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Posted by Jordan on January 14, 2008, 11:09 pm
I have a problem with the paint on the exterior of my house. It just falls
off every couple of years. I suspect that somehow moisture is building up
behind the clapboard, but I can't seen to find where it is coming from. I
could see it if the problem was on one side of the house where there might
be an undetected leak somewhere, but this problem is on all 4 sides of the
house.
When I had the house inspected when I purchased it there was no diagnoses of
the problem other than the paint being old (which it was not). When I had a
pro painter come out to take care of this they did not take care of it
despite all the extra case I paid to have them fix the issue.
I need to know who I need to have check the house to find and fix the
problem.
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Posted by AZ Nomad on January 14, 2008, 11:33 pm
>I have a problem with the paint on the exterior of my house. It just falls
>off every couple of years. I suspect that somehow moisture is building up
>behind the clapboard, but I can't seen to find where it is coming from. I
>could see it if the problem was on one side of the house where there might
>be an undetected leak somewhere, but this problem is on all 4 sides of the
>house.
More likely, you're using mediocre paint and having mediocre painters put
it on using too much paint thinner.
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on January 15, 2008, 8:27 am
Repaint! And thin no more.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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More likely, you're using mediocre paint and having mediocre painters put
it on using too much paint thinner.
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Posted by Robert Allison on January 14, 2008, 11:34 pm
Jordan wrote:
> I have a problem with the paint on the exterior of my house. It just falls
> off every couple of years. I suspect that somehow moisture is building up
> behind the clapboard, but I can't seen to find where it is coming from. I
> could see it if the problem was on one side of the house where there might
> be an undetected leak somewhere, but this problem is on all 4 sides of the
> house.
>
> When I had the house inspected when I purchased it there was no diagnoses of
> the problem other than the paint being old (which it was not). When I had a
> pro painter come out to take care of this they did not take care of it
> despite all the extra case I paid to have them fix the issue.
>
> I need to know who I need to have check the house to find and fix the
> problem.
Clapboard. Would you be talking about pine? If so, you may want to
call one of the better paint stores in your area and ask to have a rep
come out and look at the problem. He may or may not have a solution.
I have done a lot of painting on exteriors of wood, and in all cases,
moisture will get into the wall cavities simply due to humidity in the
air. With the case of wood siding, the moisture can easily enter the
back side of the wood (which is usually bare wood) then it will exit
through the front causing the paint to release prematurely. And the
paint just flakes off.
The paint rep will recommend a very good cleaning and scraping, then a
very good quality primer, then a very good quality latex paint. Then he
will tell you that it may fail anyway.
The best thing to do would be to follow his directions and see if it
works. If it doesn't, then you may need to replace the siding and use
either a Hardi product, or prime all sides of the wood siding before it
goes up. If you can, I would recommend using a rain guard system to
install your siding if you insist on wood. Rain guard system involves
placing a moisture barrier on the wall, then furring strips, then the
siding (with all sides primed). This allows for an airspace behind the
siding to allow equal moisture penetration and release on all sides.
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
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Posted by ransley on January 14, 2008, 11:34 pm
> I have a problem with the paint on the exterior of my house. =A0It just fa=
lls
> off every couple of years. =A0I suspect that somehow moisture is building =
up
> behind the clapboard, but I can't seen to find where it is coming from. =
=A0I
> could see it if the problem was on one side of the house where there might=
> be an undetected leak somewhere, but this problem is on all 4 sides of the=
> house.
>
> When I had the house inspected when I purchased it there was no diagnoses =
of
> the problem other than the paint being old (which it was not). =A0When I h=
ad a
> pro painter come out to take care of this they did not take care of it
> despite all the extra case I paid to have them fix the issue.
>
> I need to know who I need to have check the house to find and fix the
> problem.
You might have luck with Sherwin Williams or another paint co that can
also send samples to their lab, but 99.99% of the time its the
painters mistake, it could be the paint but rarely, usualy an unclean
surface where latex is going over oil that is chalking, rub your hand
where it pealed, does chalk apear on you hand. Painting a to warm or
hot surface, or in sun, or high air temp is a cause for latex failure,
for oil moisture on the wood. You could probably figure it out. If its
all sides equaly and latex only freezing or painting over 90 should
affect it, if its mainly south exposure and none north then sun caused
it. On a hot sunny day with little shade its difficult to even paint
the south side, a hot surface can be cooled with water but you should
not paint with sun hitting it which can mean starting late in the day.
There are alot of other reasons for failure.
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