Thank god that's over, or read as last time I paint anything, ever

**98tls** · 14th January 2012, 15:07

Started painting the house/fences n garage a tad before xmas and today finally we got it finished...thank god as i can truly say i hate painting in fact at the moment i can say i loath it.Theres plenty on here that have called in from time to time when passing through who will remember the old 1/2 white 1/2 some god awful teal green that it used to be and this is a marked improvement.The thing that caused me the most grief was the bloody garage door,i have no idea what it was painted with but am sure it was never meant to be on a ali door,it just laughed at paint stripper.Anyways am so pleased its done a few pics.In the 3rd pic taken before i painted the garage you can see the lovely old paint.

**98tls** · 14th January 2012, 15:13

...................

Thank god its over.

**Hitcher** · 14th January 2012, 15:17

Luxury. A single-level bungalow on a flat section. The east side of our place needs six levels of scaffolding.

**98tls** · 14th January 2012, 15:22

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Luxury. A single-level bungalow on a flat section. The east side of our place needs six levels of scaffolding.

Sooner you than me Hitch.This was enough for me.

**slofox** · 14th January 2012, 15:30

I painted a house once. And once only. Made sure I've never bought another house that I need to paint

**98tls** · 14th January 2012, 15:36

Forgot the pic of the bloody garage door,yea i know its only a garage door but fark me you wouldnt believe the work it took to get it looking like that,should have just bought a new one,second pic is whats next...theres always something else eh,got the tiles down in the hall way and its gib stopped so...more bloody painting i guess.

**98tls** · 14th January 2012, 15:39

Originally Posted by slofox

I painted a house once. And once only. Made sure I've never bought another house that I need to paint

We got the place for bugger all really and it was supposed to be a 10 year project and move on,make that a 20 year project i think and when done buggered if i am moving.

**Edbear** · 14th January 2012, 15:58

If you do everything you hate doing as well as that I can only imagine the job you'd make of something you enjoyed!

**Gremlin** · 14th January 2012, 16:03

Originally Posted by slofox

I painted a house once. And once only. Made sure I've never bought another house that I need to paint

Houses should actually be regularly washed/painted, every 10 odd years at the outside (don't ask specifics, I ain't no painter).

Parents have renovated almost every house I lived in as a child... renovating is out of my blood before I've begun. Don't mind the destruction at all, but hate the creation (painting and finishing etc).

**98tls** · 14th January 2012, 16:12

Originally Posted by Edbear

If you do everything you hate doing as well as that I can only imagine the job you'd make of something you enjoyed!

I am bloody good at drinking Bourbon Ed,dab hand at fishing to.

**slofox** · 14th January 2012, 16:13

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Houses should actually be regularly washed/painted, every 10 odd years at the outside (don't ask specifics, I ain't no painter).

Parents have renovated almost every house I lived in as a child... renovating is out of my blood before I've begun. Don't mind the destruction at all, but hate the creation (painting and finishing etc).

Can't see any point in painting my splitstone cladding...

**Pussy** · 14th January 2012, 16:15

I have just started on the inside of the house.
Stripped all wallpaper from the laundry. Next step get the gibstopping done, then paint it.
Systematically replacing all the skirting boards, too.
I hate with a passion the wanker who thought of MDF skirting boards...

**SMOKEU** · 14th January 2012, 16:15

I used to hate painting. At my last job the boss had a paint spray machine, just hook it up to a power cord and it makes painting houses, fences, roofs etc much faster than the old fashioned way of doing it.