Paiting Vinyl Siding
Has anyone painted vinyl siding before? I have some siding that is sun bleached that I want to give an even color again. I was told that you can use a blend of urethane and acrylic resin for best results.
Opinions?
Hi Neighbor!
Thanks for all the infomation, have you done this yourself? And if so, what were the results? Were you satisfied?
IF the coverage is good on the paint that seems to be a great way to save some money!
I pay about $65 a square here for vinyl, if you get 200 SF coverage (and you could get much more) that would be substantial!
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Just some additional information: our contractor is a licensed and insured builder, and the roof / siding replacement passed a city inspection.
Sounds like this buyers agent is applying as much pressure to see where you are going to crack. If he mentions mold or anythingelse you tell him youll vac out the ducts or fix whatever but that theyll be no change to the price or the contract. Stand firm. Remember they want the house and if they are unreasonable the let them go and find a better buyer.
Mike... my personal philosophy about rehabbing, permits and professional contractors is:
"Much better to ask forgiveness than ask permission."
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In FL, home owners that live in the house are allowed to pull permits and do the work. They still must have the same inspections. But .. if the home owner does not occupy the home, he can not pull permits.
In Florida the standard is this, if you will be living in the property for the next year then you can do owner/builder provided the house is titled privately (that is not to a company or landtrust). Otherwise anything requiring permits will need to be pulled by licensed contractors.
First make sure it is work that requires permits and then check to be sure. It might be easier to ask forgiveness than permission but it can also be a heck of a lot costlier
It is easier for me to ask forgiveness rather than permission, because I know a General Contractor that will pull any permits for $500. So I do the work first, and then get the permit pulled if I get a violation from code. But for the average person, it is worth it to pay the extra $$ upfront and know that you are getting licensed work done that will also be inspected from the city. If the average person gets stopped in the middle of work, a licensed person will charge them dearly to redo their "mess".
That second one was www.sanitred.com. And be careful of the new construction and where all the water from the development will flow. Best.
Parquet floors are difficult to sand if you do not have experience. The grain of the wood goes in different directions so it is a little tricky. A professional should be used to sand the floor. You didn’t say if you were going to try this yourself but I am assuming that you are.
If you want to save some money but get great results have a pro sand the floor and you do the finish. Around here just the sanding cost around $1.25 per sq foot. A pro will also tell you if you can get the stains out or will offer to repair the bad section if needed.
This is just a recommendation. I have done lots of hardwood and I still do not like to work on parquet.
Good Luck.
oxalic acid will normally take care of stains...
I have never had success with removing stains that are deep into the grain of the hardwoods (acid or otherwise). If you can get rid of the stain then you have a bleached spot.
Costco here has hardwood at $1.85 a sf. ANymore I rarely refinish the floors, I just lay over them as it is fast and uniform.
I recently redid a large house with parquet flooring- it cost 85 cents a square foot for the flooring at Home Depot. Not oak though. With glue and cheap labor about $2.50 a square foot for new flooring.
Chris
Just to update--we did hire someone to refinish the floors in the living room and bedrooms. My husband took some flooring out of some of the closets to patch the stained areas in the living room. They turned out great! I was very impressed at how great they looked and it was much less than the cost of new carpet.
Padawan
"Buy it, Fix it, Sell it, & Profit" by Kevin Myers in my opinion is the best book on the subject (since I have yet to write on the subject).
Good Luck!
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Refacing might be easiest way to go. Painting might be cheapest. And if you feel brave and have time - sand, reprime and stain a lighter color. Might not be able to stain lighter if the dark brown is because of the wood.
check with brokers in your area and see who they suggest..
I have done them but I never do anymore. I use private funds or hard money and then do a rate and term refinance.
Generally I can do away with the second or PMI if I bought right.
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My standard is to leave them on the appliances and water heaters, etc.
I provide a folder with warranty info on all the other items that I removed the tags from like fans, bathroom fixtures, etc
It has never hurt me and I am doing 50 a year!
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