How To Paint Slate Siding

You surface area of your exterior will be more than 1 000 sq ft unless it is a tiny house.

How to paint slate siding.

Painter s caulk helps the primer and paint adhere better to the slate surface. Coat the tile with a thin layer of painter s caulk. In the past painting vinyl siding wasn t possible because the paint wouldn t fully adhere to the siding. Squeeze the painter s caulk around the tile s surface and spread it around with your fingers until you achieve a thin even coating.

I ve been asked to give a bid on painting a house with asbestos shingle siding probably from the late 40 s or early 50 s and a number of shingles are cracked or broken. Wear safety goggles if you are using a water blaster. Then paint with two coats of acrylic paint. In this video toh expert shares his tips and demonstrates how you clean and prepare the surface for painting.

1 250 slate siding removal and disposal new siding materials and house wrap 1 000 1 250 installation labor 1 250 1 500 this is probably on the cheaper end and it will depend on what type of vinyl siding that you go with. Evenly coat the entire surface taking care not to apply too much paint in any one section. Inspect the siding for mildew powdery paint pigment and mildew. There really is no right paint when painting asbestos siding as it doesn t require anything out of the ordinary.

Cut in paint along windows doors and eaves with a good brush that disperses paint smoothly. Be sure to protect plants from the bleach. Rub siding with cloth to check for powdery paint pigment and mildew. Picking the right paint for asbestos siding.

I was chatting with a house painting contractor recently who had an interesting question. If they do it s typically outside in open air which minimizes the risk even further. Are you sure it is slate. Repeat the painting process until you have two complete coats of oil based paint on the siding.

Pick the right paint. Use a bleach water solution about 50 50 after wetting the house spray the bleach solution on the siding with a pump up garden sprayer let set but rinse before it dries. Do not sand or saw the asbestos shingles to prevent particles from entering the air you breathe. Sounds more like asbestos siding big hard white shingles first the siding must be cleaned.

Siding is by nature very durable and it s difficult for fibers to become airborne. What is that slate siding on my house.