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Preparing exterior of house for painting

  • 28-06-2014 7:45pm
    #1
    mel.b
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    I'm getting the exterior of the house painted soon. I'd say it hasn't been painted in 6 - 7 yrs. What prep should I do before hand? Should I get the house powerwashed? Windows cleaned and free of cobwebs obviously. On the sills some of the paint is peeling - is it ok to just paint over that? What about the front of the gutters, downpipes etc?

    Thanks :)


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  • #2
    fussyonion
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    mel.b wrote: »
    I'm getting the exterior of the house painted soon. I'd say it hasn't been painted in 6 - 7 yrs. What prep should I do before hand? Should I get the house powerwashed? Windows cleaned and free of cobwebs obviously. On the sills some of the paint is peeling - is it ok to just paint over that? What about the front of the gutters, downpipes etc?

    Thanks :)

    Are the walls dashed?
    If the peeling sill paint is bad you should probably burn it off.
    Are the gutters/downpipes PVC or steel?


  • #3
    mel.b
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    fussyonion wrote: »
    Are the walls dashed?
    If the peeling sill paint is bad you should probably burn it off.
    Are the gutters/downpipes PVC or steel?

    Walls are just normal render, not dashed.

    Sills aren't too bad, just a few small areas of peeling.

    Not sure if pvc or steel and am away at the moment so can't check.


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    dodzy
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    mel.b wrote: »
    Walls are just normal render, not dashed.

    Sills aren't too bad, just a few small areas of peeling.

    Not sure if pvc or steel and am away at the moment so can't check.


    Scrape off all flaking paint ( This is the tough part ). Dont bother trying to scrape off all paint. You will know when you have enough off a particular area.
    Get yourself 5-10ltrs of stabilizing primer.
    Apply to entire surface ( brush / roller ) paying particular attention to sufficiently coating the areas where you removed the flaking paint.
    Allow to dry overnight.
    Apply 2 coats of you exterior emulsion of choice.


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