Exterior painting and decorating
The best way to paint the walls, pipes, windows and doors to give a professional look to your home.
If you have completed all the cleaning, repairs and preparation on the outside of your house, and if the weather has been dry for the past couple of days and looks settled for a while, you are now ready to start painting. Tackle the painting in more or less the same order as the preparation, starting at the top and working downwards.
Gutters, fascias and barge boards
If you have plastic gutters and want to paint them, simply apply a thin coat of gloss paint to the outside surface. This is the only case outside where paint is used purely for decoration rather than protection. Iron gutters can be painted on the inside with a bituminous paint as this will provide a waterproof coating and protect the iron. Paint the outside of gutters and downpipes with the usual gloss paint system. You’ll need a small paint pad or crevice brush to get into the narrow gaps at the back of gutters and pipes. Protect the fascia with a piece of board held behind the guttering. Don’t miss out these awkward bits as this is where the rust will start up again.
Fascias and barge boards are so exposed that it’s best to give them an extra coat of gloss. You’ll need your crevice brush or paint pad again to paint behind the gutters.
