Great question. If you're a homeowner or DIY'er, it is advisable to call in an EPA lead-certified painting contractor if lead is detected. Every state has different regulations and rules. A good place to start is on the EPA website, where you can find certified contractors in your area and learn more about the rules: www.epa.gov/lead/how-can-i-find-certified-renovation-firm-my-area
Depending on how much law you want to break, how much lead you want to ingest, and how much soil you want to contaminate with the lead paint chips and dust. 6 mil plastic from Amazon tends to feet out, 2x4 on top to hold it down, a p100 mask, tyvek suit from Amazon, gloves, dustless brand hepa vacuum (not regular vacuum), dustless brand scraping hose attachment are a good start.
Well, as I thought... this is the RIGHT WAY to prep to do an exterior paint job. However, I'm looking for an EASY WAY. I've painted it before... 12 years ago. It was a lot of work. Doing a lot of work ONCE is bad enough... but to have to do it over and over and over... is just not my cup of tea. So... I'm calling my local Home Depot and the "boys" are coming with VINYL SIDING tomorrow.
The scotch bright type 4" grinding wheels remove all the paint really fast down to bare wood. Youll use a fair amount of pads but they dont clog up like sanding does you dont have to scrape and when your done the surface is ready for fresh paint. And the end result is what lookes like painted new wood. Id just go to town on that house saving hours of unnecessary work and a lot faster then scraping loose paint. Its like running the wood in a planer down past the dry cracked wood surface into solid wood. The paint jobs going to last a lot longer.
It's highly recommended to replace rotting or damaged siding. Once you've removed the siding, you should also inspect the structural elements beneath the siding (sheathing, wall studs, sill plates, corner posts, etc.) to ensure the damage hasn't spread beyond the siding. Some painting professionals will take on siding replacement if it's minimal, but you'll likely need to call a carpenter if the damage has reached structural components. Good luck!
Great question. There are a variety of scenarios where caulk is called for during exterior house prep. We recently made a video addressing the need to caulk where siding meets trim (you can watch it here: ua-cam.com/video/6VNjBZ942BY/v-deo.htmlsi=_RaQY-b8wJMqw5ZK). But there are many other scenarios where caulk may be appropriate. We'll keep this in mind as a possible future video topic -- thanks!
Alot of different building materials are porous and you definitely want some completely dry depending on what you are applying on top. Like if you are plastering brick or block you actually want a little moisture so the plaster adheres better. Paint prefers dry surfaces.
@@talhaasif8473 Ull is a guy with a funny accent who paints all the houses in america that have lead paint, not sure what country he's from but Ull hear about him a lot.
What is the next next step if it *is* lead paint? What do you do then?
Great question. If you're a homeowner or DIY'er, it is advisable to call in an EPA lead-certified painting contractor if lead is detected. Every state has different regulations and rules. A good place to start is on the EPA website, where you can find certified contractors in your area and learn more about the rules: www.epa.gov/lead/how-can-i-find-certified-renovation-firm-my-area
Same, just wear a mask!
Depending on how much law you want to break, how much lead you want to ingest, and how much soil you want to contaminate with the lead paint chips and dust. 6 mil plastic from Amazon tends to feet out, 2x4 on top to hold it down, a p100 mask, tyvek suit from Amazon, gloves, dustless brand hepa vacuum (not regular vacuum), dustless brand scraping hose attachment are a good start.
The tip about changing what you do is great. Good information!
Happy to hear you found the video useful! It's always good to adapt your approach when needed.
The problem with scraping old peeling paint is, "How far do I go with it?"
Thank you so much for your easey-to- understand explanation.
Great video, easy to understand. Thank you.
Well, as I thought... this is the RIGHT WAY to prep to do an exterior paint job.
However, I'm looking for an EASY WAY.
I've painted it before... 12 years ago. It was a lot of work.
Doing a lot of work ONCE is bad enough... but to have to do it over and over and over... is just not my cup of tea.
So... I'm calling my local Home Depot and the "boys" are coming with VINYL SIDING tomorrow.
The easy way? Hire someone.
The scotch bright type 4" grinding wheels remove all the paint really fast down to bare wood. Youll use a fair amount of pads but they dont clog up like sanding does you dont have to scrape and when your done the surface is ready for fresh paint.
And the end result is what lookes like painted new wood.
Id just go to town on that house saving hours of unnecessary work and a lot faster then scraping loose paint. Its like running the wood in a planer down past the dry cracked wood surface into solid wood.
The paint jobs going to last a lot longer.
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Phoenix wait time, one day!
Thank you so much!!!!
4 months later I finished scraping my entire garage 😅
👏 You'll be glad you did when it's still holding up years later. Prep pays dividends.
What do you do with dryrot or damaged siding? Do you at least replace the rotted areas before paint or call a carpenter?
It's highly recommended to replace rotting or damaged siding. Once you've removed the siding, you should also inspect the structural elements beneath the siding (sheathing, wall studs, sill plates, corner posts, etc.) to ensure the damage hasn't spread beyond the siding. Some painting professionals will take on siding replacement if it's minimal, but you'll likely need to call a carpenter if the damage has reached structural components. Good luck!
Research Minwax Wood Hardener-there are great videos on YT about it.
Thank you
What about caulking?
Great question. There are a variety of scenarios where caulk is called for during exterior house prep. We recently made a video addressing the need to caulk where siding meets trim (you can watch it here: ua-cam.com/video/6VNjBZ942BY/v-deo.htmlsi=_RaQY-b8wJMqw5ZK). But there are many other scenarios where caulk may be appropriate. We'll keep this in mind as a possible future video topic -- thanks!
I haven't heard you need to wait a week after pressure washing to paint... interesting
Important! They painted without it drying and paint all buckled and peeling within a year. Now I need to repaint..ugh.
Alot of different building materials are porous and you definitely want some completely dry depending on what you are applying on top. Like if you are plastering brick or block you actually want a little moisture so the plaster adheres better. Paint prefers dry surfaces.
no chalk?
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Ull pay a ton for a pro to paint a old lead house
Can u elaborate more on this? What is UII? How does that work?
@@talhaasif8473he means “you’ll”
@@talhaasif8473 😂
@@talhaasif8473 Ull is a guy with a funny accent who paints all the houses in america that have lead paint, not sure what country he's from but Ull hear about him a lot.
@@jimbob3030yea down south there is another guy, Y'all, hear about him quite a bit.
good info, but the music is distracting & annoying.