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That color is certianly viable for your house. I really like the earth tones from that period.
This is the house that I had in mind. If you are facing south, it is the second house shown on the right (the dark green one). I am not sure whether you can see this or not. It is very dark, but on a small house, it looks good. Several houses on this street are painted in the approriate craftsman earth tone colors.
Defintely earth tones. I would NOT recommend SW paint. It just doesn't last more than 5 years. It fades, chips and peels. Also you want to watch out for mildew in such a shady spot.
If your only other choice is BM, then go with that one. I would check with Consumer's Reports on paints and use them as a guide.
You also may want to check into a new application that sprays on and isn't paint but isn't vinyl siding either. I don't know much about it but I have heard it advertised on the radio. Their moniker is "never paint your house again"...which means I guess you better be sure about your colors.
The reason I was leaning toward SW was because I had read that their Duration paint (around $50 a gallon) was the best to use. I will definitely look into other options though. I have never heard of the spray on siding. Interesting.
The reason I was leaning toward SW was because I had read that their Duration paint (around $50 a gallon) was the best to use. I will definitely look into other options though. I have never heard of the spray on siding. Interesting.
A friend of mine is a pro painter and his son is a SW Company rep as well. He agrees with me that SW isn't the best paint but you get what you pay for sometimes. $50 per gal is expensive so that may be a good selection but I would do some research in the Consumer's Reports because they can't be fooled by slick campaigns or bs. Definitely shop around when it comes to paint for the outdoors. What do you have for siding? Clapboard? Shingles?
Is it wood? Because if it is wood, I personally favor oil based paint since it penetrates the wood so much better, feeds the wood with its oil, but your painting contractor will hate you since it takes solvents to clean it up.
A friend of mine is a pro painter and his son is a SW Company rep as well. He agrees with me that SW isn't the best paint but you get what you pay for sometimes. $50 per gal is expensive so that may be a good selection but I would do some research in the Consumer's Reports because they can't be fooled by slick campaigns or bs. Definitely shop around when it comes to paint for the outdoors. What do you have for siding? Clapboard? Shingles?
Is it wood? Because if it is wood, I personally favor oil based paint since it penetrates the wood so much better, feeds the wood with its oil, but your painting contractor will hate you since it takes solvents to clean it up.
It is wood so thank you for the suggestion to go to an oil based paint. I will definitely check into the Consumer Reports ratings. Thanks!
When I looked into exterior paint, I learned that there is not a huge difference but some are a bit better than others. THere are a few that are junk and will fail (just do not buy cheap paint) but most will hold up pretty well. One company, I think it is called Graham makes a ceramic based paint that is very very durable, but it costs a lit (I think it is over $100 per gallon). Keep in mind that better paints coat better so you do not need as many coats.
Dunn Edwards and Benjamin moore made really good exterior paint as of about 5 years ago. Remember, which paint is the best quality changes over time and they do not know which one is the best until it has been on the market for a while. So it is really a bit of a guess. Fortunately, most of the better exterior pains are excellent.
Consumer reports often says that Behr (Home Depot) paint is the best exterior paint, but if you ask professional painters, they uniformly disagree (or did as of 5 years ago). Also within differnt brands there are different quality levels. Thus, while SW lower level paint may be junk their higher quality paint may well be very good or execellent.
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