The Practical House Painting Guide
I am buying an old hospital, built in 1920s. The basement has concrete over the brick structural walls that is crumbling, and brick walls and ceilings with old peeling and chipping paint. I need to clean and prep before I paint. Can I pressure wash the interior? If so, is
I know that generally speaking, you’re not supposed to paint oil paint over latex paint. But what if you’re talking primer? I tried covering sharpie marker stains on a door with latex kilz and three coats later its still showing through. I’d like to try covering with some tougher oil
1923 stucco home in South Florida. We have gotten several bids and the process and products are all different as well as a huge difference in price, ($6900- $33,000)- 3200 sq ft house with detached garage)…Â from spraying SW Duration, to applying a sealer/ spraying and back rolling one coat
Hello, I have a small-ish section of guttering at the back of my house which, for some reason, is bare metal (probably tin or maybe galvanised steel?). I have an external acrylic paint which I want to use on it, but I’m not sure if I need to use a
I used two coats of Valspar Season Flex Ultra white semi-gloss exterior to paint the interior of a new trailer I just recently purchased. The material that was painted over was new OSB. There are spots that bled through. Do you have a recommendation on the white semi-gloss paint I
I hired a contractor to repaint my exterior metal railing, which had some peeling paint and some rust. The contractor sanded it but forgot to use primer even though I had specifically said to use primer. Instead, he just applied an exterior latex paint on the railing with no primer
Our Fire Department was recently donated a 16ft enclosed trailer. The floors are still solid and rot free but will need sanding. We would like to paint the floor so that we can seal it and add a non-slip texture to it. This trailer will be used sporadically but will
My concrete porch and steps have not been painted in over 50 years. The porch paint is barely visible; the steps are faint; and the risers are ok. A- Should I use a primer (the paint has never flaked)? B- What paint would you recommend?
Thank you for the response. Just to verify. The stucco finish is even and all uniform because we did a full color coat. When I say even and uniform I mean the finish is the exact same. What is different is….we did some stucco repairs on the bottom half of
Hi, I need help as to the best paint/primer for painted cinder block basement walls. I DO NOT have a sub pump to drain water away from the basement walls. I am not going to install a sub pump. Outside I landscaped the property where all rain water drains away
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