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on 4/5/2008 I am getting ready to close on a house that needs a little T.L.C, and all this amazing information is sure to help. Thanks guys!
on 4/5/2008 I'm getting ready to purchase a fixer-upper and all this advice is amazing! Thanks, guys!
on 3/20/2006 This article mentions caulking cracks and nail holes and also mentions silicone. Be absolutely sure you use paintable exterior caulk. Otherwise, your paint definitely won't stick to it!
on 11/22/2005 When you paint the exterior of your house, consider using pale blue on the porch ceilings and under eves. An old timer recently told me that this has been done for years and it stops the wasps from building mud nests on your house. He said the bugs wouldn't build their house in the sky, and that color makes the ceilings seem like the sky to the critters! I tried it and it works! No more mud nests!
on 11/22/2005 We learned this the hard way - our beautiful Bungalow Gold, that coordinated with the brink perfectly, turned into a pumpkin color in the sunlight. Thankfully I caught it before much was done and all we were out was an hour labor and 8 gallons of custom mixed paint. Get a couple of quarts of paint and put it on the wood in places that get direct sunlight and places that get shade - then decide what the best color will be.
on 11/22/2005 I have been professional painter for 20 years. Latex paint will not stick to solvent based silicone and is a huge mess if tried. Epoxy auto fillers are not good fillers for problem wood, they are too hard and do not last. There are plenty of products for dry rot.
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