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June 25, 2008 at 4:38 pm #587289
vkmckimjunocomMemberWe need a painter. Masonry building, trim on a brick home, and a wooden fence. Any suggestions, or painters to avoid?
June 25, 2008 at 6:26 pm #628850
IrukandjiParticipantRecommended: Peter Grafton 240-0559. Englishman works by himself, does quality work, prep and repairs as needed. He’s worked on our old Dutch Colonial and the addition to it both inside and out.
He’s also nice to kids and pets.
June 28, 2008 at 4:21 pm #628851
swthistleMemberI highly recommend Georg Diehl for any painting construction, landscaping. His crew is very good. He has alot of repeat clients in West Seattle. give him a call 206-769-1310
June 28, 2008 at 5:33 pm #628852
inactiveMemberHey –
Does anyone know off-hand what a price range would be for exterior prep and spray on a cedar shingle, story and a half , 1400 sq. ft. house? I will call painters eventually, but I’ve learned that asking here is ALWAYS the place to begin.
Thanks in advance folks.
June 28, 2008 at 5:38 pm #628853
MargLMemberWe had our house painted last year – Student Painters – did a good job, we were pleased. For the house (cedar shingle, 1 story) and the deck it was around $4500. I think our house is slightly larger than 1400 sq. ft.
June 28, 2008 at 5:50 pm #628854
inactiveMemberHey MargL –
Thanks! Yeah, I was gonna’call them. Wondering,
did they hand scrape or power wash? Does anybody hand scrape anymore? These are the original 60 year old cedar shingles with about 10 coats of paint, I’m guessing.
Any experts out there? What’s best?
And, is this a thread-jacking? Oops.
June 28, 2008 at 6:19 pm #628855
MargLMemberStudent painters had someone come and powerwash the house about a week before they came to paint. I think they also did a bit of scraping on the parts that were peeling the worst. They also scraped the paint off the edges of the vinyl window sills when I pointed out I didn’t want paint on them :-)
June 28, 2008 at 6:31 pm #628856
inactiveMemberThank you so MUCH MargL –
I tell you. There is nothing like first-hand knowledge. Most excellent. I appreciate it. Now. I better back off this hijacking. I don’t want to get in the habit. If it can helped. :) Thanks again.
June 29, 2008 at 4:37 am #628857
IrukandjiParticipantAgain, Peter Grafton, mentioned above, does his work by hand and is much more reasonably priced than any painting service we interviewed (or had our more recent GC price our jobs).
June 29, 2008 at 5:22 am #628858
inactiveMemberHey lrukandji –
Thanks for the added info. Much appreciated! I shall give him a call as well.
June 29, 2008 at 4:22 pm #628859
swthistleMemberHey be careful with student painters..you get what you pay for. My friend used them and a year later when they wanted to sell they had to call someone else to come re-paint the entire house. Believe me that SP woulodn’t even address the failure. The quality of paint a painter uses and the prep work done is the most important questions to be asked. Big difference on lasting quality if Sherwin Williams is used over Behr..for example.
June 29, 2008 at 5:49 pm #628860
inactiveMemberhey swthistle –
good of you to point out “price point” levels of service and guarantees for everybody.
Understood here – it is WHY I have to repaint…low-grade paint was put on without scraping/prep before I bought six years ago.
Any thoughts from folks on what paints they recommend for exterior cedar shingles? Or other surfaces for that matter? Assuming the proper prep work has been done, of course. Do particular brands spray better than others? Is it a bad idea to spray cedar shingles?
If anyone answers all of these additional questions….thanks in advance.
June 29, 2008 at 7:22 pm #628861
IrukandjiParticipantOur home is not cedar, but I can gladly tell you that Peter took the time to explain paint grades to me, why I didn’t need to buy from Daly’s at higher price, who he gets his paints from (largely Seattle Paint Supply on 4th S.), and each step of the prep work he would tackle.
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When he came upon rotting bits of wood, he would show them to us and let us know what he could do about it. He continues to keep an eye on our old (and soon to be failing) old upstairs windows. He rebuilt the scrollwork on our exterior entry to match the original. All quality work, never being dicked-around.
We just had him put in a bid on a rental home we own and it was VERY reasonable considering the last paint job was a quickie nearly two decades ago. We trust him to do the work, fairly charge us for any as-yet-unknown problem areas, and he’ll be back here for us in West Seattle to do some extra interior work toward the end of summer.
Get plenty of quotes, ask lots of questions, and do a bit more online research regarding paint quality (perhaps consumer reports?).
Best of luck.
June 29, 2008 at 8:10 pm #628862
cruiserMemberWestseattledood,
I have a 75yr old cedar shingled house and painted it last year. Powerwashed first(put some water into basement so watch it), and then handscraped. The paint is Sherwin Willams,they have a place on 4th or 6th Ave in SODO. Don’t even think of buying from Home Desperate or Lowelys, pay the extra for the good stuff. After the prep spot prime it,sprayed and back roll.. vital for the shingles.
Enjoy
June 30, 2008 at 5:40 am #628863
inactiveMemberHey cruiser –
Thanks to you also for the good advice. But, I don’t know what back roll is…does that just mean to roll out immediately the just-sprayed surface? Or, something else?
Thanks again –
June 30, 2008 at 5:14 pm #628864
cruiserMemberExactly, and the paint is Benjamin Moore..OOps:)
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