Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Jan 25, 2020 8:00 pm So we’re in a postwar in Brisbane. Planning on raising with slab and battening in next 12-18mobths. Then in another decade (when we actually need the space) will build in fully, under. Anyway house also needs exterior paint job and has asbestos eaves (which are peeling, need painting too). Question is do we get paint job and replace the eaves before the raise or after - and why? Cheaper, easier, cracks post/pre raise ? Thanks for any advice and reasoning from you, Cheers Re: Raising house - get exterior painted first or after? 2Jan 26, 2020 7:47 am I have owned and renovated a few older pre and post war houses in Brisbane but I am not a carpenter or painter. Without pictures I would assume your peeling eaves are likely due to the gutters overflowing into the eaves. The reason for this assumption is I have found asbestos extremely good at retaining old paint and I have had the same paint peeling issue on our 50’s house. If this is the case I would add more downpipes (my executed solution) or change your gutter profile to overflow outwards. So in answer to your original question I wait raise first. Raising the house can affect the fall in the gutters as they may have been installed with the house slightly off level. Re: Raising house - get exterior painted first or after? 3Jan 26, 2020 1:06 pm A great reply regarding eaves. Yes previous owners had let gutters deteriorate with massive holes so we changed them almost two years ago not long after buying! We also added 2 downpipes at the time so you were spot on. No issues now! Any one have thoughts regarding external paint job? Re: Raising house - get exterior painted first or after? 4Jan 26, 2020 9:13 pm Ok so back on your originial question, Can you prepare and paint now without scaffold? If yes paint now If no paint later Re: Raising house - get exterior painted first or after? 5Jan 27, 2020 10:13 am It’s a sloping block so can do about half the house with no scaffold currently. When done will need all scaffolding. Is the reasoning on this save $ on scaffolding as well was easier on painters , cheers Re: Raising house - get exterior painted first or after? 6Jan 27, 2020 11:11 am Bjayem2 It’s a sloping block so can do about half the house with no scaffold currently. When done will need all scaffolding. Is the reasoning on this save $ on scaffolding as well was easier on painters , cheers I find prep work is a lot easier if you can do it from the ground or from scaffolding. I hate sanding or scraping from a ladder. So I say do what you can before raising. We raised a house a few years back and did not see any noticeable cracking in the paint. But we did not paint first, when the house was raised it was a long way up. It might just be a me thing but the harder and more awkward prep is the poorer the end result. On a slightly off topic comment If you can afford it get yourself a Festool RO150 with the dust extractor. They are proud and the product so the price is high. I seriously regret not getting one sooner. The sander can remove paint very quickly and the dust extractor helps keep dust down whist helping to cool the sandpaper and prevent clogging. Re: Raising house - get exterior painted first or after? 8Mar 04, 2020 8:21 pm forrestmount Ok so back on your originial question, Can you prepare and paint now without scaffold? If yes paint now If no paint later If access will be a problem once it's raised, you would be best to prepare and paint now while it's low. You will have movement and damage from the lift so maybe some touchups and caulking after. You can probably include this in the quote you get from the painter. What suburb are you in? The bottom of the downpipe has been taped (see the black tape) to seal the necessary gap between the downpipe and the adaptor that would normally prevent the downpipe… 3 9202 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 4584 |