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Best Paint for Exterior Trim: How to Choose by Property, Not Brand
The best paint for exterior trim is a flexible, high adhesion exterior acrylic or an alkyd modified acrylic hybrid, in satin or semi gloss, over…
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How to Paint a Shed: Timber, Metal, and Plastic, Start to Finish
A shed is a whole small building, which makes it the most complete painting project most people take on at home. Roof, walls, corners, door,…
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How to Paint Porch Columns: Prep, Bases, and Round Column Technique
Porch columns are the hardest part of a porch to paint well, and they are the part that fails first. This guide is about the…
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How to Paint Exterior Stairs (Timber, Concrete and Metal Steps)
This guide covers outdoor steps: the timber flight up to a deck, the concrete stoop at the front door, the metal fire escape treads at…
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How to Paint Exterior Railings (Metal, Wrought Iron and Timber)
Painting exterior railings comes down to two things: matching the prep to the material, and beating the geometry. Railings are almost entirely edges, curves and…
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How to Paint Exterior Window Frames (Timber, uPVC, Aluminium)
Painting exterior window frames starts with one question: what is the frame made of? Timber, uPVC, aluminium and factory-clad frames each need completely different preparation,…
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How to Paint Exterior Trim
This guide is about outdoor trim: fascia, corner boards, window and door casings, gable rakes, frieze boards, water tables and porch trim. It is the…
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How Much to Charge to Paint Soffit and Fascia
Price soffit and fascia by the linear foot of roofline, load it for access, and never absorb rot repair silently. That is the whole method.…
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Cost to Paint Soffit and Fascia
The cost to paint soffit and fascia is driven by access and repair, not by paint. The coated area is tiny compared with the walls…
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How to Paint Soffit and Fascia
Painting soffit and fascia is overhead ladder work, and that single fact changes almost everything about how you approach it. The surfaces are small, the…