Where Do I Get Started (exterior Home Painting)?
What kind of paint would I need to buy to paint
Gutters/down spouts, from “yellow” to bone
Exterior wood “yellow” to bone
Vinyl “yellow” to bone
Shutters Maroon to black or slate.
do I need oil base or latex
I am lost please help
the last time I painted my house, including shutters & downspouts I used Weatherbeater Ultra from Sears. Its top of the line & latex.
Paint the house, then paint all your trim, windows, overhang, gutters and downspouts.
For the shutters I recommend spray paint. It is so much easier and faster. Buy the right brand of spray paint made for the material your shutters are made from @ wood, plastic, metal, etc.
The brand of house paint I recommended is higher in price than most of the rest. I bought it 13 years ago when Bob Vila was recommending it. My house still looks as freshly painted today as the day I painted it. No peeling, flaking or fading! I have repainted my front door a couple of times just to freshen it up do to wear and tear, its a steal door with leaded glass in it. Used an enamel paint by a different manufacturer. I painted my house victorian blue, trimmed the shutters and front door in burgundy and painted the overhangs and guttering white. It was then and still is the prettiest home on the block.
I want to say before I used the weatherbeater Ultra paint, I had to paint my house every 3-4 tears due to peeling and bubbling of the paint. My house is wood.
So even though initially I paid more for the paint, in the long run I have saved lots of money and hard work because its lasted 13 years and looks like its going to last a lot longer.
Have fun, do it right, then sit back and enjoy!!!