Painting A House With Old Asphalt Siding

Because elastomeric paint seals.

Painting a house with old asphalt siding.

Before sanding scrape loose and flaking paint from the siding. According to the centers for disease control cdc lead paint should be removed by contractors who are certified by the epa. Work a paint scraper from every direction keeping the blade flat against the wood so you don t create gouge marks. Some asphalt siding may contain asbestos in the asphalt impregnated felt backer or asbestos may also be in the asphalt impregnated paper tar paper or felt used as a house wrap under the siding.

When using a random orbit sander be sure to protect yourself from refuse with a respirator. Many people recommend that asphalt siding be painted with a heavy duty rubberized elastomeric paint to ensure a long lasting finish. This can be disastrous. A general rule of thumb is to stay within 2 shades of the original color.

To lighten a paint color add white paint as needed until the desired color is reached. When siding or bank accounts can t take the shock of a total strip job rich o neil of masterwork painting in bedford massachusetts has successfully hidden rough well adhered paint under peel bond a thick primer. Pros and cons of painting siding versus replacing it. Regardless of the type of siding involved painting is always a more affordable option as replacing siding on a home is one of the more expensive home remodeling jobs that one can tackle.

Asphalt siding made great homes for carpenter ants and termites and they d often cause considerable damage behind the asphalt siding over the years. It is very difficult to remove spray paint graffiti without also dissolving or discoloring some of the siding surface coating material itself. Here s a closeup shot of the side of an inselbric panel. Asphalt siding material was made in two common versions one much like asphalt roof shingles but in larger sheets right side of the building photo near the top of this article and the other was comprised of an asphalt coating laminated to hardboard siding material or laminated to a softer wood based insulating board panel often sold as.

To darken a paint color add black paint to darker colors and gray paint to lighter colors. It s about 1 2 inch thick wood fiber panels with interlocking male and female grooves an tongues. A second problem was insect control. This old house has asphalt siding the type that comes in panels that measure about 18 x 28 inches designed to look like several courses of brick.