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[WildWill]

I was gonna say if I had to paint the whole house at once. I'd buy a new house.

The boss lady has given a pretty reasonable time table. I've been ordered to have the kitchen, dining room, and laundry room done before my spring hunts starting in early April. The living room, hallway, and outside before my fall hunts and the bedrooms and bathrooms once hunting slows down for the winter.

 

[Nick87]

The boss lady has given a pretty reasonable time table. I've been ordered to have the kitchen, dining room, and laundry room done before my spring hunts starting in early April. The living room, hallway, and outside before my fall hunts and the bedrooms and bathrooms once hunting slows down for the winter.

Your prolonging the misery lol. Wishing you luck partner. I dont have the patience for it.

 

[Hem]

Wouldn't it be more fun to just shoot paintballs at your house?

 

[mtmuley]

Your prolonging the misery lol. Wishing you luck partner. I dont have the patience for it.

My daughter is holding my SIL's feet to the fire on a kitchen remodel. No Spring bear until done. He has me in his back pocket. No problem. mtmuley

 

[Gellar]

Wouldn't it be more fun to just shoot paintballs at your house?

I thought the same thing, but I also remembered my kids are good at painting the wall. If you can look past the mismatched colors and the brush strokes going every which way I think you will be happy with their work. If you are happy with their work on the walls they specialize in painting custom cabinets and counter tops. @WildWill

 

[Dave N]

I was gonna say if I had to paint the whole house at once. I'd buy a new house.

Vinyl siding and tongue and groove carsiding interior. No painting required.

 

[mtmuley]

Vinyl siding and tongue and groove carsiding interior. No painting required.

Vinyl? Sorry Dave. Hard no. mtmuley

 

[Nick87]

Vinyl siding and tongue and groove carsiding interior. No painting required.

Brick here. When people paint brick it kills me.

 

[WildWill]

I thought the same thing, but I also remembered my kids are good at painting the wall. If you can look past the mismatched colors and the brush strokes going every which way I think you will be happy with their work. If you are happy with their work on the walls they specialize in painting custom cabinets and counter tops. @WildWill

Yeah I got a couple of my own "custom" painters.

 

[mtmuley]

Brick here. When people paint brick it kills me.

Not much brick here in Montana. But yeah, painting it a no no. mtmuley

 

[Dave N]

Vinyl? Sorry Dave. Hard no. mtmuley

We have an old farmhouse that had asbestos shingle siding. State Farm said they were going to drop us unless we changed it. Cost too much to remove and dispose of the shingles but encapsulating was allowed. All we could afford at the time was the insulating sheets and siding over that. Doesn't look bad.

 

[mtmuley]

We have an old farmhouse that had asbestos shingle siding. State Farm said they were going to drop us unless we changed it. Cost too much to remove and dispose of the shingles but encapsulating was allowed. All we could afford at the time was the insulating sheets and siding over that. Doesn't look bad.

Interesting. I don't know anything about asbestos abatement. I get the cost factor though. mtmuley

 

[Nick87]

Not much brick here in Montana

Interesting, lot of wind here and its flatter than a pancake. Thankful for the brick.

 

[NoWiser]

My wife told me I have a month to paint the bathroom or she’s going to do it. She knows how picky I am and she knows what a terrible painter she is. This is about the 5th time she’s used this threat on me since we’ve been together and I haven’t found a defense yet.

I just painted the entire house, inside and out, and stained and varnished all the trim and cabinets less than 4 years ago. Not sure why this bathroom needs paint all of a sudden, but apparently it’s urgent.

 

[Hem]

Interesting. I don't know anything about asbestos abatement. I get the cost factor though. mtmuley

We did a few jobs removing asbestos siding. Hassle was disposal at landfill, but not hardly that bad.
Hose the wall down, and pry it off. Full Tyvek suit, booties, respiratory. Very little asbestos in that siding product but better to practice safety. OSHA would have probably had a fit.
All construction dust is bad....hardwood dust, OSB dust, cement products, for that matter.

 

[geetar]

There's a reason there is a large overlap between house painters and alcoholics. It's the worst but I have had good success with Sherwin-Williams when I've had to paint.

 

[Gulf of America]

Interesting. I don't know anything about asbestos abatement. I get the cost factor though. mtmuley

When we ripped out a bunch of (presumably) asbestos tile in our old kitchen, the “abatement” was “try not to breathe very deep.” 15 minutes of googling prior to starting said that the major risk is people with occupational exposure, not just the one-time encounter.

 

[Gellar]

how high is the outside trim? Do you have ladders to get that high? Renting a lift for half a day may speed up the process and be safer.

 

[Nuts]

how high is the outside trim? Do you have ladders to get that high? Renting a lift for half a day may speed up the process and be safer.

Lift rental not outrageous. Delivery and pickup is where they get you. At the end of the day I just had my house painted inside only. $6k. Looks great. Walls, trim and ceilings separate colors. Accent walls. Best $6k spent ever. Done in 3-4 days. Clean. Happy with outcome. And wife thought it looked incredible. All she has ever seen is my painting and I suck. Looked good. Incredible? Well its paint. Calm down

 

[Gellar]

Best $6k spent ever.

You’ve started multiple Alaska DIY threads this month. Let’s not kid ourselves.