Exterior paint colors and sheen

last year

Repainting my 1400 sq ft cape. I will retain the current white color of the siding and green shutters. This is not a complete repaint. I'm replacing some rotten siding and touching up peeling places. I'm doing a quick paint job that won't pass the standards of anyone in this forum in order to correct glaring defects of my house before selling it. I don't have the time or money to do anything more. I just don't want buyers to be horrified when they park in front of my house, even though I know YOU would be. I will leave it to the buyer to do a better job if they wish. I'm just trying to do anything I can to improve the house with my limited resources and not have rotten siding and peeling paint.

My question is, how terrible is it that I already painted part of the house with Behr Premium Plus satin enamel next to the existing flat paint not realizing it was satin enamel? Hard to believe, but I didn't read the label on the can.

I know it sounds like I'm trolling but I'm not.

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cat_ky
last year
I would buy a can of the right paint, so it all matches. You do not want two different sheens. A buyer will notice that immediately, and will know, they have to repaint the house. You dont want that to happen. Fix your mistake.
ShadyWillowFarm
last year
Buyers will notice the quick job and understand they need to budget to repaint correctly. When they see you put lipstick on the pig, they will wonder about stuff they can’t see.
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Jennifer Hogan
last year
When I was looking to purchase a home I knew that to get the size and location I wanted for the money I had that it wouldn't be move in ready. It would need updates and elbow grease.

I had a home that I might have bought if the repairs that were done on the house weren't done so poorly. It frightened me to think that anything this guy touched was done in some slip shod manner just to cover things up. I wouldn't know what all he covered up until some time in the future when his repairs failed or I would have to rip out everything that he did to make sure it was right. His house sat on the market for 2 years.

It was much more worrisome than seeing deferred maintenance or incomplete projects.
treadsoftly
Original Author
last year
In this case, I am replacing the rotten siding, not covering it up. The problem is cosmetic rather than structural.
ShadyWillowFarm
last year
Than do a better paint job so buyers can see that you do quality repairs. Really, not sure how you can even know that a paint job will be bad before starting the project; painting is not difficult to do really well.
treadsoftly
Original Author
last year
OK. I think I have a new plan. I will start by scraping peeling paint and replacing the siding. I will paint those parts with the satin paint I have. Then at least everything will be white with no rotten siding. Then I will go back and paint over the flat paint with satin so everything is satin.
Jennifer Hogan
last year
Yes - and when you do the repair and it looks like a shoddy job it will scare people off. What else did you do half-azzed? The home I was looking at had tile bathroom floors - ran out of the tile and used about 4 tiles behind the toilet that didn't match - BIG RED FLAG.

With having two finishes you are highlighting that you replaced a few pieces of siding that were rotten rather than redoing all the siding. Piece meal repair and not done well. Owner didn't care - BIG RED FLAG.
treadsoftly
Original Author
last year
Jennifer Hogan, I'm doing my best with limited financial resources and no help. "Redoing all the siding" would be totally irrational. The rotten siding is a minute portion of the whole. If you reread, everything will be the same color, sheen, and brand of paint when I'm done.