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Originally Posted by villagetinker
I think the neighbors (one larger, and one smaller than our Gardenia) paid $4000 to $3000 both used Steve Kling and both were very well done. I will be using him this year or next for our house.
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This sounds about right. I had my Ivy-5 painted recently by Steve Kling and it cost me $3,600. Well worth the cost given the amount of work performed. I'm sure the price will vary slightly depending on the size of your home and difficulty. Also, don't be fooled by cheap prices since some of these guys don't use the Loxon primer which is needed to make sure you get a good bond to the old paint and all the hairline cracks get filled. The primer is tinted to the color of the house and counts as the first coat. Duraton paint is used as the second coat. Two coats of Duration are used for the trim color. I verified this as stated for re-painting homes in the Sherwin Williams documentation that came with the warranty. If you are painting new stucco then two coats of Duration are recommended. I can tell you the Duration goes on pretty thick so you really don't need two coats. The trick is to make sure they don't miss any spots and with Steve Kling my job was inspected three times. BTW, the Sherwin Williams warranty covers lifetime that the paint won't "fall off the house" meaning peeling, cracking, etc. If it does you get the cost of the paint back. Everything else is on the company who painted the house. At the end of the day the Sherwin Williams inspector told me the paint job should last from 10-15 years depending on how many storms we get and how well the paint is taken care of meaning annual washing. In short, Sherwin Williams has only tested Simple Green on their paint and that's what they recommend to wash it with. No bleach or other chemicals. Steve Kling also does a couple of extras that other paint companies might not. For example they removed all my outdoor light fixtures took them back to the shop and re-painted and re-installed them. They even re-painted my front light post. They also replaced the front door sweep and weather striping around the front door when re-painting it as well.