We freshened up exterior of the place

We have to admit something... we had the exterior of the house painted a while ago and didn't share!

As many of you know we live in a community with a homeowners association. For the most part we enjoy having one as it helps keep the neighborhood looking fresh and clean. With this we have a limited selection of paint colors. Various shades of brown. I know, totally my favorite colors. So after much deliberation and complaining to each other we picked one that looks the most "grey"; especially since or neighbor to the north is dark brown and our neighbor to the south's original color looks pink.

We interviewed at least a half dozen painters with a laundry list of questions:

• How was the paint going to be applied?
• Would the house be power washed?
• Will the trim that is rotting be replaced?
• How do you paint the doors/screens/windows?
• Do they include painting the block fence?
• Will you seal the wood slats on the gate?
• How do you protect the items that shouldn't be painted?
• How much time do you need to paint?
• What addresses have you painted that we can look at?
• Can we pay you as the job is completed?
• Will you clean up each day?

 We found one with the correct answers to all the questions.

Steve Glass Painting
http://steveglasspainting.com/

We would and have recommended him to friends and family.

So how did it turn out?  You tell us!

Before:   This is the picture we took prior to move in.

While they were painting,  this was our view to the outside.

 Here is a side by side of what the new paint on the left was in the process of covering.  The old paint on the right was multiple shades due to fading and builder grade paint.  The power wash that Steve Glass did brought out the multiple shades!

 Here is another shot on a larger scale of the two colors.  It's amazing how a brown shade can look so grey against such a pink/peach!

 They drylocked around the fence. 

And also along some additional areas - like the built in BBQ and the bottom of the house.

Below is after the "pop outs" and the trim were painted.

The most exciting part was when the front door was painted.  The nice slick glossy brown was a nice change from the discolored, faded pink it was before.

Here are the after pictures in the nice Arizona afternoon sun. 

So what do you think??