Just when we thought that we were starting on making so progress, we realized that to paint the exterior would be one thing, but to plaster it, would be an ah-mazing thing. Things don't come easy when you are trying to do everything at once to get a hold of the end result, but we managed to make things work out.
Plaster. From what we have observes as well as what Jared continues to tell me, is that mid century houses, ranch homes, and anything with in that era or what you may be trying to re-create to replicate that era, the exterior has a smooth finish. And boy does that look "SMOOTH" :)
Living in the desert, smooth does not come easy, or pocket worthy. WE had a few companies come out to the house and give an estimate. They ranged from $8,000 - $3,000, so am sure you know what end we kind of went towards. Yes we want to do it once and the best the first time, but we have to be practical not only for our pocket's sake but for the sake of things lasting and being smart.
We ended up finding a GREAT company here in town that has been plastering for over 30 years. They were honest with us when telling and describing the finishes as well as colors we were looking at as well as giving us an amazing price!
But before we started with the plaster, the trim, under carriage, and accent polls all had to be painted so that there was no plaster residue if we were to go back to them once the house was completed.
On to painting some more, we went.... Jared went, and I helped.
It's a lot of work to paint a house. And in the middle of a Vegas summer, I don't think it is the smartest thing to do, but when you want to see some results, you have to put in the work.
It's all starting to come together. I'll restrain from posting every progress shot I have and move on to the plastering.
As I said, we found a great co. that did it for us here in Las Vegas.
It was a 3 step process that took about two weeks for the size of our house.
The process started with the whole house being scored. All of the old plaster that was pretty much on the drive way was scraped off and cleaned up.
Next they sprayed a layer of plaster along the whole house. All of the windows we masked off as well as the areas where Jared had painted.
Then finally in the third step, a final coat of plaster was sprayed on the house with the color of our choice. This scared me a bit because they did not have the exact color that we had originally decided on, but one some what close ....
Now I know this looks really dark. I kinda liked it ... but it lightened up... But don't think we are finished YET!
Round 2 of touching up trim, awnings, and accents we in order!
And then the awnings....
I totally helped put these up! SWEAR!
Are we ready for a before and after ?
BEFORE:
AFTER:
And we are working on the front door thing,and the front yard, as well as an address label, and maybe some planters?
