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By *astello OP Woman
16 weeks ago

Far far away

Any professional painters on here?

I'm repainting my house. Supposedly 10 year last time.. Blah..more like 4..

Anyhow.. what masonry brands would you recommend. Looking at premix only as costs.

Looking at colour trend, deluxe and crown...

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By *aucey69corkyCouple
16 weeks ago

cork

Always go for the dulux

Or you cansay deeeluxxx best lasting for sure. U need some lads to paint for you. We can arrange some hot Men who paint

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By *ouble Trouble 1000Couple
16 weeks ago

ireland

We do our own and use Sandex Masony Paint,freshen it up every few years tho .

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By *rakesterlingMan
16 weeks ago

Dublin

Dulux...

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By *eckme70Man
16 weeks ago

Strabane

I'm a painter I always use sandtex

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By *zippyMan
16 weeks ago

Wexford

Fleetwood Weatherclad.

Provided the surfaces are properly prepared, this could include washing,fungicides, stabilisers,sealers etc, and the paint used correctly, (number of coats etc), the finish should be able to last for 10 years including some light power washing during that time.

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By *andyMandy xWoman
16 weeks ago

Luck of the Irish ....

I could really do with a handy man, Jack with all trades

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By *eckme70Man
16 weeks ago

Strabane

"I could really do with a handy man, Jack with all trades

Brickie here but injured so I've been painting now plus a bit of joinery

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By *andyMandy xWoman
16 weeks ago

Luck of the Irish ....

"I could really do with a handy man, Jack with all trades

Brickie here but injured so I've been painting now plus a bit of joinery

Get Better soon,

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By *eckme70Man
16 weeks ago

Strabane

"I could really do with a handy man, Jack with all trades

Brickie here but injured so I've been painting now plus a bit of joinery

Get Better soon,"

Lol Thanks

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By *astello OP Woman
16 weeks ago

Far far away

Thanks everyone. A few differing opinions. My last paint was dulux weather shield..didn't exactly last...

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By *astello OP Woman
16 weeks ago

Far far away

"Always go for the dulux

Or you cansay deeeluxxx best lasting for sure. U need some lads to paint for you. We can arrange some hot Men who paint

Ooohs that sounds even better..hot men and paint...

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By *ustMe1982Man
16 weeks ago

Here, there and everywhere inbetween

I'd rather circumcise myself with paper cuts than paint the house... I'll do plumbing, electrics, joinery but I fucking hate painting.

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By *onewolf84Man
16 weeks ago

North cork

I was a painter for years. Dulux at the moment is not best paint. Don't go for Fleetwood want ever you do. You be painting again in 6 months time.

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By *razyNippleLoverMan
16 weeks ago

Naas

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By *razyNippleLoverMan
16 weeks ago

Naas

"I could really do with a handy man, Jack with all trades

Handy man for HandyMandy

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By *azel cdTV/TS
16 weeks ago

Dungarvan

Get a reputable cleaning company to "soft wash" the house (Hypochlorite) first.....it kills any algae on the walls which helps the paint last... sometimes you can get away without painting as it cleans the walls so well.

( Yes I do softwashing and window cleaning)

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By *otownkid1967Man
16 weeks ago

Portlaoise

"I could really do with a handy man, Jack with all trades

Ooh hello

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By *otownkid1967Man
16 weeks ago

Portlaoise

Sandtex is probably best but as someone said above, you need to get the walls washed properly before painting.Good luck OP.

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By *pfrdcrackMan
16 weeks ago

cork

For any exterior work , murfill paint is the way to go. It's double the price of weathershield but it lasts for years and years.

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By *astello OP Woman
16 weeks ago

Far far away

Thanks everyone. Great tips. Definitely need the soft wash first..thank you rain of Ireland..

For the professional painters on here. What's reasonable ph rate or should l ask per job? 2650sqft size.

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By *bdoublesMan
15 weeks ago

letterkenny

Would be approx €2500

Soft wash & Use dulux weathershield , 4/5 years would be the norm b4 repainting again

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By *1966Man
15 weeks ago

horsham

"Thanks everyone. A few differing opinions. My last paint was dulux weather shield..didn't exactly last..."

For exterior i always use Sandtex Masonry.

I am using that at the moment

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By *rnicaMan
15 weeks ago

The Great Outdoors

"Thanks everyone. Great tips. Definitely need the soft wash first..thank you rain of Ireland..

For the professional painters on here. What's reasonable ph rate or should l ask per job? 2650sqft size.

If you wanna quickly clean the external walls; grab a 5 gallon drum of Chloras (c. €45) and a 5L hand pump sprayer (c. €30) from your local Co-op. Fill your sprayer with water & chloras in 60:40 ratio and spray every surface you're gonna paint. Do this on a fine, dry day. Wait about an hour, then wash everything down with a water hose. Don't use chloras on brickwork/roof tiles or it'll bleach the bejaysus out of it.

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By *rnicaMan
15 weeks ago

The Great Outdoors

Had a mate once. Every called him Dulux. Never left the house without wearing two coats.

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By *astello OP Woman
15 weeks ago

Far far away

"Would be approx €2500

Soft wash & Use dulux weathershield , 4/5 years would be the norm b4 repainting again "

Thanks a lot. I better keep selling me bloomers for that bill.

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By *astello OP Woman
15 weeks ago

Far far away

"Thanks everyone. Great tips. Definitely need the soft wash first..thank you rain of Ireland..

For the professional painters on here. What's reasonable ph rate or should l ask per job? 2650sqft size.

Thanks for the tips..l have a handyman who might help..

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By *anifestoMan
15 weeks ago

Ferns

Painted recently, booked the painter back in January for a slot in mid June and used little green paint. Was expensive but coverage was awesome. Pressure washed the house before hand myself off a cherry picker machine.

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By *uper duperMan
15 weeks ago

around

"Thanks everyone. Great tips. Definitely need the soft wash first..thank you rain of Ireland..

For the professional painters on here. What's reasonable ph rate or should l ask per job? 2650sqft size.

Trowel finish?

Brickwork?

Or pebble dash??

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By *astello OP Woman
15 weeks ago

Far far away

It's plaster. Stone front. But has a lot of green type algae on it.

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By *ka ..Agent k ..Man
15 weeks ago

"It's plaster. Stone front. But has a lot of green type algae on it. "

Can't figure out wha plastered stone is like!!

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By *eckme70Man
15 weeks ago

Strabane

"It's plaster. Stone front. But has a lot of green type algae on it. "

Honestly I'd go for Fleetwood Weatherclad it's the best on the market and it's Irish, added bonus 👌 and sorry yes I'm a painter lol

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By *astello OP Woman
15 weeks ago

Far far away

"It's plaster. Stone front. But has a lot of green type algae on it.

Can't figure out wha plastered stone is like!!

Feck... I haven't either. Use your imagination

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By *ne of manyMan
15 weeks ago

east Galway

Use cloros to kill alge etc, powerwash and thin first coat x 10 % and second coat with a full coat. Fleetwood is what I recommend from my experience.

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By *rade69Man
15 weeks ago

dublin

Dulux weathershield great paint

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By *milie101Man
15 weeks ago

GALWAY

Make sure the house is sprayed well with rocklor or sodium hypochlorite then power washed or the paint won't stay up. It kills all the green algae and the red shite that's hard to get off. Fail to prepare prepare to fail . Good luck with it . Cheap price will just lash the paint up and no preparation

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By *ordjeffMan
15 weeks ago

around and about ,as travel.

"I could really do with a handy man, Jack with all trades

Electrician and good with my hands

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By *6tkMan
15 weeks ago

city

Treat the walls if needed , powerwash, can't go wrong with dulux paint and cheaper than color trend. And remember we live in Ireland we get a lot of bad weather, this '10 yrs' as people say isn't the nofm

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By *eangivesithardMan
15 weeks ago

monaghan

It's 90% the prep work than the actual paint you use make sure it's cleaned any loose paint taken off parts that have flaked use stabilising solution on it and then paint

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By *iddoMan
15 weeks ago

Galway

Dulux paint is like using water now it’s terrible great for the painter to use but not for lasting!!

If your willing to spend the extra money Colourtrend is exceptional and will last longer than others

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