Average rates for painting - Resene

Resene Professional development programmeExterior workRepainting weatherboards in poor condition entailscareful preparation and this takes timeThe paintwork will be characterised by lots of baretimber, crocodiled and flaking paint; there will likelybe rusty nailheads, dirt, salt and other contaminantsas well as moss and mould especially on the Southside.While waterblasting will remove paint it is likely to‘gouge’ the timber and isn’t as effective as ResenePaint Prep and Housewash at dechalking andremoving contaminants.Badly damaged and unstable paint needs to beremoved. Burning off with a hot air gun is veryslow, which is why most professional paintersuse a mechanical stripper or linbide scraper thatare remarkably quick at removing poorly adheredpaintwork although there is a risk of gouging thetimber. It is also tedious and unpleasant workalthough innovative products, such as the ‘Sea toSky’ stripping range, are proving popular as theyare simple and safe to use.Resene TimberLock (D48) is ideal for bare timberas a surface pre-treatment and performs a similarfunction to Resene Sureseal (D42) on old powderysurfaces. Recommend it when the customerbelieves paint will need to be stripped – especiallyon the North and North East elevations of a home.Resene Timber Surface Prep (D314) upgradesand fills surface defects such as ‘mapping’ andcrocodiling.Hour% factorMeasure$ rate labour/ materials1.10 m 2 52.00Treat nailhead corrosion.The paint may well contain lead, which Resene arehappy to test for. If the test is positive then takeprecautions including ensuring nearby soil isn’tcontaminated and that lead in sanding dust isn’tingested.After sanding, prime the same day, as night timedew will creep under the freshly sanded paintworkand the edges will curl and lift.The prepared surface will have repaired cracks,old paintwork and new freshly primed timber itwill be less than perfect when compared to newweatherboards.Use Resene Sonyx 101 over Resene Hi-Glo, as itslower gloss will not highlight imperfections in oldtimber and paintwork or Resene Lumbersider if it isparticularly rough.exterior – repaintsCall 0800 RESENE (737 363), visit www.resene.co.nzor email us at advice@resene.co.nz44