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Maplenewbie
Citizen
Username: Maplenewbie
Post Number: 3
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 4:33 pm: | 
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Is there a time of year you want to avoid for painting? For my own schedule I wish we could do late August or is too hot then? |
Soparents
Citizen
Username: Soparents
Post Number: 537
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 4:36 pm: |
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I had ours painted last August, it looks great. |
us2inFL
Citizen
Username: Us2innj
Post Number: 1442
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 5:17 pm: |
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Any mild month is fine, the most important thing is that the wood be dry. Exterior painting with any moisture in the wood will result in a lousy job. |
Bob K
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 11651
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 5:33 pm: |
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I agree with Us2. Actually late August is a pretty good time. Usually the worst of the really hot weather is over and there isn't a lot of rain at that time of year, hurricanes excepted that is. |
Politicalmon
Citizen
Username: Politicalmon
Post Number: 164
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 9:39 am: |
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We had ours done in late August and it stretched into late September due to the unusually large amount of rain that year. It is hurricane season and late August is the peak period, needless to say the paint job was a disaster for numerous reasons part of which was contributed by the moisture trapped between primer and finishing coat. If I do it again it will be in early July. |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 7891
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 9:44 am: |
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We got on the schedule for first thing in the season a few years back (end March, early April). I schedule it around the garden. July/August may be good for painting, but you will lose your flowers in prime season.
But, I'm just anal that way. I'd go for October the next time. |
mim
Citizen
Username: Mim
Post Number: 595
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 10:19 am: |
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Me too, greenetree. We once had our house painted in mid-spring, and the garden was never the same the rest of the season. (It was also a very rainy spring, so the job took way too long.) Last year we did it in August, which was better -- no rain over the week, and the garden was fried by then anyway, so I didn't care. Also, Rutgers gave us an August discount! |
Oldstone
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Username: Rogers4317
Post Number: 741
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 10:58 am: |
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i would do it at the same time as greenetree, before everything planted around your house comes to life. |
Maplenewbie
Citizen
Username: Maplenewbie
Post Number: 5
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 11:18 am: |
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Thank you so much for the advice... Now I need to think about what color to do. |
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