We’re your Flemington House Painters. And as it’s our second favourite suburb, we live next door in Kensington, we love to spend time painting here.
There are so many weatherboard houses for us to paint here, which is great because that’s one of our favourite things to do. Everyone is unique in it’s own little way. And as so we can paint and present them in every which way from traditonal to modern.
Working with organised customers is great, it’s like working with a great project manager. Why? Because it makes our lives easy, and as Flemington House Painters, we know we can then concentrate on the painting. Which is what you want afterall.
The Plasterer, was organised, a handyman, again organised, the carpenters, organised. The cabinet makers, electricians and floor sanders, we’ll they’re due to go in after we’ve finished! We, the painters, were booked in months ago, and the customer moves in March. We started painting on the date agreed, and finished by the date agreed. And as a result, the plan goes well and everyone is happy.
We are Qualified Project Manager (Building and Construction), so if you need a hand with your project, just let us know. Sometimes it’s not easy dealing with trades, contracts and budgets, whilst trying to juggle family life. We can take the pressure off by doing the project managing for you.
As your Flemington House Painters, we’re local, and we’ve painted in most of Flemington’s streets by now. As a result it’s easy to see an example of our painting jobs, just ask us for details.
Why would we tell you how to paint your weatherboard house? Surely I’m just about to give the game away! Tell you all the secrets. Make myself redundant.
It’s relatively easy to do, all you need to do is prepare and paint afterall! I’m just about to list every step for you, so it’s even easier now. All you’re lacking now is number one, experience, fine you’re going to take longer but that’s okay, and number two, time.
Time. It’s the crucial thing. Time. Painting a weatherboard house takes time, a lot of time, far more time than you think.
An average single fronted would take 160 hours of prepartion and painting for an experienced exterior painter. If you’re great at DIY, then just add 50% more time to that.
So knowing that it’s going to take you at least 240 hours, 15 weekends to paint your house, I’m safe to let slide a few secrets. Yes, I’m having a latte and avocado smash whilst you’re painting this weekend…. ….and the next!
Weatherboard House Painting Check List
Before you start to paint the exterior of your house, there are a few other things to check.
Do you need to repair anything first?
Rotten weatherboards, windows, doors? Are other things causing problems, guttering that’s leaking?
Fixing a few simple things first:
Rusted metal gates/window parts/nail heads, sand first and then paint with metal primers.
Bleeding knots in the weatherboards, should be primed first.
Nails that need to be reset. Use a nail punch, sand prime and fill over.
Removing Old Paint:
If it’s flaking – get rid of it! Scrape off flaking paint.
Sand all the surfaces to a flat finish, that’s all the weatherboards! Sanding is very important not just in getting to a better surface but to promote better adhesion between the layers. Your paint job will last much longer if you sand everything.
Prime all bare wood
New weatherboards:
Most weatherboards now come preprimed. This is a transit primer designed to keep the boards in good condition in storage and transit and should not be confused with normal primer. All weatherboards must be primed prior to painting.
Exterior Painting Preparation
Don’t paint around door numbers, light fixtures (be sure to turn the power supply off), screens, door handles – remove them! It’s easier, will save you time and looks much better.
Fill holes with an exterior filler, two pack filler for high traffic areas.
Gap under weatherboards, this stops rain and moisture going up the back of the weatherboard. There are gap sealents designed for weatherboards, these have a much bigger stretch, so when your weatherboards move with the weather the gap won’t split.
Painting Weatherboards:
The easiest way to paint weatherboards is by brush. A good 88mm or 100mm brush is ideal.
Try to follow the sun around the house, as this dries any dew and means you won’t be working in the sun.
Start by painting the boards in a horizontal section, then more the ladder to the adjoining section untill you have painting the entire length of the wall. Lower the ladder and repeat the process until the wall is complete.
Remember to keep a wet edge.
Remember ladder proceedures. Always make sure your ladder is set up properly, extention hooks are securely in place, make sure of it’s footing, it should never lean to one side. It’s not too upright. You should never reach too far when painting, you should always have three points of contact to the ladder (use a s hook to attach paint can to the ladder), your free hand is for painting, look out for power lines, never step on the top three runs of a ladder. Check these everytime you move the ladder.
Painting Exterior Trim:
Paint windows, sashes, sills in the same order as the interior ones, working out from the sashes to the frames. Window sills bear the brunt of the weather and accumulated dirt. Give them an extra two or even three coats of paint, remember the underside.
Painting an exterior door, in the same order as interior doors, the panels first, then the middle vertical bar, the stiles, and finally the edges, working from top to bottom.
Always try to paint the top and bottom edge of the door, this will keep out moisture and stop rotting.
Railings and metal fence, use a lamb’s wool mitten applicator instead. The mitten applicator, allows you to grasp the railing, smearing on the paint as you move your hand up and down. Touch up with a brush. This may take three coats.
Wooden picket fences, use a small roller (100mm) with a long handle, touch up with a brush, again this may take three coats.
If you think it’s time to paint your weatherboard, then your friends have thought it for a long time! Time to hire your weatherboard painters.
Now that the BBQ season is just about over, it’s time to get your home painted, and ready for next year. We know it’s a social whirl, and impressions count. Has your weatherboard been letting you down? Does it show you up? Is it still in last years colours?
Shabby chic is not ‘in’ anymore, it’s not the 90’s. Peeling, blistering paint isn’t cool. We know it. Design magazines know it. Your friends know it, and they’ve been talking behind your back about your dated weatherboard house.
Traditional Master Painters
We at Sterling Painters only apply the world famous boutique Dulux Weathershield on weatherboards. Using time honoured techniques handed down generation to generation, father to son, such as sanding and painting. We’ll use buzzwords like small batch, fluid, stone ground and hand finished. We’ll even grow beards and stroke them whilst admiring our handywork.
Soon, you’ll be the envy of your friends. They’ll still talk behind your back, obviouly, but you can be safe in the knowledge that it’s just jealously.
Painting a Modern Weatherboard? Giving a new take on an old theme, these weatherboards are a painters dream. Big and bulky weatherboards, along with difficult angles and hard to reach places, what more could a painter want? Simple satin varnished windows and doors add elegance. As Exterior House Painters, we make it look so easy.
You’re Painting a Weatherboard House!
It’s a lot of hard work. Why? Because preparation is the key, and that takes a lot of time. Most DIYers will think that the painting preparation just takes place before the painting. Wrong, the painting prepartion takes place, before and during the painting. The painting preparation will take longer than the painting. The weatherboard painting is the easy part. So sandpaper, gap filler, polyfilla and most importantly a good primer/sealer.undercoat, is what you’ll start your exterior painting project with. A few days later you’ll finally pick up a brush to start painting your weatherboard house.
Remember the whole point of painting your weatherboard house is to protect it from the elements. Making it look good and choosing the paint scheme is secondary.
Paint Used:
Dulux Weathershield Low Sheen – Army Issue.
Dulux Weathershield Gloss – Ecru.
Intergrain – Ultraclear Satin.
Customer Quote:
‘We’re very happy with the job you’ve done. Many thanks.’
A good choice of exterior colour scheme makes a real difference to the way your home looks. This is a simple modern palette, which should last many years without looking dated.
If you are in any doubt a good colour consultant can help, we have one, Sterling Colour Consultants to make things really easy.
Paints Used and Colours
Dulux Weathershield Low Sheen – Warm Neutral.
Dulux Weathershield Gloss – Jasper.
Weathershield Gloss – Antique White USA.
Weathershield Gloss – Charcoal (Colourbond)
“thanks again for our paint work. Looks good and all done before Christmas – pretty happy about that.”
