What are the procedures to paint the ouside of my house? it's wood on the outside.?

Question

What colors would go with a dark brown eves and trim? how about beige? or cream?

ok the outside the wood part is already a sage color..do i still need to prime it? or just use another paint on top of it?

Answer 1

1) SCRAPE all loose paint off and sand the areas to make them smooth.
2) apply a quality primer to the house
3) Select a good quality Latex Exterior house paint...don't even think about oil based paint! Choose semi or satin gloss for easy cleaning
4) Today's tastes tend to go for more definite colors...look at strong tan's to light browns...I have never found anything charming about heavy colored high contrast trims...they chop the house into too many parts. Forget cream...looks like something out of the Victorian era. Don't be afraid of color...adds charm if chosen correctly.
5) Do not skimp on the cost of the paint...you get what you pay for, especially in paint. A good paint can last 10 years or more...a cheap paint will not make if for more than a couple of years, and that is a lot of work to repeat.

Answer 2

you are lucky that I have come along for I am a professional painter for three years and my boss and co-worker have over 30 yrs.

here is what we would do! first off the color is entirely up to you, as a painter we let the homeowner pick because we don't want to be responsible all we do is put it on and don't have any sense of what goes. personally I like more woodsy colors like dark brown and dark green but whatever you think goes is good.

okay, if there is any bare wood exposed, which I think you expressed there is than you need to seal it with an exterior oil based primer. We always use Zinsser Cover Stain. The reason why you shouldn't use waterbased primer is because it doesn't seal the tannons and the oil based stuff will.

Now the oil based primer can be rolled, brushed, or sprayed but the easiet and most effeicient way is ofcourse spraying. This stuff stinks alot and burns your eyes so if you are going to attempt spraying make sure that you have some kind of oilly solvent on your face, vaseline works great, and try your very best not to get in your eyes. Goggles are a waiste of time because they get full of paint very fast and then you have to stop and wipe them off so best just to be careful.

You will have to clean up whatever tools you decide to use with paint thinner or mineral spirits same thing... not gas or laq thinner or anything else only those two things.

You will only have to give one good coat with that stuff.

Next comes the paint. Use exterior paint. If it is bran new and not painted before or in good condition in other words I woud use a low sheen paint. Not flat because it is not as weather proof. The only reason to use flat paint outside is if there are different levels of paint on the house where chipping and scraping have happened. If you use a shinier paint on a house like that then it will show off that imperfection and will flash.

You shouldn't have this problem so get a low sheen, either satin or eggshell. Don't get talked into semi-gloss or gloss paint because that will be way TOO shiny. Paint stores are notorious for selling those sheens because it is usually more expensive, covers a little better and is a little more water resistant but from my experience it is simply too shiny.

When you order paint buy enough to do two coats. Two coats are alway better than one and any good pro will tell you that two is the right way! This should be no problem if you are spraying, just make sure that you give enough time before you second coat, otherwise it will be more like one really heavy coat and then problems will happen.

It is potential to do this all in one day, we do all the time but that is a lot of work for just one guy. You will need to protect your windows, stucoo if you have any, doors, and anything else that you don't want paint on. Depending on the size of your house, look at spending between 500 and 1000 dollars on materials, as you have to buy, masking tape, plastic, masking paper, coverstain (enough to do one good coat), and exterior paint (enough to do two good coats), also you will need paint thinner or mineral spirits to clean up the coverstain.

If you have any qustions as this was a lot of info at once, email me at [e-mail] I will be glad to answer any painting quetions you might have!

Answer 3

Goldwing had great advice.

To add to his thoughts, preparation in painting is the key to everything. (Prep is 80% of the work, and painting is the other half.) Good prep will ensure your new paint adheres for a long time. Scrape off all loose paint, and sand to bare wood. Replace or repair rotten wood with wood filler or epoxy. Feather the edges between the existing paint and bare wood so after you apply the primer and a top coat, it will all blend together seamlessly.

I suggest using an oil-based (alkyd) primer on bare wood, since the solvent will draw into the wood pores better than latex. A latex top coat over an oil primer works fine.

Pre-wash everything to remove all loose paint and dust. On my houses, I even handwash the eaves with TSP and hot water to really clean off all the dirt. It also gives a good 'tooth' for the topcoat to grab onto. Rinse well.

Finally, when choosing your colors, take a sample of your brown trim color to a good paint store (I am very pleased with Benjamin Moore paints - they apply and cover very well) and ask them for complementary color combinations. "Brown" is a wide range of colors - it can tend towards red, or yellow, so you will have different options depending on your brown. Same with "beige" and "cream."

Good luck.

Answer 4

Even if it's clean the first thing is to clean it. if new spray wash it down pryor to painting. Go to a Sherwin Williams or good paint dealer (unfortunately most Lowes or Home Deport stores hire the cheapest help, not the experienced here.) and discuss it wiht them and look at charts as everone has different ideas on paint color.You need to determine what kind of paint. Oil is best, than enamal, than water based. Use a good primer designed for wood and for the kind of paint yuo finish with. Besure to clean it or sand it if an old home( or second time or more for painting.)
Remove rough spots, repair broker peices of wood, fill holes, sand bad spot(placeswhere the old paint is peeling. If it's really old and yo want it right have it sand blasted.
I like blue, greenish, ect. I don';t like brown or baige at all which i swhy it's best that you go to a store and they will giv eyou paint color charts and samples:). everyone has theirown preferences on which match.

Answer 5

Either beige or cream would go well. I painted our house last year. First and biggest step is preparing the house to be painted. Scrap as much old paint off as possible, I caulked where needed and replaced rotten wood. This made painting much easier - and the paint lasts longer.

Answer 6

you have to make sure that all the wood chips are removed, prime with an exterior primer and paint it with an exterior paint. as for color i would go with a beige

Answer 7

Bet your friend that he can't paint your house within 1 day.Mix both the colors.

Answer 8

Goldwing1 rules! I do it exactly the way he says.
He's absolutely right about the paint quality ... you don't want to redo it within 10 years because it is a lot of work!