Outdoor & Garden Ideas
Exterior Painting Planning & Tips
So, its time to paint the exterior of your house. This, of course, is one of the many expensive pains to owning a home and one that homeowners have to endure every 6-8 years, depending on your house and siding.
Here are a few helpful hints to help you through the process.
First, determine if there is any prep work that needs to be done prior to painting. Do you have any rotted siding, window sills, hand railing, or window and door trim? Make sure you take this opportunity to correct this issue prior to painting. Often times paint companies have experience in this field and can provide a quote that includes replacing your siding and trim. However, if your project involves replacing a significant amount of siding you may want to call a siding pro. Make sure the painter or carpenter replacing your siding is using the same style and size you currently have.
Second, decide if you want to take this opportunity to change the color of your house. Updating the color can add new spice to your house. When determining what colors to use make sure that they fit into your neighborhood as well as colors that already exist. For instance you already have a roof, plants, landscaping, a foundation, and a driveway present. These all have colors that need to be taken into consideration when trying to compliment your house to its surroundings. Also note that if you are changing your houses color your price for painting will go up. You may not be able to get away with just 1 or 2 coats to cover your old color. Each coat will cost more money.
Third, decide if you want your house hand brushed or sprayed. If you leave it to the paint company to decide you will most likely have it sprayed because it is faster and easier. However, if you have an older house, wood siding, or it has been a while since your last painting you may want to consider asking for a quote that includes painting by hand. The hand brushing application will provide a thicker coat and gets the paint deeper into the wood and crevasses, ensuring that you have protection from water penetration. Keep in mind that hand brushing is more time consuming and will cost more money.
Finally, select the paint company to do your exterior work. There is a lot of price variation for large exterior jobs, so shop your job around. However, you shouldnt always decide based only on price. You need to consider the quality of company and your comfort level with that company. For instance do they ask for a lot of money up front? (they shouldnt ask for more than one-third of the total price) Do they leave you a professional detailed estimate? (they should) Are they hard to get a hold of on the phone? (if they dont answer the phone or return messages be careful) Do they have business cards? (if they are running a good business they should) These are all signs to look for to determine whether or not you are getting a professional and someone that will be easy to work with.
Good luck on with your exterior painting project!
22 of 47 Review For Yukon 3.2m X 3.2m Pop Up Gazebo
Chris ( 2020-Dec-02 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Looks good, but the metal hooks you attach to the plant basket that will hold it on the balcony kept springing off when assembling, so not sure how it will hold on my balcony and stay with a plant inside. Hoping with the weight of the plant it stays snugly fit to my balcony. Will see.
Teresa ( 2020-Jun-14 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Exactly what I wanted! Looks great and I used fake plants since I tend to kill everything!
Kelly ( 2020-Jun-03 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Perfect for my space and the decorating ideas were amazing
Suzanne ( 2020-Oct-25 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Very happy with the product, solid, great colour and seems to be very water resistant. Would recommend
Sarah ( 2020-Jan-09 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
This sofa set is great. Easy to put together and is comfy! Good price too
P ( 2020-Aug-16 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
We haven’t finished decorating that’s why plastic is still on but it is so practical and looks really lovely.
Melissa ( 2020-Aug-19 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Beautiful sturdy chairs. Easy to put together. One of the chairs was broken and customer service sent a replacement within a few days. Love the color. Not as weathered as pictured, but mother nature should take care of that. The wide arms of the chair are great for placing a glass or plate.
Clarinda ( 2020-Mar-15 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Started with fantastic delivery service. Was pleasantly surprised when I was notified it was shipped well ahead of expected time and delivery company were great too. I thought I'd be overwhelmed when putting together but managed to do comfortably in my own. Took around an hour. Looks great in the garden and look forward to spending time outside relaxing
Sandy ( 2020-Oct-07 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Very easy to assemble. Perfect size to store chair cushions. Wish I had ordered two more.
Marcy ( 2020-Jan-13 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
I love these wall sconces! I ordered another large one because I am hooked. I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 because the hardware sent to hang them doesn’t work. I just used my own wall anchors and screws, it was just fine.
Katie ( 2020-Sep-07 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Stylish and sturdy bench. Easy to put together and with convenient spaces for shoes, boxes, boots etc. Great size for a hallway. Bench is strong as well and can easily sit two people. Very efficient and quick delivery.
Alexandra ( 2020-Sep-08 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
This is a great small deck addition. It can be sat on which is amazing but is great for storage and not as big as others. Goes together in a few quick minutes, I got mine on sale which made it an unbelievable bargain!
Kimie ( 2020-Aug-16 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
I absolutely LOVE these. Target is selling them for 80. They are a bit confusing to hang box doesn’t come with any instruction... I used a small drill bit to drill the hole then tapped the plastic anchors into the wall screwed the stylish brass screws into the anchors by hand. The screws don’t have any notches to use a screwdriver or drill on.
Carole ( 2020-Apr-20 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Excellent product excellent customer service from the sales office when I needed to arrange shipment to Ireland to the on time delivery exactly what I know I can expect from www.boisecloggers.com
Sohrab ( 2020-Jul-01 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Lovely piece and even better than on website. Fits in perfectly with my decor and as I just redecorated my hallway, it added the perfect finish. Price was ok and it's very sturdy and well made. Assembly took about 20mins and delivery was on time.
Paul ( 2020-Mar-14 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
The kids constantly had their helmets, baseball gloves etc all over the deck at the cabin. I ordered this stylish storage bin so I didn't have to look at it. It looks great on the deck and serves as an extra seat too! It was super easy to put together and just looks like another piece of furniture!
Carolyn ( 2020-Dec-05 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Super cute smaller then I thought but will work!
Alyssa ( 2020-Dec-27 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
A decent set for the money. I found it easy to assemble. Nice size chairs although the backs could be higher and more supporting which leads to my main disappointment. The cushions have a very cheap feel, are very lightweight which means a slight gust of wind and your picking them up from their scattered positions on the garden. Also the material has a polyester feel so can move a little. (Going to look at some Velcro to solve last 2 problems). Having said that the set is comfy to sit on, although I feel that abit better quality cushions would have made a real difference and make it really comfortable, for that I score it 4 stars. Like I said a good value set, strong bases, comfy ish and looks the part. Would have been 5 star if it wasn’t for the cushions.
Sarah ( 2020-Dec-15 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
I have been looking for ages to find a box big enough to store all my garden cushions. This box is ideal. It was very easy to put together (mostly just slotted) and looks great in my garden. As we are in the middle of a heatwave I am unable to comment on how it can handle the rain and snow, but it looks solid enough.
Carolyn ( 2020-Aug-25 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Bench itself is ok, delivery was chaotic, missed original day, then failed redelivery, then lost in warehouse, when finally arrived had slight damage . Could not be bothered with return and reorder, so rubbed it down where wood was broken off on front of seat and stained it. It’s ok
Scott ( 2020-Feb-02 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
What value for money. Better quality than £189 ones I have seen and sat on. Very sturdy, robust and comfortable. No need for instructions, you would need to pretty thick to get it wrong. The last part to fit is an end. I used wood glue with the dowels for extra stabilty, but that's just me over engineering. The 6 screws upwards into the seat need to fit into the pre-drilled holes in the seat and screwed in by the correct Phillips/Crosshead screwdriver to tighten. Allen key supplied but ensure you don't over-tighten the really long screws. ..Brilliant buy!!!!
Jenny ( 2020-Nov-21 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
This swing is just what I needed. Delivery was speedy. I was able to put it together by myself. Directions were simple and tools were perfect!