Finished a large painting project (Page 1/1)
CoolBlue87GT SEP 25, 01:24 AM
I took on the task of painting the outside my house. Found it to be a fairly easy task, the masking took the longer than the painting. Applied with a Wagner airless sprayer. Used BEHE satin paint, went a few shades lighter than the original flat paint. I saved money by doing it myself.





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TheDigitalAlchemist SEP 25, 01:50 AM
Nice work man!


We have been finding that "doing it yourself" has been the way to go for a LOT of things. I honestly am ASTOUNDED at the lack of ambition of "professionals" lately.
I ask them for an estimate of the scope of work for something, and they just don't want to. The few that do offer 5x what I can do myself, so I just do it myself.

So... in the deepest of sincerity... GOOD for you, man - I hope you walk outside every day to get your paper and take a moment to fully enjoy that fine paint job that you did*. because it looks friggin sweet!


* Just be careful you don't get gobbled up by a gator!
CoolBlue87GT SEP 25, 11:34 PM

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Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:

Nice work man!

So... in the deepest of sincerity... GOOD for you, man - I hope you walk outside every day to get your paper and take a moment to fully enjoy that fine paint job that you did*. because it looks friggin sweet!

* Just be careful you don't get gobbled up by a gator!



Thanks, appreciate the reply. It took me about a week to finish - as I work full time & only get a day off here & there. It's rare for me to get two days off in a row.

I did some checking on florida's average cost for painting a 2800 - 3000 sq foot house was $5,000 to $11,250. So I guess I did save alot !
82-T/A [At Work] SEP 26, 07:15 AM
Nice! I could never, ever get the sprayer to work... it would always clog up, and I would get splatter. Last time I painted my house, I had to do it with a big ass brush... hahah.

By the way, how do you like that metal roof... specifically, here in Florida? Does it withstand hurricanes to some degree? I'm going to have to replace my roof at some point, and considering it. They're not common here in Florida, but it seemed like everyone in Texas was going to that. I am curious whether or not it radiates heat...


Thanks!
CoolBlue87GT SEP 26, 10:04 AM

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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:

Nice! I could never, ever get the sprayer to work... it would always clog up, and I would get splatter. Last time I painted my house, I had to do it with a big ass brush... hahah.

By the way, how do you like that metal roof... specifically, here in Florida? Does it withstand hurricanes to some degree? I'm going to have to replace my roof at some point, and considering it. They're not common here in Florida, but it seemed like everyone in Texas was going to that. I am curious whether or not it radiates heat...

Thanks!



Had some clogs sometimes, just had to turn the "key" on the sprayer around, do a quick pull of the trigger, then turn the key back, that would take care of the clog. I'd say overall only had to do it maybe 4 times.

Love the metal roof, after the hurricane we looked around the neighborhood to see what kinds of roof did not have any damage, most of the metal roofs survived the best. Almost all of the shingle roofs sustained damage.

Have not noticed that the metal radiates more heat than shingles, I think due to the color it radiates less. The metal is attached to the plywood with an under layment between. Both the house & the garage roofs are ventilated at the eves and ridge caps. I was expecting the roof to be noisy during rainstorms, to my surprise it's not at all.

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fredtoast SEP 26, 12:48 PM
If you have the time painting a single story home is not very difficult, but add another story or a high gable and it exponentially harder. If I ahd the time I would definitely paint a one story house, but I would pay good money if it involved a lot of ladder work.

I grew up in a house with clapboard siding and we painted it every few year. I think paints today are much better so you don't have to paint as often.

New technology with metal roof have made them much cheaper and easier to install. We had to replace our shingle roof due to storm damage about ten years ago, and we went with metal. I like them a lot. They last forever, and they even made our home insurance go down because they are not as flammable as shingles. If any of you have recently gone to metal call your insurance company and ask if you get a discount.
CoolBlue87GT OCT 01, 12:24 AM

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Originally posted by fredtoast:
If you have the time painting a single story home is not very difficult.



Your right, it was not difficult, the most time consuming task was masking 15 windows, 16 shutters, 4 garage doors and the front doors. I tried using a painting shield, but found masking worked better for me. The actual spraying went very quick.
RWDPLZ OCT 01, 12:46 PM
Paint looks good! Time to power wash the driveway, maybe aerate and over-seed that dead section of grass... At least you don't have to deal with snow down there.
CoolBlue87GT OCT 24, 09:22 AM

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Originally posted by RWDPLZ:

Paint looks good! Time to power wash the driveway, maybe aerate and over-seed that dead section of grass... At least you don't have to deal with snow down there.



Thanks, those dead sections of grass are from the electric company installing underground power cables, they are doing away with the over head lines and power poles. When finished we've been promised they will re-sod those areas.

Luckly when this house was built in 82, the owner insisted to have the power run underground to the meter on the outside wall. Most of the homes in the area have a "weatherhead" on their roofs, which connects the wires to the poles. (If you goggle "weatherhead" you'll see how ugly they are.)