Ponsonby Road

This large weatherboard house had severly flaking windows and rusty hinges. The weatherboards were in reasonable condition and some weatherboards at the back were new from a recent extension.

All the windows were taken out of the frames, stripped, undercoated, painted and had new brass hinges fitted. Many of the putty lines on the windows were cracked and falling out so the old putty was gutted, the glass removed, the rebates cleaned out and primed and then the window was reglazed.

Whilst the window sashes were being attended to, another team member was stripping the window frames, sanding and priming. The inside of the window is masked off with plastic film to prevent any dust from getting inside.

The chimney had significant mould and lichen which was cleaned up at the same time as the house wash down prior to painting. Firstly sprayed with a solution of sodium hyperchlorite to get rid of any mould and mildew and then scrubbed down thoroughly with hard bristle brushes. Any cracks were then filled and primed and two new top coats of paint gave it a stunning new look.

The weatherboards were painted in Resene Sonyx 101 Satin finish - colour Geyser and the windows were painted in Resene Lustacryl Waterborne Enamel - colour Double Alabaster. The front and back doors were painted in Resene Lustacryl - colour Pohutakawa.

The garage was unpainted fibreboard and battens which was primed and painted to match the house in Sonyx 101 - geyser.

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