Fishers small ranch house

Ryan and I finished our last exterior job on Thursday and just in time. The weather has turned cold and will not get above 50 degrees in the next 7 days and then we are into November.

We painted the soffits, overhang, chimney, and front porch for a customer that is going to put it up for sale. We used Sherwin Williams exterior Duration that covered the worn wood very well.  There was about 3 hours of preparation that included scraping, sanding, and caulking.

Steps:

1. Removed vertical gutters that had wood trim behind them;
2. Pressure washed all the wood in order to clean and open pores in wood;
3. Scraped all the worn fascia boards to remove a lot of failing paint;
4. Used an oscillating sander to get remaining paint chips;
5. Used 60 grade sand paper to get a smoother look;
6. Caulked all cracks and nail holes. We also had a couple of rotting areas that we cleaned and applied caulk to prevent further rotting;
7. Applied the very thick Sherwin Williams Duration paint. This is a self-priming paint that normally will cover and protect in one coat;
8. Reattached the vertical gutters;
9. Did a walk-through to ensure we did not have any misses or other issues;
10. Used a gas blower to clean up paint chips and other areas we disrupted;
11. Waited for customer approval before charging;
12. Customer very pleased and received payment.

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