Small Painting Job

[DoryGray]

I'm taking estimates on a carport repaint new wood replaced from termite damage. I prefer to use a worker who someone refers. Thanks

[dan d]

Charie paint 985 9858. Shes good and affordable,clean
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[EightFingers]

Painting should be done during the building if it’s exterior. Putting up wood and slapping a coat of paint on it is useless. All wood surfaces (and I mean all six sided ) should at least be primed before installation. Water gets in behind the woodwork and rots it from inside. Caulk works for awhile, but eventually shrinks and cracks allowing water in. Everything I build each part gets primed with oil based primer and one coat of paint. Sure it takes longer but it lasts longer too.

[Rob Tucker]

I am not trying to be argumentative, just curious....

I've always preferred penetrating stain for exterior wood. The moisture content on wood in Hawaii is so high I tend to think of primers and paint as trapping the moisture and accelerating rot.

Am I wrong?

[DoryGray]

Rob, no, the journeyman painter who looked at it said the older parts, not replaced, were stained for that reason. This causes a financial dilemma of whether to restain the entire thing or just the new part to make it match. 8, yes, no brainer, but didn't occur to me until post repair. Next time . . .

[DoryGray]

dan d, Hired Charley & she's doing a fabulous job for a fair price. Thank you!

[EightFingers]

Rob, I thought of stain as well. Problem is mildew penetrates stain far into the wood. Also stain doesn’t stop carpenter bees and other boring insects as well as paint. Paint also slows checking quite a bit.
I let the wood dry a few weeks before painting (I put in the sun on sunny days.) I can get it to about 12 or 14% moisture content.