Painting outside of house

[rburr49]

Another job long outstanding is to repaint our half-rendered (the 1st floor bit) house. It's about 100m2 and geneally accessible apart from one bit over a neighbours covered walkway. I'm trying to decide whether this is worth doing as DIY or better to pay someone for the hassle - any suggestions on what sort of figure would be reasonable? If we DIY it I assume that doing it off ladders would be too laborious and that hiring a tower would be most practical? Presumably wire-brush all over and then paint on - brush (or can you roller/spray render)?...

RB

[Phil L]

Get prices off loal painters

If you mention the guttering once he's started work, he'll probably do it for nothing.

[Si]

Oh yes, painters/builders/handymen really love people who add extra 'little' jobs on after they've quoted. ;-)

[Dave Liquorice]

That's why you have a 10% OBW factor in your rates. B-)

[mark.hannah]

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OBW?

[Si]

Oh, BTW I think - it's another of those annoying TLAs

hth

[Cod Roe]

Oh By the Way

[The Medway Handyman]

We do, from the heart of our bottoms..........

[The Medway Handyman]

Wouldn't that be OBTW?

[rburr49]

Sounds like we have the best way to do both the guttering problem and the outside painting in one go by hiring a tower.

Can anyone suggest how long it might take 2 of us to prepare and paint the 100m2 of 1st floor render?

Also are there any tips? Should we set the access tower, pwire brush, fill and then paint each section and move to the next bit or is it better to go round the whole thing preparing and then round again painting?

RB

[Phil L]

Prepare it all then paint it all

[PCPaul]

Unless you have time to let each painted section dry *completely* before preparing the next, you're certain to get dust and crap all stuck in the paint.

Do what he said, go round twice.

Can't say how long it'll take because it depends how fiddly the tower is to move (or strip down/rebuild) and whether you have the clear space to wheel it about or have to work around sheds and fences and move lots of random stuff out of the way.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Don't bother, btrush on a pole followed by roller on a pole. No tower needed really.

No difference.

[Dave Liquorice]

OBW comes from my industry in which I work on OB's.

[Si]

Overweight Beerswillers? Obverse Banquets? Olfactory Bulbs? Open Boxes? ???

[Andy Wade]

Try "outside broadcasts".

[Si]

Outside Broadcasts W agon?

I'm clearly too thick, or high on fence preservative this morning.

[Andy Wade]

Not sure about the "W" - it might even be that word which can only be spoken of as "jbex".

[rburr49]

OK we should be OK with the tower except on the neighbours side where they have a covered walkway - I'm looking to see if two towers plus a deck will do there - otherwise I think the wirebrush/roller/stick method might have to be employed for one section.

Are these towers easy to assemble and erect? 1 man job? 2 man job? more?

We can do back and one side without dismantling tower. Half of front over porch can probably be done most easily using ladders, side will be tower in neighbour's garden. Assuming 2/3 of us doing the work can we get it done over an Easter weekend?

RB

[Dave Liquorice]

I'll opt the the latter. B-)

OBW - The factor that one has to increase ones available resources by to be able to cope with the "Oh, By the Way, I know we said ... but now we want to ...".

It's reasonably common for small words not to be included in abbreviations, though I can't think of any well know ones off the top of me 'ed.