A while back, I posted about “Cheap and easy Siding” for our basement.
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=35775.1
We ended up putting on the 4×8 sheets of hardboard siding, or as we like to call it, mobile home siding. LOL! Actually, it doesn’t look all that bad, but certainly doesn’t really compliment our log home. As I mentioned, we will be replacing the siding some day with cultured stone that we already own. We threw some on the dormers too even though they will eventually have half-log siding that we also already own.
So, the bank wants it painted before they will convert us to a permenant loan. Um, okay, it’s pretty much winter here. Are there any paints that are more resistant to cold? Any thoughts?
What color would you paint it? I was wondering if a burgundy/brown would compliment our dark brown logs and hunter green cladded windows. Or, charcoal? Or dark brown? Remember, I’m one of those tortured souls who can’t make a decision to save my life. Help me. 🙂
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http://www.sherwin-williams.com/DIY/exterior/paint/extratechart.asp#
i have never used A100, nor do i personnally like SW, but there are many here who swear by SW, so that's a personnal choice.
this stuff according to their site can be applied down to 35 degrees F
bobl Volo, non valeo
Thank you. I called Sherwin Williams and they told me that most of their exterior paints can be applied down to 35 degrees. Wow! Most paint cans I read say 50 degrees, so that is great.
The A100 is on sale right now too.
Thanks!
Paula
Now I have a poor sense of colors so ignore this.
But I would try to match them to the color of the logs. Although you might make the basement a shade or 2 darker.
I am leaning toward this plan. LIke maybe a dark, mocha, brown or something like that. I appreciate your thoughts.
Keep in mind that the manufacturer's guidelines are going to be conservative so they don't get burned by them. I've done a fair amount of exterior painting at 35 or so with Benjamin Moore exterior latex with no problems. I think the big thing at this time of year is to make sure you select your "window" so that the paint has time to dry before the temps really plummet (i.e., don't paint at 5 pm on a day when the high is 35 because night time temps will probably be a lot lower).
My plan is to do this tomorrow, which is the nicest day we are going to have for a while. I plan to have a few helpers and I hope to get it done quickly enough that the sun can bake it on and the overnight low temps won't freeze it.
I found a dark brown SW paint that I like, so I'm going with that. I agree with RW and plan to upgrade to the duration paint so that I can do it in one coat.
Thanks everyone for your help. I'll take a picture this weekend and post it so you can see how I did...unless it looks awful and then you'll never see it!
The A-100 is a good deal, especially for your application. On sale is a bonus.
Go with a burgundy, it will be 'warm' without trying to be 'log like.'
I just used the A-100 for a porch I rebuilt a few weeks ago. It was cold, and I wanted another coat to make it look good before the clients saw it.
Long story short, the stuff is thick as snot but doesn't hide squat. It had bleed through from wood filler. I put on 5 coats, and it still bled through. I finally went to a primer (Kilz?) which I should have done in the first place, I know. In a rush.
Bottom line, ensure your surface is completely ready for paint before you apply it. Though if you're gonna just rip it later, you probably couldn't care less, right?
Actually, I do care somewhat because realistically, I think it will be summer after next before we get to fake rock. I've already deemed next summer the "Summer of Chinking" and the house isn't exactly small in scale. LOL....sort of....whose idea was that freakin monstrosity anyway? Ooops, I digress.
So, do you think that with a dark color I'll have trouble with coverage? Hmmm, I'd better get a quart today and do some experimenting.
I've used some cheapo paint from Sutherland's lumber that was thick like you describe, but it covered everything. Maybe I should get a gallon of that too.
Hi Paula. I'd paint it charcoal like your roof or dark brown. Flip a coin! Its temporary anyway.
cheers
I'm one of the fans of Uncle Sherwin but A-100 is not on my A-list. I don't like it. You could kill two birds with one stone and paint one coat of Duration on it. Self priming, good quality, and even in darker colors you get some really great coverage.
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