{"id":5957,"date":"2017-07-06T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/?p=97198"},"modified":"2018-09-12T17:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:00:29","slug":"the-easy-way-to-paint-a-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/the-easy-way-to-paint-a-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The Easy Way to Paint a House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97568\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/88daf95023c3f205e874b9acb6b9093f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<p>The easy way to paint a house is by using a paint sprayer. But painting a house also involves some prep work to make the job go smoothly and to get the best results.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie and Vicki Kubiak of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherdaughterprojects.com\/\">Mother Daughter Projects<\/a>\u00a0used a paint sprayer to paint Stephanie&#8217;s house. Here they walk you through all the steps involved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Easy Way to Paint a House<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97576\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/e91fc913774a30e5b083780d97684bb1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97566\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ba8826e92a696ceeb9640194af07ed76.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deciding to paint a house can be a matter of need, to add curb appeal, or a matter of color preference. For Steph, it was color. Ever since she moved into her home, she has wanted to paint the outside of the house a new color. We just finished cleaning the vinyl siding parts of her house so the painted stucco part was really looking drab by comparison.<\/p>\n<p>We were given the opportunity to paint the house using the Wagner Flexio 970 Sprayer and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/s\/Behr%2520exterior%2520paint?NCNI-5\">BEHR exterior paint.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll talk about it more later, but using the paint sprayer was the only way we could have managed this job. We learned that stucco is hard to paint with traditional methods. The paint sprayer made it a doable DIY project that many homeowners could undertake themselves. (paint-house-supplies)<\/p>\n<h3>Materials<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cleaning brushes<\/li>\n<li>Leaf blower<\/li>\n<li>Ladder<\/li>\n<li>Garden hose with sprayer tip<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Home-Armor-80-oz-E-Z-House-Wash-Bonus-FG51164B\/301528838?cm_mmc=socialmedia%7Capronblog%7CD24%7C000000%7CStephanieandVickiKubiak%7C97198+Armor+E-Z+House+Wash\">Home Armor E-Z House Wash<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DAP caulk<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/3M-ScotchBlue-1-88-in-x-45-yds-Exterior-Surfaces-Painter-s-Tape-2097-48EC\/203878656?cm_mmc=socialmedia%7Capronblog%7CD24%7C000000%7CStephanieandVickiKubiak%7C97198\">Exterior Painter&#8217;s Tape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/3M-ScotchBlue-24-in-Pre-Taped-Painter-s-Plastic-Drop-Cloth-with-Edge-Lock-and-Dispenser-6-Case-PTD2093EL-24\/204344803?cm_mmc=socialmedia%7Capronblog%7CD24%7C000000%7CStephanieandVickiKubiak%7C97198\">Pre-Taped Painter&#8217;s Plastic Drop Cloth with Dispenser<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scrap paper for masking<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/s\/Behr%2520exterior%2520paint?NCNI-5\">BEHR Exterior Paint<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wagner Flexio 970 Sprayer<\/li>\n<li>Long handled paint roller<\/li>\n<li>Paint brush<\/li>\n<li>(2) Five-gallon buckets for cleaning<\/li>\n<li>Dish washing detergent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Prepping<\/h3>\n<p>Anyone who has ever painted anything will tell you that the prep work takes the most amount of time. Our painting project was no exception.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we did to get ready to actually paint.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose a color<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We picked Behr Premium Plus Ultra Exterior Satin Paint in Grey Flannel. If your home is part of an homeowners\u2019 association be sure to have your color choice approved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy paint and materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Start with a minimum of 5 gallons of paint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97579\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/54a073e66a2d11df782daec0d9b1f358.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Remove hardware from the house<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This includes house numbers, light fixtures, flag pole bracket, etc.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Repair cracks and holes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We filled in cracks in the stucco and used DAP caulk to seal around the garage door and under one window.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brush or blow loose dirt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go over the walls, soffits, and gutters. If needed, trim any bushes close to the painting area and rake organic material away from the foundation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97578\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/34e0a96bfb264517d31ae1eadbc8a67c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wash the house<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We spent a lot of time determining how we were going to clean the stucco\u2014pressure wash or house wash. We decided to wash the house much like we had just done to clean the siding.<\/p>\n<p>We attached the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Home-Armor-80-oz-E-Z-House-Wash-Bonus-FG51164B\/301528838?cm_mmc=socialmedia%7Capronblog%7CD24%7C000000%7CStephanieandVickiKubiak%7C97198+Armor+E-Z+House+Wash\">Home Armor<\/a> house wash to the hose and sprayed everything down. We let it set for 10 minutes, scrubbed some of the dirtier areas and then sprayed it down with clean water. We worked in small sections so it didn\u2019t have a chance to dry.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Wear old clothing as the Home Armor can bleach your clothing. We let the walls dry for a full 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97580\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/13065960511320d19dcc3566d2021792.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mask anything you don\u2019t want painted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the siding was drying, we started masking the door, windows, soffits, gutters, and outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The pre-taped painter\u2019s plastic drop cloth was really handy for taping off the doors and windows. We also were advised by an associate at our Home Depot to use the exterior <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/3M-ScotchBlue-1-88-in-x-45-yds-Exterior-Surfaces-Painter-s-Tape-2097-48EC\/203878656?cm_mmc=socialmedia%7Capronblog%7CD24%7C000000%7CStephanieandVickiKubiak%7C97198\">3M tape<\/a>. We needed something to flex around the large curved window and he suggested this product\u2014it was perfect!<\/p>\n<h3>Painting the House with a Paint Sprayer<\/h3>\n<p>Read and follow instructions on the paint sprayer. We found the instructions to be very straight forward, well illustrated, and easy to understand. The large quick-start fold out was especially convenient.<\/p>\n<p>We didn\u2019t have any particular difficulties getting it set up and ready to go. The cool thing about this sprayer is the pump goes right into the paint bucket\u2014no extra container needed!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97572\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/b4b6042e2107a93095421ba24d5df5b0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97573\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/9554344f2c0b218dc7591b90e3fef29e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spray the large sections of walls. We sprayed almost to the point where the soffits meet the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the spraying with a paint roller. If the paint sags at any point or doesn\u2019t fully cover, smooth this out with a roller or brush.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97574\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/f2d81797719190047302ee66313e52b0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Roll or brush hard to reach areas. We chose to hand paint areas that we could not safely mask off (like the area above the large curved window).<\/p>\n<p>Clean the sprayer. Clean up can be a chore with sprayers, but this one took only 20 minutes and wasn\u2019t complicated. The two five gallon buckets are used to provide clean soapy water in which to run through the spray gun and tubing. Follow the instructions included with the sprayer.<\/p>\n<h3>The Completed Paint Job<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97570\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ff2d1d22b7999599c799a95d449acb7a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remove all masking material.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97571\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/6378cf71abecdac6bac1d0c5f51543f2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97569\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/520fd3d22b3fa017b4721a22cb4a39b8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Touch up where needed. At this step, we hand rolled a fresh coat of white paint on the garage.<\/p>\n<h3>What We Learned<\/h3>\n<p>Check the extended weather forecast before starting. We had a deadline in which to paint the house. We ended up having a window of only 2\u00bd days of sunny weather in which to start and finish the house. If you\u2019re planning on painting be sure to check the weather and plan accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Choose the painting tool that matches the surface you are painting. A paint sprayer was the perfect tool for this project. We have used two different paint sprayers in the past with very poor results so we were a little hesitant about using this one. We have to say that we were pleasantly surprised at how well the sprayer worked. After experiencing how difficult it was to paint stucco with a brush and roller, we realized that using a sprayer was the only way to go. It made very short work of the actual painting process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97568\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/88daf95023c3f205e874b9acb6b9093f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97567\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/449654dea449e4001de526fe3222fcf4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The gray we chose for the house is absolute perfection and fits in very well with the surrounding homes in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/easy-way-to-paint-a-house\/\">The Easy Way to Paint a House<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/\">The Home Depot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button 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Here they walk you through all the <\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/easy-way-to-paint-a-house\/\">The Easy Way to Paint a House<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/\">The Home Depot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":5958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1783,6,1784,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curb-appeal-ideas","category-diy","category-diy-projects","category-home-improvement-blogs","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}