Advice on exterior painting, please....
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 2:29 pm
I have a 1974 double-wide, which I moved into in 2006. The exterior was painted once in 2008, but I knew very little (like nothing) about hiring painters, so the job was not done very well. One of the sides has afternoon California sun for hours much of the year, and the paint (light green) is very faded and unsightly on that side. The rest just looks old and tired. I finally have decided that it's time for a repainting, reaching that point where I realize it's not going to get better on its own!
I have calls in for estimates to two painting contractors who have valid licenses, but I don't really know what else to do. I know from looking around on the internet that the job should be done with very good paint, Sherwin Williams or such. Maybe I should ask Sherwin Williams for a recommendation of a painter?
Any advice on what I should look for, how to find a good painter, what should be guaranteed, what I should make sure is included.... and any other advice, will be most welcome. (I cannot do it myself, and I don't think my handyman could handle it.)
PS, I don't know what material the sides are made of, but I can tell it's not metal. Probably some sort of wood look-alike?
I have calls in for estimates to two painting contractors who have valid licenses, but I don't really know what else to do. I know from looking around on the internet that the job should be done with very good paint, Sherwin Williams or such. Maybe I should ask Sherwin Williams for a recommendation of a painter?
Any advice on what I should look for, how to find a good painter, what should be guaranteed, what I should make sure is included.... and any other advice, will be most welcome. (I cannot do it myself, and I don't think my handyman could handle it.)
PS, I don't know what material the sides are made of, but I can tell it's not metal. Probably some sort of wood look-alike?