500sf for two coats of paint about 15 gallons would be needed. Brick or wood surface gives a little better coverage per square feet.
For interiors it takes approximately 350sf per gallon of paint with adjustment on whether it is smooth or heavily textured drywall.
How to choose colors for exterior painting.
The easiest way to
choose a color for your house is to go to a paint store after you get an idea of what you want by looking at color schemes
and buy a few samples.
If you are looking for something specific you
can drive around your neighborhood and if you like any of the colors you see on your neighbor's house you can always ask
the owner a permission to peel of a little piece of paint from inside the trim or at the foundation of the house (that is
where a lot of times you can find paint that is already peeling off). And then have a computerized color match done on the
peeled off sample in any paint store.
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