Going to repaint my house. Exterior is CBS, the perimter is about 50' x 50', of course it is not a perfect square box, some parts of it like the front and back door have extra exterior lengths as it makes inside and outside turns. But I think it's a pretty good approximation of the length to cover. Height-wise it is about 16' tall at it's highest point and some areas are lower. So a conservative estimate is that I have (50 + 50 + 50 + 50) * 16 = 3200 SF to cover.
I did an inspection last weekend and for the most part there is no chipping and peeling of existing paint. Do I still need to power wash it before I prime?
The metal gutter has peeling paint, and the piece of wood attached to the eave where the gutter is attached to also has peeling paint. Now I need to take those paint off, and I think it's probably dangerous to power wash those on a ladder. So I need to rent a scaffolding? Do they rent out scafolding for painting jobs like this? If so, is it common to rent them for an extended period of time like a month? I can only work on it on weekends and probably using a scafolding I can paint better and will be able to patch spots higher up that I normally cannot reach. How high does a typical rental scaffolding reach? Can it reach
12' high so I can reach the tip of the 16' roof when I stand on it? Are there hydraulic ones that I can touch a button and it adjust it's height? or do I have to take things apart and re-assemble if height adjustment is necessary?Once rented, is it typical to leave it outside exposed to theft or is it a take down and keep out of sight until need to use again thing?
About the gutter - I assume it needs to be totally taken down, repainted and re-attached. I don't know how else I can properly repaint the board it is currently attached to. I will take a close look to see if there is any rot too.
MC
Thanks,
MC