Paint Siding Before Installing

Painting lp smart siding is slightly different that traditional wood paneling though.

Paint siding before installing. Very little installation waste less than 1 9 of siding is waste. Visit a home improvement store or paint store. The key advantages of machine painting hardie board prior to install. Apply a coat of stain blocking primer to the siding using a clean paintbrush and roller.

Lasts a long time anything that lasts a long time and doesn t need to be replaced is a good thing environmentally. Few resources to maintain it it doesn t require painting or caulking. Wash your vinyl siding before painting to ensure the paint adheres properly. Apply the primer to the siding with the roller.

Use the paintbrush to brush the rolled primer into the wood. All smart siding panels come pre primed ready for finishing immediately after installation with a layer of your favorite exterior topcoat paint. Step 1 mask off the sections of the siding or trim you wish to leave unpainted or to leave for another paint color. This doesn t require an extraordinary effort.

You can scrub the siding s surface as you would for normal maintenance. Read the manufacturer s guidelines for painting your siding. If it is un primed you will need to buy and use a primer. This is what james hardie does at the factory and you can have this professionally done for you too.