How to paint the facade of the house
To make your home look beautiful, the facade must be decorated. This can be done in different ways. All sorts of siding, panels and other materials are widely represented in our stores. But probably the cheapest way is painting. This method has been used for a long time and has proven itself well. Let's see how to paint the facade of the house, what is needed and what features to consider.
How much paint do you need?
What color to choose is the business of each person personally. Someone prefers lighter, and someone more inclined to dark tones. If you find it difficult to choose, you can use the advice of professionals or see photos of various facades.
Before you start painting the walls, you need to prepare the right amount of paint. It will save your time and help make the house look more neat. The fact is that the paint of the same color and from one manufacturer may vary in shades depending on the lot, so it is better to buy everything at once.
To correctly calculate the amount of paint required, you need to know exactly the area of the entire surface to be painted. Then everything is done very simply. On the packaging of paint indicates what area can be painted with one liter of material. Knowing this data, you can easily calculate the required amount.
But here it is necessary to take into account some of the nuances. When painting the facade of the house must be done at least two layers of paint. This means that the calculated amount of material must be multiplied by two.
Note! When painting porous surfaces, material consumption increases.
Also, on the advice of professionals, it is necessary to make a stock (at least 10% of the total). During the works, anything can happen (the bank will spill out or you forgot to include some area in the calculation), but the paint in the necessary tonality in the store can end. It is better to have a reserve just in case.
Preparing the walls for painting
Very often, the use of finishing materials allows you to hide some defects or flaws during construction. But the paint you in this is not an assistant. On the contrary, when painting all the shortcomings become more visible. Therefore, before starting work you need to prepare the surface of the facade.
Walls are leveled with plaster or other materials. It is also necessary to repair all cracks. As a result, you should get a smooth and clean surface. Need to achieve better adhesion. To do this, the entire area of the walls is primed. If the facade is made of wood (or another highly absorbent material), then this treatment should be carried out several times.
Do not forget that the paint must be applied on a dry surface. Therefore, before starting work, make sure that the impregnation is absorbed and dried. Only then can you take up the brush or roller.
Beautiful facade
Now you can answer the question: how to paint the facade of the house? This is a simple matter and everything can be done by hand. First prepare the tools. You will need:
- Paint roller.
- Tassels of various sizes.
- Trough or buckets for paint. For painting large areas you will buy material in buckets. In this case, additional containers are not needed (of course, if you do not need to change the color by mixing colors).
- Masking tape This thing is very necessary, especially when painting areas near the window frames and various decorative elements.
- You will also need a ladder or scaffolding.
Note! If you are going to paint a large object, it is better to purchase (or rent) a painting machine. With such equipment, all work will be completed in the shortest possible time and will be of the best quality.
As soon as everything is ready, you can start painting. In principle, it is necessary to paint the facade of a building in the same way as during interior work. Just smooth paint on all areas.
The easiest and fastest way is to use a spray gun. In this case, the paint falls in even layers and fills all the cracks. The appearance of the facade in this case will significantly benefit. But it is worth remembering one thing. For the spray gun it is necessary to use a paint of the desired viscosity. As a rule, this is written on the instructions for the paint.
Note! If you decide to do everything with a roller, then you need to stock up on several nozzles. Sections can be of different widths or with a slope, in this case, the nozzle must be selected individually.
When painting with a roller, the paint is poured into a wide (but shallow) container. It will be convenient to moisten the roller. In this case, the strip should be applied at different angles, so as not to leave "white" spots. When painting it is necessary to do strips with an overlap, so a uniform covering will turn out.
As a rule, the painting of facades is carried out in two layers. And if you have a lime coating on the draft wall, then it is better to go through the paint three times. In this case, each subsequent layer is applied after complete drying of the previous one.
As you can see, there is nothing difficult in painting the facade. All work can be done independently. First, determine the color, then stock up on paint and prepare the surface. After that, you can get to work.
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Video
After viewing this video you will learn a lot about painting the facade and how to get cheap dark colors of the facade. You will also learn how to hide paint defects with paint: