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Thompson · 08-14-2007, 07:39 PM

Just looked at this house about 2400 sq ft exterior. All the paint on the alum siding is flaking off so alot of prep work what would you guys charge for this job

plazaman · 08-14-2007, 07:58 PM

How much paint
How Much primer
How much in misc. supplies?
How many hours of prep x your hourly rate
How big is your crew?
How much is your overhead per day x duration of the project
How much do you want to make?
How much is your client willing to pay?

**ProWallGuy** · 08-14-2007, 08:13 PM

Anywhere from $1000 - $100,000.

Or, AMAICG

Or, AMATMWB

**slickshift** · 08-15-2007, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Thompson

All the paint on the alum siding is flaking off ...what would you guys charge for this job

I'd walk
Painting flaking alum siding isn't my thing

Mandrake · 08-15-2007, 03:11 PM

Flaking Aluminum Siding?? Warning! Warning!

Before I took it on I'd want to know whats going on with the surface. We usually see plenty of chalking on aluminum but not much flaking.

Scraping and recoating could cause some of the existing coating to start coming off if the present bond is suspect.

I'd want someone with plenty of experience to make some recommendations first. You might get a coating rep out to take a look and make some suggestions.

my $.02

Mndrk

back@it · 08-17-2007, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slickshift

I'd walk
Painting flaking alum siding isn't my thing

Ditto! It's not worth it. Next..

mikenewman@fron · 08-17-2007, 09:56 PM

I would rent a hotsy power washer and blast as much off as possible. Prime and recoat with 100% acrylic flat paint. I like Porter or SW it would run 7500 in my area of the country. Good Luck. I love em. Mike

747 · 08-17-2007, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mikenewman@fron

I would rent a hotsy power washer and blast as much off as possible. Prime and recoat with 100% acrylic flat paint. I like Porter or SW it would run 7500 in my area of the country. Good Luck. I love em. Mike

if the homeowner is going to drop 7500 he should just go with new vinyl.

I would think for 10,000 he could have vinyl. If he wanted to take all the old siding off himself that price would come down. He could then take that to a scrap metal yard and leave with a few bucks in his pocket.