August 29, 2011 – The Practical House Painting Guide

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Using a base as paint?

August 29, 2011

I was in a Walmart looking for a gallon of white paint. Bright white, not an off white color. They were out of stock and I asked about using a light base? It’s very white but I was told I could not use it without tint being added. I ask

Exterior Mildew

August 29, 2011

I live in a 100 year old house with stained shake cedar shingle siding. The roof rafter tails are exposed as is the roof material on the eave overhang. (3/4″ thick beaded fir like they used to put on porch roofs.) Five years ago I used to heat gun to