Peachy Keen
Well, this is an unexpected post! Marlon, our contractor, offered his painting services and we couldn't argue with his rates...especially in light of the horror stories we had heard about the quotes some people were getting for their painting! So it was off to Home Depot to choose a color scheme and buy some of their tried and tested Behr products...a high quality, latex, semi-gloss exterior paint. We had already decided to go with a tropical theme to go with the Teal roof...and we are very happy with the results.
Here's Marlon all decked out to start applying the primer. There really is no substitute for a spray application, especially on the T1-11 siding that soaks up paint like a sponge.
Aiven follows behind with roller to even out the paint and catch any drips or runs.
In this pic, the priming has been completed and we've started with the base color on the T1-11. Marlon isn't too sure he likes it, but what the heck. With all the rain we get up here, we need a sunny backdrop at all times.
The weather has cooperated and given us a couple of sunny, dry days...so we have gone non-stop. The trim color is a lighter shade of the base...and Marlon thinks it looks like a gingerbread house in the woods! It is bright, but we think it looks good. I think we used 20 gallons of primer, 15 gallons of base color, and 10 gallons of trim.
This is a shot from the street...the house is more visible than we had planned. We lost some ohi'a trees during the site prep, but we've started some palms and bananas to fill in the spaces. You can see the water tank in the back.
Here's Marlon all decked out to start applying the primer. There really is no substitute for a spray application, especially on the T1-11 siding that soaks up paint like a sponge.
Aiven follows behind with roller to even out the paint and catch any drips or runs.
In this pic, the priming has been completed and we've started with the base color on the T1-11. Marlon isn't too sure he likes it, but what the heck. With all the rain we get up here, we need a sunny backdrop at all times.
The weather has cooperated and given us a couple of sunny, dry days...so we have gone non-stop. The trim color is a lighter shade of the base...and Marlon thinks it looks like a gingerbread house in the woods! It is bright, but we think it looks good. I think we used 20 gallons of primer, 15 gallons of base color, and 10 gallons of trim.
This is a shot from the street...the house is more visible than we had planned. We lost some ohi'a trees during the site prep, but we've started some palms and bananas to fill in the spaces. You can see the water tank in the back.
4 comments:
Hi Katie and David - the color is beautiful! Thanks for sharing the building experience. We hope to be doing the same in the coming months.
Awesome! I am so excited for you! How's the inside coming along? Sharlee
Wow, it's totally not what we expected. We thought for sure we would see multi colors!
Jade & Stacie
Katie, received your Christmas card. One thing I can say with absolute certainty about you is that I should learn to stay open to being surprised every time I hear from you! Is there a private email address in which we can correspond? I'll send you a card in the mail with my information. I was VERY glad to finally hear from you. Sharon in Minnesota
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