The outside looks of your house should be as agreeable as the inside, so painting the outer walls is the first step that you have to do towards making it your home.
Your friendly paint shop employees can help you in selecting the right paint for your building. Discuss with him about the materials in your abode - whether it is drywall, plaster, stucco, brick or wood, because different surfaces need different measures and coatings. Research and choosing a superior coating are two fundamental steps in attaining a durable and long-lasting paint job.
Now that you have everything on hand, let the painting begin!
Check the temperature. It is best to work with a temperature higher than 10 degrees Centigrade. Plus check for the humidity of the surfaces, it should not be damp, or else paint will form bubbles and chip off. Also keep away from painting during misty conditions.
Clean the surfaces. Remove dust and dirt, old chipping paint, irregular spots and protruding nail heads before filling with putty when it is dry.
Mix the paint thoroughly by stirring well before and throughout use to ensure colour uniformity.
Painting tips: at all times paint from the top down to avoid drips and spatters, brushing and rolling is the best choice in painting techniques. Spraying is also a great technique, but it demands more skills and practice to achieve the desired results. The method you decide will depend primarily on the selected paint and construction of your house. Some require a combination of both, some don’t.
Contemplate that in this activity, you are required to be physically healthy and capable of hard work. Another factor, external painting is a dirty job particularly if your house is really in a bad shape. It can also be relatively dangerous depending on its height, you may have to to use ladders or scaffolding. In that case it will be good to consider hiring expert painters, experienced in such tasks.
Outdoor painting is challenging work and by doing it yourself, you may or may not pull off the results that you have been expecting. Planning exterior painting means arranging a lot of things, so you really have to to plan it carefully, otherwise you’ll end up wasting the paint you’ve bought. So put a lot of effort in preparation of the steps you need take as well as the work required before to starting the task.
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Hi, this is Stephen again. Exterior painting is difficult work and by doing it yourself you may or may not pull off the results that you’ve been expecting. Planning exterior painting means arranging a lot of things, so you really have to to plan it carefully, otherwise you will end up wasting the paint you have bought.
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