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porch & exterior, part 6:
scraping, sanding, priming
paying someone to do the work we hate the most
When last we left off with
house painting, the contractor had come to
"winterize" the house so it would be ready for prep work in the
spring. Since we were on the job list from the fall, we were at the top of
the list once the spring weather cooperated. Well, perhaps "cooperated" is
too optimistic a word. This is Oregon, after all. But as soon as
there were openings -- three or four days here, a day or two there -- our
painting contractor was out to get to work. And there was A LOT of work to
be done:
Scraping away all that
flaky, peeling paint. Scraping, scraping, aaaaand scraping.
Then there
were holes to fill in with house bondo, and more minor repairs to make
(even though we were just positively sure we'd gotten them all during the
winterizing phase...alas, there are always more). And then the sanding.
And the sanding. Aaaand the sanding.
Not to mention the priming,
my god
the priming!
Glad we didn't have to do
any of it. The house painting may have been the biggest we've check we've
written to date for a house project (and hopefully, will remain so for
quite some time) -- but worth it for this part of the project alone. Man,
so worth it. Quite frankly, if the contractor knew just how much we
despise prep work, he would've charged us double and we would've happily
paid it.
Shhh...don't tell him
that.
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