I put in a couple of hours a day painting the house, taking my time. Tomorrow will be a day that I neither have to climb a ladder nor crawl around on the ground, on a section that is pretty much taped, so I should cover a fair bit of surface area tomorrow, a visual reward for the more irritating sections that go more slowly.
I hate all manner of working on the house, but I rest assured in the knowledge that anything that makes me miserable is probably good for me.
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Been in the construction trade for 40+ yrs. I'd druther take a beating than paint.
I am impressed with your fortitude. I am also thankful for the brick and vinyl siding on my house.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftxnr28LDXc
It is vinyl siding, circa 1985. It is debatable whether I will have to do a second coat or can just touch up the first one. My previous house had wooden shingles that absorbed enormous amounts of paint, so it was always two coats plus touching up, 2.5 stories, and I have gotten more acrophobic with each passing year. Only one story with a gently peaked roof now.
Edited to add...I've done a lot of painting over the years. I just don't like to and avoid it like the plague whenever possible.
The part of my house that is vinyl siding is 20 years newer and a soft pressure wash suffices for now. I can't quite imagine painting the siding! When I bought this house 4 years ago, my non-negotiable requirements were one story and no steps up to the door.
Acrophobia is no fun. It hurts my stomach to watch my grandchildren climb. The oldest had a bit of a mean streak and used to ask me "Is this too high Nonna?" Little brat...
I would ignore it and not paint, but some parts have faded in the sun and others have not, so it is unattractive.
I am at an age where everything I do, I hope it is the last time. I have to put down some stones for a walkway before winter as well. After that, My expectation is to only fix things that break. My wife might have other ideas.
I'm with Mike. I did this 2 years ago, a little at a time. When it got hard, I reminded myself that it was the last time in my life I would ever do it or have to do it. It helped, and I finished it. Fixing things that break is a holy endeavor, approach it with due reverence and enter into your reward!
I'm a weird one in this crowd. I LOVE painting. I love the process, the results, everything about it.
Painting wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the prep work. An orbital sander is fine for fascia (provided I lie flat on the roof rather than stand on a ladder), but there's no good way to do overhead soffit scraping, and scraping window molding combines tedium with disgust at realizing you've gouged the same face 3 times already.
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