Hi everyone, just joined the forum and would like to say Hi,
I need a bit of advice, I plan to paint the outside of my house, can't afford to hire a painter at present as I'm not working.
I'm pretty ok ish at painting and done a pretty decent job on the inside of our home over the years, obviously a lot slower than a time served painter and not to there standard but I'm ok at it if I take my time.
I have never painted the outside so not sure about which make of paint to purchase, I've got a 1930s terraced house, red brick, so it's just around the bay windows, ledges and a pebble dashed bit in between top and bottom of bay windows.
At present I have flakey brown paint on the ledges, I just plan to paint them white along with the rest of the bay windows.
Do I use an undercoat for masonary or is it 2 good coats of paint? Also do you gloss the window ledges or is it just masonry paint?
Do I use a stableiseing solution on the bare surface?
Do I attempt to burn the old paint off with a heat gun, I have UPC windows so a bit worried about doing that or scrape and sand?
A friend gave me some filler external before he moved abroad as I have cracks right in the middle of both bay window ledges.
Sorry to rabble on but don't want to make a mess of it and end up with the Mrs moaning for months on end, lol
Cheers
I need a bit of advice, I plan to paint the outside of my house, can't afford to hire a painter at present as I'm not working.
I'm pretty ok ish at painting and done a pretty decent job on the inside of our home over the years, obviously a lot slower than a time served painter and not to there standard but I'm ok at it if I take my time.
I have never painted the outside so not sure about which make of paint to purchase, I've got a 1930s terraced house, red brick, so it's just around the bay windows, ledges and a pebble dashed bit in between top and bottom of bay windows.
At present I have flakey brown paint on the ledges, I just plan to paint them white along with the rest of the bay windows.
Do I use an undercoat for masonary or is it 2 good coats of paint? Also do you gloss the window ledges or is it just masonry paint?
Do I use a stableiseing solution on the bare surface?
Do I attempt to burn the old paint off with a heat gun, I have UPC windows so a bit worried about doing that or scrape and sand?
A friend gave me some filler external before he moved abroad as I have cracks right in the middle of both bay window ledges.
Sorry to rabble on but don't want to make a mess of it and end up with the Mrs moaning for months on end, lol
Cheers