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Exterior House Painting Help no comments
With how much work it is to paint an entire house, it is funny how many people have set out to accomplish such a feat. Although it can be fun to share time with friends and family painting a home, you need to understand how much time and effort it actually can take. It is important to study some painting techniques to help ensure your painting project will go as smooth as possible. Here are a few tips to help you make sure your house looks great and will save you time and money!
The first step in painting a house is gathering all of the correct materials and supplies. You want to make sure you have everything you need at the start of your project so you do not waste time while you have good weather running to the store. You can get all of your supplies at a local hardware store or one of the bigger chains such as Lowes or Home Depot. When choosing your supplies, I would not purchase the cheap paint as it will not hold up as well in the outside elements. Remember, paint has more than one purpose, not only to look nice but to protect your walls too.
While you are getting your supplies, its important to remember the color you choose will last 15+ years. You want to scan the neighborhood to choose a color that helps your house stand out but not so much that it is obnoxious. Are you painting the trim too? What colors are you thinking? Remember the style or architecture of your home when choosing a paint color as well. Keeping these things in mind will help you get a color you and your neighbors will love for years.
After you have all of your supplies and the paint picked out, you will want to prep your house for the paint. Make sure to scrape all of old paint off the exterior of your home to prevent future peeling. Next you will want to tape all windows, railings, brick etc that you are not wanting to paint. If you have landscaping around your home you will want to get old sheets or tarps to lay down underneath the area you are painting to prevent any ugly drips.
It is important to consider the square footage of your house and the manpower and time it will take to complete the job. It is almost more difficult to start a project, screw it up and then call in house painters to come and fix your mistakes. Some painting companies actually charge more for that than they do to paint an entire house.
If you are considering painting your house in the near future, sometimes it can help to consult with Denver house painters to get help estimating the square footage you will need to paint. They also can help you choose a nice color scheme. If you need more tips on painting, check out my: Painting Blog. I have a ton of articles with painting tips and advice!
Exterior Painting – Choosing a Color You Can Live In no comments
A house is the structure that keeps you safe from the elements, as well as the place where you build a life with the people that you love. When people come to your home for the first time, their impression of your home is very important, as it is an extension of who you are as a person. If you’re tired of welcoming people to your home that is an abrupt color, faded, or peeling, you might be thinking about starting an exterior painting project. Before you hire a company to start stripping, sanding, and painting, you have to choose a color that you’re going to be comfortable living in for the next few years.
One of the first things you have to do before you start looking for someone to head up your exterior painting project is to decide which colors are going to combine in just the right ways to draw out the features that make your home unique, and blend in the little blemishes that you might not want people to be able to see from the street. Choosing paint combinations can be terrifying, and everyone has at least one friend that is living in a loudly colored house simply because “the paint looked different in the can!” If you don’t want to have that experience, it’s important to keep these tips in mind.
One of the most time tested rules of exterior painting is to choose colors that honor history. If you’re trying to spruce up an older home, it’s always better to stick with colors that were popular in the time that the home was built. Many professional painters can be hired to analyze the old paint chips from older layers of coloring, and match the hues to paint colors that exist today. You might not get it exactly right, but you’ll be able to create an age appropriate effect.
Another thing that always works when you’re struggling to choose colors for an exterior painting project is taking a hint from your neighbors. If all the houses on your block tend to be lighter whites and grays with darker shutters and trim, your house is really going to look out of place if you paint it primary colors. Even though you want your house to be unique, the most useful color palette to choose from can be the ones that already exist in your neighborhood.