re-painting white houses?

[shnozz]

My house is shortly going up for sale but the outside is looking a little bit sorry for itself and could do with sprucing up before potential buyers are shown around. Its a white building and I assumed it was just a case of masonry paint. However, having a word with a guy that was painting a fence for the neighbour (and trying to bung him £100 to paint my house ) he said the exterior has a lifetime promise and it needs cleaning rather than painting. Any thoughts? Is it a case for hiring a hire pressure washer from HSS?

Hopefully, cos the thought of playing with that puppy rather than a paintbrush is far more enticing.

[pies]

Its possible as my nan had this done on her house

[shnozz]

pies said:

Its possible as my nan had this done on her house

colin, done what mate? Had it painted or pressure washed?

[pies]

Both

[alloypearltam]

Yes it's right that a lot of the modern rendered houses now have a coating that means it doesn't need re-painting. I think it is something to do with the advent of all these new housing developments where the houses are all render.

[shnozz]

alloypearltam said:

Yes it's right that a lot of the modern rendered houses now have a coating that means it doesn't need re-painting. I think it is something to do with the advent of all these new housing developments where the houses are all render.

thanks for confirming the position. So is a pressure washer the way forward? Or a specialist cleaning substance? sugar soap?

>> Edited by shnozz on Monday 5th December 10:05

[Plotloss]

I now have an image of you blowing the render clean off your house with a Karcher Truck Wash...

[shnozz]

Plotloss said:

I now have an image of you blowing the render clean off your house with a Karcher Truck Wash...

thats what I am afraid of. Last time I got hold of a decent power washer it was like giving a grenade to a baby. I solved the elderly neighbours problem of slipping on the slime on her slate patio slabs by taking off most of the top layer of stone and leaving her tripping over all the broken pieces.

[Plotloss]

The other thing to consider if you plan to use a pressure washer is you'll need scaffolding unless its a bungalow...

Long handled brooms?

[shnozz]

Plotloss said:

The other thing to consider if you plan to use a pressure washer is you'll need scaffolding unless its a bungalow... Long handled brooms?

cant you just turn the power up and take a good aim?

[Plotloss]

I dunno, if you find one that powerful surely you'll be doing the downstairs from the other side of the road...

[Incorrigible]

Schnozz, I can sort you out a pressure washer if you like

[shnozz]

May well take you up on that mate, need to catch up for a beer anyway.

[simpo two]

Plotloss said:

I now have an image of you blowing the render clean off your house with a Karcher Truck Wash...

I now have an image of you up a ladder pointing a jetwasher at the wall, switching on - and blasting yourself backwards off the ladder...

[shnozz]

anonymous said:

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surely that would leave me with brown walls, and half the neighbourhood loving it, with the other half hating it?