More spray painting with update

 


The sprayer works quit well and is quicker than the brush, though the brush is a qualitative improvement.

Most of the wall space is out of arm's reach.

I came up with a solution, of sorts. I attached the sprayer to two ten foot long 2x1 slats. The slats were screwed together using deck screws and the protruding points cut off with a reciprocatiing saw and metal cutting blade.

Two square 'u-bolts' attach the sprayer to the end of the slats/pole.

A spring loaded clip keeps the trigger squeezed.

I wait until I'm ready to paint until I plug the sprayer into the extension cord.

The sprayer extension hose doesn't seem long enough, so I use the cup to hold paint.

Some of the high areas really needed to be scraped but I'm still recovering from hernia surgery and didn't want to take risks. This will do for now. Next year, I will get a ladder and do some scraping. Meanwhile, the wood is protected from further weathering.

Glad I didn't have to rent/buy/borrow a long ladder or rent scaffolding.

I went ahead and ordered a new gallon of Ultra Pure White Satin Enamel Exterior Paint & Primer from Home Depot. This should do unless I need to do two coats.

Update:

I ran into two wasp nests on the western wall. One inside the vertical corner covering and one in the gap at the bottom of the vent. Sprayed the into the gap in the corner covering at the top. Lots of bees came out. May need to do that again.

 I'm going to let the nest above the door and below the attic vent, go. I need to close that opening up with lumber and siding.

I also need to go through the old siding and try to salvage as much as possible. There's one place at the kitchen window where the mismatch between the old siding and the newer, thicker, siding meet.


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