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House Make Over
By peace | December 5, 2006
River Cottage By Alexander Sheridan
Preparation
Scraping off loose flaking paint is an important part of preparation before any painting job. For heavy scraping, a pull scrapper is better than a flat blade scrapper.
Ashdon Cottage, Essex By Carl Valente
Make Over
To make a low house look more gracefully proportioned, emphasize its verticals. Paint elements such as doors, shutters and corner trim in a colour that contrasts with the siding.
Accentuate horizontals on a high house. Use a contrasting trim colour or parts such as windowsills, flower boxes, foundation walls, and fascia boards and gutters at the roof edge.
You can also make a house look lower by painting it a dark colour, provided the roof is dark too. A light colour, on the other hand, will help your house look larger.
Cottage Green By Dwayne Warwick
When To Paint
For best results, paint when the temperature is hot and when the weather is not so humid. Spring and fall are the best seasons for painting the exterior of the house.
