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Way way older. At least 20 years likely more.
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I'm thinking REAL old house...vinyl put on in the late 70s...they never bothered to redo the trim.
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Nah.. the siding is way too close together. Remember when they all had the siding that was spaced way far apart? I'm thinking it had to have been done in the 90s.
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Its vinyl siding, the j channel gives that away. You are thinking of the old Alcoa aluminum that was spaced with wider reveals.
Guys... slow down a sec.. :laughing:
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The first assumption with most painters (not necessarily wrong) is that it's an OLD paint job. I having seen paint peel up after six months of application, I think that this is one of those trick questions and going with it.
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OK... maybe I read you guys wrong.... It seems like your talking about an OLD house and not the paint job, but I reread what is being said and could go both ways... So disregard my attempt to correct the answers... Sorry...
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It's the same question asked two different ways. It has nothing to do with how old the house is.
The first assumption with most painters (not necessarily wrong) is that it's an OLD paint job. I having seen paint peel up after six months of application, I think that this is one of those trick questions and going with it.
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OK... maybe I read you guys wrong.... It seems like your talking about an OLD house and not the paint job, but I reread what is being said and could go both ways... So disregard my attempt to correct the answers... Sorry...
It's definitely Vinyl siding. We have alot of that stuff out here...
The second pic tends to show some new windows (not peeling) and the trim seems to have been painted to match. Paint will not stick to old grayed dead wood even being primed with a top coat to follow, it will peel in a matter of less than six months. That's the route I'm taking. :thumbsup:
The second pic tends to show some new windows (not peeling) and the trim seems to have been painted to match. Paint will not stick to old grayed dead wood even being primed with a top coat to follow, it will peel in a matter of less than six months. That's the route I'm taking. :thumbsup:
After 20 years... perhaps.
Who's to say it's 20 years old? You can install that same kind of trim today.
It could be 10, 5 or 3 years old. But if the prep isn't sufficient it will peel as we can venture to observe it has.
Again, we don't have enough details which is part of the game...
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If that's the case, and you're probably right, they replaced the windows and the window trim at the same time they did the vinyl. The window trim is newer than the house if the house is, in fact, that old.
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I don't know about you guys but I don't see any flashing on that roof. Just shingles right on top of that trim. I have heard that really keeps the moisture out
Is this like the price is right though? What if (hopefully the HO not a "professional") painted over the peeling paint? Does that still count? I am going to guess 1.
Is this like the price is right though? What if (hopefully the HO not a "professional") painted over the peeling paint? Does that still count? I am going to guess 1.
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OK, time for bed.
This house was painted 3 years ago by a handy man.
She said it took him a month to do it and didn't wash, sand, or do any prep that she knew about. I was betting on 12 years but she knew that date because she refinanced her house at the same time. The house is 28yrs old and very heavily oxidized.
She paid him $1,800 to paint it and now almost three times that to fix it. Why do people always think they are getting a deal??
This house was painted 3 years ago by a handy man.
She said it took him a month to do it and didn't wash, sand, or do any prep that she knew about. I was betting on 12 years but she knew that date because she refinanced her house at the same time. The house is 28yrs old and very heavily oxidized.
She paid him $1,800 to paint it and now almost three times that to fix it. Why do people always think they are getting a deal??
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Tony,
I'm going to have to hire you for a day to train my guys, I don't think i've ever seen anything questionable(prep/finish wise) in your pictures.
BTW what were you doing at that church on kempsville?
I'm going to have to hire you for a day to train my guys, I don't think i've ever seen anything questionable(prep/finish wise) in your pictures.
BTW what were you doing at that church on kempsville?
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Look a lot better NOW!
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