RobClubley

They came yesterday to water blast our house as the first stage of preparing to paint it, and rather more paint lifted than expected.

So now they have to strip it back to bare wood or they won't give the 10 year guarantee on the work - they reckon if they proceed as originally planned it might only last 5 years before it starts lifting.

This is a bummer as it adds about 40% to the quote.

Bugger.

Maz

Ouch! (bastardos!) I don't suppose they had a clause in the contract to say what would happen if they had to redo the whole lot?... That's one hefty increase! Is it because they have to put 2 coats on? Maybe a primer too?

Heh heh... you're going to have strippers at your house.

Sorry, couldn't resist!

Mandie

she on a roll tonight

RobClubley

It's the strippers that are expensive. They were planning to just sand off the top coat but now they have to employ strippers () and put on new primer and stuff.

It'll all be worth it in the end!

Beachcombers

You going to put them on the picture thread?

pixi-dust

that water blasting is brilliant though isn't it?
We got our house done and it looked so clean afterwards. They used something in the water to roughen the paintwork to get a key. I painted our house myself - but its about - well I don't know really - say 120m2 - and on the flat so no scaffolding or anything. It was good fun.

Rob, it will be so worth it when its done - it wont need done again for yonks and yonks and it'll look stunning.

sky

The weatherboard houses do look fantastic when they have a professional paint job so it probably is worth having it done from scratch and then you don't have to worry about it for ages and ages.
I hated the look of the wooden houses when I first came here but either they have grown on me or I think lots in the last three plus years have been renovated and look stunning.

Nice Guy

Sending you some Stripper karma...........

RobClubley

Here's some pictures.

I didn't see the strippers themselves, just the aftermath.

And our ponga's not looking too happy after the dry month we've had. Hope it recovers!

Wait 'til next week when the serious stripping starts!

SarahB

Oh dear that tree doesnt look too happy!

UKNZAUS

D'oh !!! It will look gorgeous when it's done though, I bet!

I can't wait to be doing things like that !!!

Michelle xx

Kippers

Are they Master Painters?
I'm not sure this is the right advice.
Looking at your weatherboards I wouldn't expect a complete strip and I wouldn't allow it myself.
How old is the house?
It's usually only necessary when a house is old and has many layers of paint that need removing to give a good finish.
If it didn't all come off with water-blasting then it must be stuck fast.
Usually they just sand, fill and spot prime.
Modern New Zealand acrylic paints are extremely durable and cover old paint well.





Kip

Maz

Surprise surprise look who showed up!

Are they building new houses with vinyl siding at all? That's what they've been doing for yonks in the US now. No more wood siding, ergo no more painting (yay!).

RobClubley

The house is about 55 years old. The paint is in a pretty poor state in parts of the house especially where it catches the sun. One of the reasons they recommended the full stripping is that we're going for a darker colour and they reckon the extra heat it attracts from the sun will bubble the paint eventually if we don't remove the old paint.
I'd rather do the job properly now as we're not planning to move out of this house for a very long time!

Kippers

Seems strange they didn't think it was necessary in the initial quote.
An experienced painter is pretty adept at judging what needs doing when quoting for a job.
Half the time in painting is the prep work before the paint is applied.
So he's off-loaded that work to a sub-contractor at extra cost to you.
Should he give a price reduction for his work as a result?

It's true that dark colours are not a good choice under NZ's sun. The paint doesn't last as long as lighter colours. Did he advise you of that in his quote?

The full strip will give a better finish but at a considerably higher cost.
What would you have said to an initial quote that was 40% higher?



Kip