Browse Forums Finishing Touch Re: question for DIY painting pro's 2Oct 13, 2009 5:17 pm P1T Read about my building experience: http://secondhomebuild.blogspot.com Dale Alcock Homes - 'The Nautilus' in Bletchley Park, Southern River - WA Read about my Clipsal C-BUS Home Automation Project: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=20854 Re: question for DIY painting pro's 6Oct 16, 2009 10:54 am swarvy ...lots of amazing painting advice... ... and that dear friends is why you pay the pros for a pro finish! Awesome advice swarvy. I agree with you that people underestimate the skill and knowledge involved in painting. Painting a new house is not the same as changing the wall colour (whacking on a few new coats) in an established and well maintained home. You need the right knowledge, tools, and application techniques. A pro paint job will differentiate a quality finished house from a DIY job. Just walk through some open inspections and you'll see some ******* quick DIY paint jobs - you don't want your house looking like that. AFAIK, flashing is a minimum standard. Out of curiosity is your window glass stamped with AS requirements in any of the corners of each pane? Im almost certan if theyre… 2 6278 4 14463 |