"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 08:46:41 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Julie's response:
>> "In this area, paint jobs don't last very long anyway."
>
> What do you expect? You should know by now that Bothell operates in
> another reality to the rest of the world. Why should their paint be
> any different? One day, scientists will invent an alternative to
> paint, and make Bothell a better place to live.

But I did not say that. Somehow it got posted to look like he was quoting
me. In fact, the opposite is true. I can remember one of my husband's
relatives freaking when we said that we were buying a house. We were told
to get vinyl siding or we'd be painting every few years. This person lived
on PA. I gather that vinyl siding is the norm in that part of the country
or at least wished for. It's not often used here and probably isn't a good
thing to have because of the dampness.

But from what I can gather, the things that make paint not last are hail,
sun, extreme temps and perhaps heavy wind. We might get hail 1-3 times a
year and when we get that, it's usually over in a few seconds. Haven't had
snow to speak of for several years. Have far more overcast days than sun.
And our temps are rarely over 90 or much below freezing.

Many people do paint every 10 years or so, perhaps if only because they want
to change the color. But if you use a good semi-gloss or satin paint, you
can probably get 15-20 years out of it. You may only need to do touch up as
my mom did on hers to the soffit.

Because it is damp and shady here, it would behoove people to use that kind
of paint. I see that the trend is towards flat. I am bucking that trend.
Semi gloss is easily washable. Flat isn't.