New primed cedar shakes were installed. One coat of Benjamin Moore flat exterior latex paint applied. Within 1 hour–heavy rain came down. It was raining cream color (house was painted a beige color). No over hang, do we have to sand and prime? Question two- We had also oil primed

We have a large (40 x 10) covered patio that is only one side open air, it has two ceiling fans up there, there is a 6″ wood edge along the top of the roof where the patio is open to the outside. There is a treatment on the ceiling

I have striated cedar siding which has flaking paint. It is a devil to scrape. I wondered if there is a special tool or trick to help with this?

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

Water forms blisters on newly painted wall. This has happened in the same place each time the house has been painted. What is the cause of this?

I am painting an exterior of a house. Right now I’m prepping. My question; on the area’s that do not need scraping do I need to sand every inch of the exterior walls?

I was told a coat of primer will make old paint curl and loosen even more than it is now. Therefore making scraping and sanding more complete.

A contractor sprayed the outside of my house and now it has spots that have bubbled up and peeling along the boards has also taken place. Is this due to not preparing the surface first?

Does power washing the exterior of your house expand the siding and instill moisture?

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