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We have a fairly small house, 1100 sq ft on the inside. I have not measured the outside yet for calculations (there's still snow everywhere) but sometime we're going to need to either paint or re-side and I have no idea how much either of those might cost.
Somebody told us that the house has the old asbestos cement siding, but it doesn't look like it. Even if it is, it's not a huge problem for the area, many homes have similar (or worse) siding. I'm not sure if residing would add much to the value or not. Some buyers may run from this siding, but others wouldn't because of the area and the price range this house is in. But it needs something to make it look nicer (right now it is dirty white with peeling black trim)
The house is mostly a square footprint but has an added on garage (now a bedroom) and so it has a bit of an L shape to it. Again, it's fairly small and compact, but I'm still afraid residing would be major $$$. Might be easier to hire that out than paint ourselves though What would you do?
Last edited by campmom123; 03-01-2010 at 10:04 AM..
If the existing siding is in good shape, then just prime and repaint. It'll be cheaper than new siding.
The trim ... scrape off the peeling paint and evaluate whether it's still in good enough condition or not. Minor damage like surface cracks and gouges can be repaired ... major (like termite munched, rotted and cracked through, etc.) is better off replaced.
If the existing siding is in good shape, then just prime and repaint. It'll be cheaper than new siding.
The trim ... scrape off the peeling paint and evaluate whether it's still in good enough condition or not. Minor damage like surface cracks and gouges can be repaired ... major (like termite munched, rotted and cracked through, etc.) is better off replaced.
If it does contain asbestos, as mentioned above... wouldn't scraping it down create particles you could breathe in?
I also have the composite asbestos siding. It will take a coat of paint very well (caution: it's a pain to paint if it has vertical grooving on it). The advantage is that you can always change the color, you can't do that with siding as easily or cheaply. If you decide to re-side and the current siding is the composite asbestos you've just opened up a whole world of adventure for removal and disposal. Guys in moon suits taking it off, maybe the house being tented and disposal at an approved HazMat landfill.
Even if the above isn't the case paint is cheaper than re-siding, especially if you do the work yourself. Very little prep work is needed except for making sure the siding is clean. I have found a primer isn't necessary, I use a fairly high dollar exterior acrylic latex.
For the wood trim prep again is very important, if there are several coats of paint you should take them down as close to the wood as possible. You may have to use a heat gun (looks like a hair dryer but a bit bigger and way hotter). That's what I ended up doing.
nobody around here strips off the old asbestos siding, they just side right over it. It's easier and safer I guess. But if it's still cheaper to paint, that's probably what we'll do....
We have a fairly small house, 1100 sq ft on the inside. I have not measured the outside yet for calculations (there's still snow everywhere) but sometime we're going to need to either paint or re-side and I have no idea how much either of those might cost.
Somebody told us that the house has the old asbestos cement siding, but it doesn't look like it. Even if it is, it's not a huge problem for the area, many homes have similar (or worse) siding. I'm not sure if residing would add much to the value or not. Some buyers may run from this siding, but others wouldn't because of the area and the price range this house is in. But it needs something to make it look nicer (right now it is dirty white with peeling black trim)
The house is mostly a square footprint but has an added on garage (now a bedroom) and so it has a bit of an L shape to it. Again, it's fairly small and compact, but I'm still afraid residing would be major $$$. Might be easier to hire that out than paint ourselves though What would you do?
We have the same dilemma. Our house is about 1200 sq. feet with wood siding. From talking to neighbors, I've found out that painting is very expensive. Once we can afford it, I would prefer to get vinyl siding. Even if it's more expensive than painting, at least we won't have to worry about it again 5 years down the road. (I have a friend who is having her 3000 sq. foot house painted this spring. She was quoted anywhere from 10k to 22k for the job. Yikes!)
Our long time frined had a home in South Jersey for many years and his home too had asbestos shingles..... He did scrape and paint his 2 bdrom 1 bath home. The paint lasted well and 5 years later he finally sold it for a modern beach side home....
I love the "rubberized paint" sold at the local home store. It has a fantastic holding power and we hired a professional to paint our 4 year old new home just to be sure. The paint resists all stains and other kinds of paint. If it is painted again it must be painted with the same kind or type of paint. Our 2,800 sf home was painted by a professional for $1,500.....I never heard of a 3,000 sf home costing 10k-22k for a home paint job. I use to build homes and 1st class siding would not cost that much. However, roofing is another story and is always expensive.
Our long time frined had a home in South Jersey for many years and his home too had asbestos shingles..... He did scrape and paint his 2 bdrom 1 bath home. The paint lasted well and 5 years later he finally sold it for a modern beach side home....
I love the "rubberized paint" sold at the local home store. It has a fantastic holding power and we hired a professional to paint our 4 year old new home just to be sure. The paint resists all stains and other kinds of paint. If it is painted again it must be painted with the same kind or type of paint. Our 2,800 sf home was painted by a professional for $1,500.....I never heard of a 3,000 sf home costing 10k-22k for a home paint job. I use to build homes and 1st class siding would not cost that much. However, roofing is another story and is always expensive.
My friend has a historic home, so I don't know if it's more expensive for that reason?! I've talked to several people since moving to Maine last year who had their houses painted. One has a 1500 sq. ft. house and paid $5000. I'm sure prices differ from region to region, but no one I've talked to paid less than 4k for a halfway decent paint job...
I need to move to Maine and start a house painting business, apparently. Don't get me wrong, painting pays pretty well in Florida (better than it did in Missouri), but 5k to paint a 1500 sq. ft. house? 10k plus to paint a 3000 sq. ft house? Even with regional variations, that seems a little steep to me.
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