Re: a few tips for coping w/ heat from East Texas

Unfortunately, even the best paint won't last ten years here.  Sun
breaks it down and wind & hail tear it up.  I'm using that heavy duty
seashore paint guaranteed for twenty years.  It's already breaking
down from the last go 'round 6 years ago.  And I'm done for the day
painting.
Back to watering for now.


On 7/3/05, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
> Pam, I've done it twice.  Once by myself and the other time with a little
> help from my husband, but not much.  Both houses were alumninum siding so I
> had to first clean the chalk off.  On the first house I did, the owner
> decided to go cheap and did not get the paint I told him to get.
> Consequently I had to paint it twice to cover properly.  I'm a lot older now
> and I worry that someday I'll have to paint this house again; it's been 19
> years with a 15 year-rated paint.  It has faded, but coverage is still good.
> Tan over the original chartreuse-yellow.  I wouldn't paint in such high
> temps though if I could help it.  Good luck.
> 
> Kitty
> neIN, Z5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 12:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] a few tips for coping w/ heat from East Texas
> 
> 
> > Well it's 92 now - THI of 99 and I just came in from starting my house
> > painting project this morning.  Painting a white house on a warm day
> > is rough.  All the reflection from the white siding has me feeling a
> > tad fried.  Just moved the hose and am going to make me some lunch.
> > At this rate it'll be the end of the year before I get done w/ this
> > but that's OK.  I have to wait until the first frost kills the tops of
> > the cannas before I can even get to part of the house.  Then I'll have
> > to finish before all the Spring bulbs start to pop up in February.
> > No wonder house painters charge so much.  What a pain.
> >
> >
> > On 7/2/05, Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
> > > Probably not...
> > > It was 55 this morning at 6AM - glorious! But we need rain - have had
> > > to water parts of the swamp, even.
> > >
> > > Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> > >
> > > On Jul 1, 2005, at 9:24 PM, Donna wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does it really make a difference? I am sure it was at least a
> > > > hundred on
> > > > Sunday.. thought I was gonna die! (in her best Gilda Radner as Rosanna
> > > > voice)
> > > >
> > > > Ok- this is IL-- it should not be in the high 90's for weeks here...
> > > > especially in June!
> > > >
> > > > Donna
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> Felt like 100, or was 100? We haven't had an actual 100 yet, and I'm
> > > >> several hundred miles south and west of you. I'm glorying in today's
> > > >> temperatures... it's a "weed the swamp" day!
> > > >>
> > > >> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> > >
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> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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