Fishers exterior painting job

Ryan and I finished a large exterior job on Wednesday. It took us four days including pressure washing and preparation. We painted all the wood including dormers, window trim, front porch, 3-door car garage doors, soffits, cupola, and overhang.

We used Duration Acrylic Exterior Latex (satin) from Sherwin Williams. It is much thicker paint than normal exterior paint and covers well.

Steps:

1. Pressure washed all the wood and car garage doors. Let dry for two days;
2. Sanded and scraped all failing paint using electric orbital sander and other tools;
3. Removed all failing caulk around windows, brick, and wood trim;
4. Caulked using both white and clear caulk (around brick). Used 8 tubes;
5. Applied 3 gallons of paint on all the wood trim;
6. Spray painted the 3 car garage doors;
7. We touched-up a lot of areas from the last paint job to make the job look more professional; and
8. Cleaned up areas we worked around including roof, front porch, and driveway to leave  cleaner than we found it.

Challenges:

• The 3 dormers on the top of the house were difficult because of working on a steep roofline and also getting to some of the trim as it angled into the roof.
• The cupola was difficult to paint because of location roofline. It was too steep to stand on or use our levelers so we had to use roof boots;
• The failing caulk in some areas was hard to remove because it was so hard.

Final Photos:

 Preparation photos: