Having been more than 10 years in the construction industry, I have gained enough knowledge and expertise in various utilities, construction, house painting, roofing, etc. These has allow me and my team to service both commercial and residential properties over the years.
For the exterior of this house, the customer went with SW Gaunlet Grey for the body, and GW Organ white for the trim. There was a large amount of wood rot that needed to be replaced prior to painting. We follow the same process every time we paint the exterior of a house. Since the prep work is key with it comes to exterior house painting, our painters never cut corners so we can deliver the highest quality to our customers.
This customer wanted a quick color change to their exterior from light to dark.
Once again, we provided a custom exterior paint job by painting the trim on each side of the house. We painted the exterior with SW Duration paint and sprayed two coats to give the house proper paint coverage.
We took the exterior of this house from a drab brown, to a beautiful, updated SW Summit Grey. We painted the exterior trim SW Origami White, and finished the custom look with some faux finish garage doors.
As with all of our exterior painting projects, prep is key. You can see in the pictures the amount of caulking we apply to the exterior prior to paint. This is essential prior to painting to properly seal the house and prevent water damage to the exterior. A good exterior painter pays just as much attention to the caulking as he/she does to the painting.
This house in Overland Park, Kansas had stucco exterior walls all the way around the house. With a house like this, you will get some painters that will tell you that you need to use elastomeric paint. Not true. We always use a high-end paint such as Sherwin Williams Duration with great results.
SW Duration should give the exterior of your house 10-12 years of quality protection. One other unique feature of the exterior of this house is that the trim is painted on all sides. This adds a more custom look to the exterior, and also increases the appeal.
Not only was the paint color dated on the exterior of this house, but the trim dated it also. If the exterior of your house looks like this, don’t worry, painting it can bring it to the 21st century.
For the exterior of this house, we used SW Peppercorn for the body, and for the trim we used SW Windfresh White. We added more appeal to the exterior of this house by painting only certain pieces of the exterior trim with SW Windfresh White, and painting the other pieces of the house trim with the body color. Proper placement of color on your house goes a long way in the transformation of the exterior.
Some home remodeling projects are just too huge to take lightly, and house painting is one of them. So adopt a steadfast mentality, prepare your weapons, steel yourself as if going to war, and most of all, relax and have fun (just kidding).
Here is how to paint your own house, all the while keeping your sanity intact and delivering good work in the process.
1. Each Side of the House Is a Project Unto Itself
Do not think: I'm going to paint the entire house now. Instead think: I am going to paint this one side of the house now. Consider one side of the house a project and ignore the other sides for now.
2. Do the Hard, Boring Parts First
Hard and boring parts are places like under the eaves. Fun places to paint are the most visible areas.
Psychologically you will run into trouble if you paint all the fun stuff first. You begin to think that the work is basically finished. Then, when you move to those hard, boring areas, they feel like twice as much work. So, get those under-the-eaves-type places out of the way first.
3. Throw Yourself a Piece of Candy Every So Often
During boring stretches, sometimes give yourself a carrot at the end of the stick. Say to yourself: If I finish this section, I get to do that more interesting area of the facade for awhile.
4. Flat Finishes Can Make Your Work Easier
Flat or satin finish paint? This is a tough call, as both have advantages.Satin finish exterior paint is easier to clean, due to its light sheen. But one great thing about flat exterior paint is that you can pick up again on painting any time after you have taken a break, no overlapping seams visible.
5. On the Extension Ladder, Paint Whatever Is In Reach
If you are on a 16' extension ladder, it can be quite time-consuming to go up and down and move it every few minutes. For that reason, paint as far as you can comfortably and safely within reach while you are on top of the ladder, rather than following some pattern dictated by the house's architecture.
Again, this is where flat finish paint comes in handy. When you have to return to those painted areas later, it's easy to blend your new work in.
