This exterior wall of our house faces west and gets direct afternoon sun. The house was painted a year and a half ago and the company that did the work came out last year to fix bubbling. Now it is happening again. Looking for help or advice on how to fix and prevent in the future.
I will be painting the front of our house because there IDs significant deterioration on the south facing Hardieplank. It was painted three years ago, but the company refuses to call me back to honor a warranty. I think they only used one coat.
This will be my first time painting on a 20’ ladder. I’m wondering if there are some must have products to make painting with a brush and roller safe and efficient while on an extension ladder?
Door to door sales but I am leaning more towards this quote from Vivax for our exterior house painting - their warranty is hard to beat. It is written as no exclusions with the harsh weather of Colorado is appealing. Multiple neighbors have also confirmed this warranty and really praising it. However, I am debating between their warranty plans - it is solely based on paint choice. Sherwin Williams paint - latitude vs duration.
Research is telling me Duration is the better paint. However, if you choose Latitude and they paint 2 coats. It extends the warranty to 14 years vs Duration 9 years. The price difference is $1400. Is it worth going up in $$??
Had my ceiling retextured (from popcorn to knockdown) and getting it painted. My contractor is suggesting to do just two coats of problock (which o understand is a primer)? Is this weird? Looking online/asking chat I don’t see any examples of just using problock without painting over
decided tonight was the day I deep delved into rollers and getting a decent one… im now overwhelmed! I’m redoing my room and just need a decent roller for the primer and paint. I was looking into purdy but now im looking into Wooster but I don’t really understand the nap 1/2 or 3/8 and short pile or medium pile stuff as im finding conflicting info on them all… could someone advise which one id need?? also my walls are in good condition my main wall is slightly more textured but nothing too noticeable
I'd love black and white but I'm not smart about how things look
I just bought my first house! The bedroom is incredibly orange and I will be painting it, but need some advice.
It is a smaller bedroom, so I believe keeping it a light color will keep it from feeling small. Maybe a mauve? Sage? Light blues? Give me your color opinions! (I might actually beg)
However, my big question is about coving up the bright orange.. I’m not sure what type of paint was used and I want to make a drastic change to a lighter color. Should I use a primer before painting the walls? Or just paint over the current color with the new with a few coats? What is the best paint finish for this?
We’re repainting our house’s exterior trim and I want to know if there’s something (short of replacing the wood altogether) we should do to this spot before painting it.
These two sections of my home, I’ve gotten quotes from 8500 to 12000. Only thing that bothers me a little is the height, saving close to 8k doing it myself is the push. I honestly am not sure if there is rentable scaffolding that can reach all the way up? (If you know please link or dm me:) ). If this was your home, would you attempt? Thanks everyone!
How screwed am I? I filled and sanded our porch posts yesterday and primed them with an oil primer. I did this when it was about 14 degrees celsius outside. Over night it got to as low as 5. This morning there was dew on the primed posts, and they had a tacky feel to them. Too early in the season since the temperatures where I live isn't consistently over 10 yet? It I leave primed for a few weeks, until the temperature increases will it be ok to paint? Or will I have to re-prime?
I look at posts asking for a painter recommendation and see people mentioning ones that cost $1k-$2k. Of course those are going to be better and if I were a professional painter, would get one of those. But I am just a typical DIYer who normally paints with brush and roller but wants to try a sprayer. Main thing will be to paint some interior doors, maybe trim, and eventually maybe a fence. From doing research, this seems to be a really good sprayer at this sub $400 price point. And I know I will need to practice first :) What are your thoughts?
Ok so sorry if this is the wrong sub but need some help . Long story short I work on a tow boat ( the ones you see pushing bargers up and down the rivers ) and it's painting season meaning we're repainting the entire outside of the boat . I prefer to use rollers but cap wants more brush work mainly around. The edges of windows and stuff and I can't for the life of me get this paint to look nice ( and they want it to look nice ) I'm basically stuck with this crappy brushes they order and we only use this type of enamel paint. I got a few nicer brushes I'm hording ( a few Wooster silver tips ) but other then that I'm stuck with what they order anyone got any tips or tricks to help me get les brush marks and a nicer even coat with these things ? And I've tried thinning it a few ways mainly just the 1:20 the serwin Williams sister recommended but egh ...not much better or worse Seriously anything would help because I'm not a painter but ..well.....
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Wanting to paint a feature wall but unsure if I should paint the inside of the entryway frame?
We will be painting a forest green.
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My wife wanted to paint the cedar planks in our basement. I lost that argument, so I played along and prepped the boards with Kilz primer like I was told. Now the project has stalled, and honestly, I’d love to get the cedar look back.
Is there an effective way to remove the primer from the boards? I’m leaning into the retro look again—figuring I’ll ask for forgiveness later.
I’d like to paint this rusted natural gas line stub out. Just from the valve up.
Which paint should I use? I’d prefer to spray if possible.
Is there any prep besides a wire brush and some OOOO steel wool?
Thanks!
Hi everyone! I’d really appreciate some input on an exterior paint job I have concerns about.
My contractor painted my house using Sherwin-Williams Duration exterior paint despite rain being forecast. Within about 3 hours of applying the first coat, it started pouring. Shortly after, visible vertical streaks appeared on the walls and door.
The contractor acknowledged the streaks were water-related, initially attributing them to dew, then by evening, when that explanation no longer held, he still insisted it was “normal” and not a concern. His proposed fix was simply to paint over the affected areas. He also believes it’s acceptable to continue painting the day after heavy rain, even when surfaces are visibly still damp. For context, this is in Boston, where the weather over the past few weeks has been consistently wet and unsettled.
I’ve attached photos showing:
• The condition approximately 3 hours after painting (4/14, taken right after the rain)
• The condition several days later (4/20), where clear vertical streaking is still visible — both in the morning and in the afternoon following a warm, sunny day
My questions:
• Is it acceptable to paint exterior surfaces under these conditions — with rain and storms forecast within hours, or the day after when surfaces are visibly still wet?
• Is painting over rain-affected areas a proper remediation?
• How likely is premature failure — peeling, blistering, adhesion loss?
• Could this cause long-term damage if not properly addressed now?
I want to understand whether my concerns are legitimate and, if so, what my options are for getting this properly resolved. My contractor offers a 2-year guarantee, but given the extent of the documented issues, I’m not confident that alone is sufficient protection.
Thank you in advance, I really appreciate any insight you can share.
This is a question for interior residential contractors. On average what is your price to paint? Do you charge by the square foot or do you separate price between walls, trim, etc.
I have a 65' wide pergola with a 90-degree angle for another 35' run that is just exposed Cedar as shown. contractor quoting $9,400 to use Rymar oil-based stain brushed on fully to get it soaked in deep to the wood grain. Cost includes full plastic on the concrete patio to avoid drips/stains. This seems a bit high to me. what do you think is fair for the labor/materials on a job like this?
Our house is being painted and I'm curious what's the going/expected amount to tip each member of the crew?