re: So I need to paint my house

I worked for one of those college paint crews for about a month after my freshman year. If a group of half drunk, stoned teenagers could figure out how to paint the wood parts of a house I am sure you can too. I don't have any tips for you, just trying to give you some confidence.

Go watch some youtube videos, pick up some supplies (paint, brushes, dropcloths, tape, ladders, Coors light, a few friends), and knock out the back side of the house next weekend. If it looks like shite then hire someone. If it looks good then crack a beer and admire your work.

Valspar exterior satin or semi-gloss with primer included. It'll run you around $40 a gallon but that is the best paint on the market. It will last and will look amazing.

This is probably close. I was quoted $10k for the exterior of my house, which is all brick and has no exposed rafters or wood in the overhang. This was a 'friend' price from my painter.

The brick will need a special primer/conditioner as well as 2 coats of paint, which allows it to breathe after application. Wood needs to be pressure washed, hand scraped, then sanded. I would use a high quality primer prior and exterior latex such as SW Duration.

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I would say about 7k to paint an exterior maybe cheaper for cheaper workers, could easily get more expensive. I've painted the exterior of a house and will NEVER DO THAT AGAIN. Just cleaning and scraping old paint is enough to drive me insane.

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That's steep for 2100 ft2 if there's not a ton of scraping/repair areas. I'd think about half of that should get job done. I'd drive around new construction areas, find the painters and get a bid, then buy materials where they get their paint to get employee discount.

Before stucco and certainly before vinyl, I'd look at pre painted cement fiber and replace wood/paint to kill two birds with one stone. Then paint brick. I think this could potentially be done in 7k range, and you'll be good to go for 2-3 years.

Be sure to reprint brick in 2-3 years, it's longevity will increase 10 fold vs. waiting until is peeling horribly.

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if you hire- get a reputable painter- a lot guys just slap paint on

As far as roller vs. Sprayer... Rolling it only is fine, but they cannot only spray it, it would need to be back rolled to make sure you have an even application..If the correct millage isn't applied, you can still get water intrusion. It's not as crucial for wood, but still should be done that way.