Thursday, September 19, 2013

Exterior Paint Job - Before and After

It was a huge job, but the painters have finished the exterior paint and it looks amazing.

Exterior - Before
As a reminder, we had a lot of prep work done to make the job lead paint safe - see story here.  But that was only the starting point.  Once that was completed, there was still a lot of work to do.











Prepped and ready to paint!
1)  First, they prepped all the old nails with metal primer - creating a dalmation effect, which the kids in the neighborhood thought was really fun!





2)  Next, the guys did two coats of a Peel Bond priming product, to ensure good adhesion with the old siding and fill some of the bumps and ridges.












Back of House - Before






3)  And finally, the finished coats went on the whole house.  As a reminder, here's where we started, right after the garage was removed.









 And here's a first peek of the new rear of the house with the windows and siding complete!
Back of House - After
We still need to get finishing touches (mailbox, house numbers, light fixtures, etc) up, but don't you think it's a nice improvement?






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5 comments:

  1. Love the paint choice and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the front door POP!
    Can't wait to see the inside! You definitely have style!!!
    Denise

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    1. Thanks Denise! I really appreciated all the Facebook and Blog input on the house colors. It's great to have group think on some of this!

      Thanks for reading, Laurel

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  2. So clean and easy on the eye now! Love it

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  3. Love your paint color. It is very mellow and pleasant. What color is the paint?

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    1. Thanks! It's a color called Relaxed Khaki from Sherwin Williams. Here's a link to all the colors on the house. http://www.sopocottage.com/2013/08/dealing-with-lead-paint-right-way.html We spent a lot of time deciding!

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