Paint/render help
We're looking to paint the exterior of our house as soon as it's warm enough. I've tried a few testers, all of them pale, warm stone type colours and they're reading as very blue/violet, even more so than the pic shows. However none of the paints actually contain any blue pigment.. There is clearly an issue with the render as painted cards held up to the painted render are showing as expected. There is an issue with the paint chalking on the exposed walls so I think the walls need stabilising. I've acquired some Thompson's water seal to see if applying that and testing the paints again will make a difference. However the water seal states do not use on painted surfaces and overpainting is not recommended. Is there another product I could use and does anyone have any idea as to why the paints are turning blue?? It's an early-mid 19th century timber framed building which looks to have been rendered in a cement render. FYI Walls will be stabilised professionally once we finalise quotes, this is just for testing purposes! I just need to ensure I get the colour correct as the house is listed. Thanks
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Comments (5)Hi Helen Thanks for this. We have the same problem. Looks like normal cement render and paint is best. Although anyone got any views about this in an exposed coastal area. We are currently fighting the planners re this as they want us to have pebbledash!!!!!! Seriously!!! They won't allow fibre cement boards, we don't want pebbledash so render looks like the compromise. Will we end up with a hefty maintenance cost for render and paint? Moira...See MoreMonocouche render v standard render - thoughts?
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Comments (3)I don't know why your decorator said that, unless he hoped he'd get the job of doing the continuous repainting! If you want to render it then a through coat render is much better than a sand and cement render that you need to keep repainting after every little chip. A through coloured render will have the colour running all the way through it so if a little chip or dent happens you won't notice so much as you would in a painted render (depending on the colour you paint it) There are lots of different render options. Some are better than others, some are even self-cleaning! Often buildings are rendered only down to cill height on the ground floor because you're more likely to get things bashing into it lower down, which can cause more low-scale damage that then needs maintenance. I'm not a fan of painted brickwork because it flakes off and can look terrible. It depends on what you paint it with though - some kind of lime whitewash might have a softer effect and be a bit more like a render finish so a bit of a compromise option. This would give a pale colour for the wall at ground floor level so the grey windows contrast with it, like the white windows above contrast with the brick. Alternatively you could stain the brickwork, which is permanent. The bricks above are quite a dark multi-mix so you could pick a stain similar to the darkest shades in the original brickwork to tie in with those and work with the grey framed windows downstairs. Either way you need to make it look intentional for it to work. Hope this helps!...See MoreNew Render Paint Colour Dilemma
Comments (17)I also like the pale green/ grey of the primed upstairs windows. I think it sits very handsomely with the white. Personally I think a nearly white is more forgiving than a brilliant white which seems to be better in very modern houses. Whether you chose a colour instead depends on who is going to enjoy it- if that is you then chose a colour for your taste- personally I would chose an elegant pastel or contemporary dark colour- if you are selling on then whites have universal appeal. And I wouldn’t worry that the side of your house is plainer than the front- personally I like that it has a wider than normal plot and you can see the side. So far it’s looking much improved- well done....See More- 9 years ago
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