The front of our house is rendered which was painted about 7 years ago and is looking a bit tired so I have been tasked with smartening it up!
Couple of questions. There is no flaking paint so I presume I just need to give the wall a quick wash down prior to painting to get rid of excess dirt and dust? May be a stupid question, but what would I use to wash the wall? Sugar soap solution? And using what? Internally I'd use a sponge but I can see this being ripped to pieces. How about a paint roller dipped in the solution although not sure if this would get the dirt off.
How many coats of paint do you think I would need? I'll probably go for Dulux Weathshield or similar and was thinking a couple of coats would do. Should that be enough?
Thanks everyone.
Couple of questions. There is no flaking paint so I presume I just need to give the wall a quick wash down prior to painting to get rid of excess dirt and dust? May be a stupid question, but what would I use to wash the wall? Sugar soap solution? And using what? Internally I'd use a sponge but I can see this being ripped to pieces. How about a paint roller dipped in the solution although not sure if this would get the dirt off.
How many coats of paint do you think I would need? I'll probably go for Dulux Weathshield or similar and was thinking a couple of coats would do. Should that be enough?
Thanks everyone.