Rehabbing a garage, need some handy men help!!

[BigMudder]

My aunt is paying me to fix up here detached garage becaus she is getting ready to sell. Basically what I have to do is just cut the branches of the tree that is resting on it, pull all the ivy off, pressure wash and then paint it. But here is my problem. Most of the paint is chipping and cracked. What if the pressure washer doesnt take it all off, should I scrape it or just leave it and paint over it. Also, is there a good product to use as a primer or something for old rotten wood. Then another question, she wants me to paint her gutters is there an easy way or just use a paint brush. This garage is wooden and its moldy and in pretty bad condition. Any kind of help would be good because im not really sure what to do since its in such bad shape.

[tj-mitch]

compressor and spray gun?

[DalTxYJ]

Im fixing to paint my moms 2-story house and am going to buy one of these.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100028619&categoryID=2066
My work bought one and it works awesome. Be great for the gutters and you can put it on heavy to cover cracks (like Im going to do)

[bigredone]

a pressure washer is going to destroy any rotten wood. do not spray it just sand or scrape those parts. pressure wash the rest. by a good primer rent a sprayer cheap for the weekend and get to it.

[kennedy]

if there is mold mix up a 3:1 solutions of water to bleach, and put it in a garden sprayer and soak the mold, it should kill the mold.

[fatoldfool]

Any inspector will pick up on rotten wood in a heartbeat. Does OH require inspections on property like VA does? Also in Va seller is responsible for disclosure of any problems for several years. Vinyl siding is a great hider of bad places. Not sure if any of this applies to yours. As to sprayers, all I know of require the paint to be thinned down so much you don't get good coverage, EXCEPT big expensive commercial high pressure units.

[Jason Clark]

Do the job right and replace the rot, especially if it is structural.

The bleach mix is good for the mold.

Pressure wash. Any loose stuff that doesn't get blown off should be scraped and possibly sanded to blend the sharp edge into the wood.


Do the job right, otherwise it is going to look like a hack job, and Auntie Em isn't going to be happy when she has to come off her asking price a substantial amount because the perspective buyer is going to use that as a bargaining chip.