Interior Walls

I have a 1950’s house with at least six layers of paint on textured walls that looks chunky and is peeling off. How do I strip it so it doesn’t look chunky and the paint sticks?

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How many coats?

How many coats do you need on a house with brick? If I understand this right my steps are to use a pressure washer and get all the paint off. The use a paint and primer. I plan on not use a sprayer for the primer and I was hoping

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Coating Exterior Semi-Gloss

Is there a clear coat I can put over exterior semi gloss paint to protect it from hail and hard rain? I painted our metal awnings. Thanks for any help.

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My house hasn't been painted in 12 years!

My house hasn’t been painted in at least 12 years. We had it power washed but not a lot of paint came off. The paint that is left is pealing and cracked looking all over the house. We tried scraping the paint but it seemed impossible. Do we need to

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Protecting roof from drips?

I need to paint the trim above a shingled porch roof. I’m looking for pro. hints on how this should be dealt with. I will need to be standing on this to paint. Would you cover the shingles with something (and if so what) or just be prepared to wash

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Prepainting and Stacking Siding

I want to prepaint hardiplank siding before it is installed. How long would it have to dry before I could stack it? The siding will end up being stacked for about 2 months before it is installed.

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New paint in bathroom is not adhering.

We have just painted the bathroom using silk finish paint but it is not adhering and in some areas can be wiped off (1 day later). We wonder if the paint underneath is bathroom paint. Can we wash the walls and start again – if so what should we use?

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Painting w/Acrylic paint in wet weather?

My house painters (hired by my carpentry contractor) are painting the aluminum siding on my house (Sherwin-Williams acrylic primer/paint). We’ve had more rainy days than dry days. After rain, I wish they would allow one sunny day to dry things out before continuing…but…they always show up to paint the day

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