Ours is a large Victorian house with a smooth concrete render. We're having the roof redone and while the scaffolding is up I plan to repaint the house even though it was only last done 6 years ago.
One side of the house is next to the road and gets quite dirty - so I'm thinking textured paint will hold the dirt. Not good
The other side of the house is very exposed to wind and rain. It's had numerous coats of paint, the latest coat is ok but the weather has detiorated it particualrly as in places the concrete render behind is a bit damp due to ingress at eaves level. Previous coats have been partly scraped off, so it's a bit untidy, there are also some cracks to fill. I'm wondering if textured would be better for this? Will textured hide the cracks/imperfection better and will it withstand the wind and lashing rain we get here better.
So what about having textured on the two sides that are exposed to the weather and smooth on the others?
Also in the light of the above are there any advantages in trade paint?
Any thoughts on all that? BTW I'm planning to use dulux.
One side of the house is next to the road and gets quite dirty - so I'm thinking textured paint will hold the dirt. Not good
The other side of the house is very exposed to wind and rain. It's had numerous coats of paint, the latest coat is ok but the weather has detiorated it particualrly as in places the concrete render behind is a bit damp due to ingress at eaves level. Previous coats have been partly scraped off, so it's a bit untidy, there are also some cracks to fill. I'm wondering if textured would be better for this? Will textured hide the cracks/imperfection better and will it withstand the wind and lashing rain we get here better.
So what about having textured on the two sides that are exposed to the weather and smooth on the others?
Also in the light of the above are there any advantages in trade paint?
Any thoughts on all that? BTW I'm planning to use dulux.