Re-Painting My 1920's Home

FreeBear

Working_Mum wrote: »

- my house is up for sale - it hasn't had much interest to be honest (it is a large old house on a large plot and up for a lot of money) so I thought it'd make it more desirable to any potential buyers.

Don't get too disheartened by the lack of potential buyers. A three bed detached just down the road from me (also a 1920s build) had been on the market for best part of a year before it sold. Went for less than the advertised price (which I thought was on the high side).

I'm also struggling with renovating & redecorating my 1920s semi, and your posts & diary give me hope that it is possible to do on a budget and on my own. However, I've taken in a lodger to help on both counts if I can persuade him to go up a ladder.

As for painting metal frames - Had you looked at Smoothrite paint ?
Although the range of colours are limited, it gives a very tough & long lasting finish on most metals.

Working_Mum

Hello to anyone reading along,
I have now completed painting the render on the whole house. It looks great!

I have stripped, sanded, primed and glossed my two kitchen windows along with finally painting the back door with the two crittal windows. They look so fresh and lovely I am thrilled with the end result!

I had the white gloss in my shed and was worried as it went on looking a rather creamy colour - it turns out the sun's UV rays "brightens" the paint to turn it and keep it at "brilliant white" - who knew this technology existed!!

I have a very old lean to/conservatory which is used for storage but looks awful (even more so now) so have stripped that down to bare wood - a really easy job as the paint is flaking off, filled the holes and am going to prime it this evening ready for glossing at the weekend.

I have little DIY experience to speak of but have found by keeping a trug filled with the tools I need (scraper,pointy triangle shaped scraper thing, dustpan and brush, sandpaper, paint stripper, cheap brushes for stripping, an old rag) I have been able to work quite steadily for either 45 mins or a few hours at a time. It has helped me cope with the England games lol

I am going to try and post pics but am terrible with technology.

JonW1984

Well done, stripping and painting wood is one of my least favourite jobs but pays dividends when you see the end result.