Home Exterior Repainting

Made the decision to repaint the exterior of our home from battleship grey to 'daybreak' yellow with ultra white trim. I've done painting commercially in my younger days to make ends meet, but this turned out to be a really big job. All in all, I used 22 gallons of yellow with my power sprayer, and who knows how many rolls of tape and paper on the borders.

The most challenging parts of the home were the chimney and the far (North) side at the very, very top - out of reach of a 32' ladder, in fact. Sherry and our neighbors Joe and Evette suggested I hire a pro to finish these areas, but my pride got in the way, and I was determined to get it done. Ultimately, I borrowed Joe's 100' rope, tied it around my waist, and shimmied up to the top of the chimney and painted downwards. For the base of the chimney, I rappelled down the roof (45 degree angle, BTW), taped up the area, and painted upwards. On the far side of the roof, I again rappelled down, while Sherry fed me all my needed items using another rope.

Needless to say, I fortunately didn't fall. Ironically, in a recent conversation with an old swimteam friend Chantal DeFlumeri, she said that her husband, Tony, was also recently on their roof, fell off, and broke (fortunately only) his nose.

After viewing the final product, we're happy. It looks much brighter and beach-like to us now. However, I'm in no hurry to paint the entire house again... ever.