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| Hey everyone,
I live in an old home (1902). We moved in last year and the exterior paint needs some work, nothing terrible but moderate cracking and peeling. Would like to do two of the four sides this year and two next. The house is fairly tall two stories, Victorian style. One side is 32 feet long, and the other 22 feet long. We were quoted several prices, but the best with good background experience from the guy was a price of $2600 for the sides and trim. What do you think, good price or should I DIY? We are in Chicago suburbs Also the guy advises using a product called Mad Dog for a house with layers of old paint. He says it helps create a layer that moves with weather. It adds $2k to the cost but is supposed to last twice as long. What do you all think? I appreciate any feedback. |
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| I never heard of Mad Dog, but it's very hard to judge a painting bid online, especially for Victorian style exteriors...could be a ton of intricate detail work involved with those. But, it really sounds low considering that usually older homes require a good amount of prep work before painting. |
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- Posted by christophern (My Page) on Sun, Jun 26, 11 at 6:34
| Mad Dog 20? Used to drink that stuff back in the early 70's |
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