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Posted by milo on July 25, 2006, 12:19 am
Or satin? Seems that high gloss would make the most sense, but most houses
I see look like they have flat.
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Posted by I Love Lucy on July 25, 2006, 10:13 am
> Or satin? Seems that high gloss would make the most sense, but most
> houses I see look like they have flat.
I don't know why, but most use flat. Sure wouldn't use gloss on my
cedar shingles. Semi-gloss on the wood trim though. You can always
break with the crowd, but there must be a reason. If you want to
repaint down the line, it is harder to get a good bond on gloss without
sanding a little.
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Posted by dpb on July 25, 2006, 1:16 pm
I Love Lucy wrote:
> > Or satin? Seems that high gloss would make the most sense, but most
> > houses I see look like they have flat.
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> I don't know why, but most use flat. ...
A lot of it is cost--for same brand/quality price goes up w/ gloss...
Another factor is similar thing about higher gloss on interior
walls--more gloss shows more imperfections in the surface. Yet another
is a high gloss white can be absolutely blinding in a bright sun--while
I chose it for specifically for the heat-reflecting effect on the barn,
most don't like that on a house.
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Posted by I Love Lucy on July 25, 2006, 7:17 pm
>
> I Love Lucy wrote:
>> > Or satin? Seems that high gloss would make the most sense, but
>> > most
>> > houses I see look like they have flat.
>>
>> I don't know why, but most use flat. ...
>
> A lot of it is cost--for same brand/quality price goes up w/ gloss...
>
> Another factor is similar thing about higher gloss on interior
> walls--more gloss shows more imperfections in the surface. Yet
> another
> is a high gloss white can be absolutely blinding in a bright
> sun--while
> I chose it for specifically for the heat-reflecting effect on the
> barn,
> most don't like that on a house.
Learned a few more things here, you notice what people do but don't
think to wonder why. Intuitively if I had a clapboard house I wouldn't
use gloss because it's just not "traditional" even though I hated that
chalky feel to the old paint. I did know that light colors tend to
reflect heat and darker colors absorb. I wanted a brown house. I
wonder if it would be a few degrees cooler if I had chosen a lighter
color? Probably not enough to make that much difference.
The satin comments were interesting, wouldn't want that for shingles,
but might be nice on siding or other types of exteriors.
Glare, that wouldn't be so good.
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Posted by M.Paul on July 25, 2006, 10:21 am
Satin works for me. Durable yet not too shiny.
> Or satin? Seems that high gloss would make the most sense, but most
houses
> I see look like they have flat.
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