The Practical House Painting Guide
Hi, I had some old cabinets recently painted by a well known (in this area) company. I’m told they sanded them, cleaned them, primered and painted. The paint is oil based Sherwin Williams. It is “alligatoring badly”. They say it has only happened to them 3 out of 100 times.
Need to paint over large ceiling that has several stretchable caulked seasonal cracks. Can elastomeric paint be painted on to accommodate the seasonal contracting & expanding of the cracks without the paint flaking off due to the contracting phase?  The caulk itself is stretchable type. If not elastomeric, then what
Any tips on painting clear T1-11 interior siding, so it doesn’t look like a barn? Every wall in my 1980’s cabin in the woods, is covered with T1-11. Although it certainly makes the walls maintenance free (it’s never been painted, cleaned or anything since day 1, and looks like ‘new’)
How do you prep a partially painted garage floor for elastomeric paint?
Hi, I have a very dark blue Matt emulsion wall. If you touch the wall it leaves white powdery finger marks. I use to have a similar colour & therefore problem on my stairs which I over painted as I thought it was the paint – obviously not. What can
I own a home in San Francisco whose stucco is showing random rust spots. At first I thought that the stucco was not thick enough and/or the lath or fasteners were not of the proper type but now I am more inclined to believe that iron specs contaminated the sand
Removed peeling paint from concrete wall and found some areas loose sand, almost like crumbling. How to prepare for painting ?
We have wood paneling in our 1960s home. Not the thinner, cheaper kind, but the heavy duty stuff! (sorry not sure what kind of wood) It is shiny so it obviously has some kind of seal/stain on it. Well we are updating and my husband doesn’t want to paint the
What are the different types of elastomeric sealants?
I have a large map, which is intended to be hung as wallpaper. The vendor says the map segments are coated with latex acrylic. I know about priming the wall surface, but which type of wallpaper adhesive would be best used for this application?
Don’t miss our future updates! Get Subscribed Today!
We are a free house painting information site. We offer great information and advice when it’s time to paint your home.
Don’t miss our future updates! Get Subscribed Today!
© 2024 House Painting Info . All rights reserved.