Exterior Painting Step 7: Brushing and Rolling the House 

This guy is just fun to watch. Bob Ross of the DIY paint world. :) I am glad I found these videos.

Like Jeremy, my house is stucco as well; thanks to Jerry for asking a question I was just about to ask! Thank you John for the answer!! Your videos and the information you're providing's very helpful and will save me several hundred dollars... doing it myself!

Thank you for explaining and demonstrating how to do the lay on and lay off so well. I’m going to attempt to paint my spare bedroom and your videos were absolutely amazing 👌🏾

Sure thing, glad you found the video useful!

Great video! Thanks so much for your hard work and time!

Thanks John for the Soffit Tips!!!

Thank u so much for your help I just painted a trailer and and this video was very helpful 😊

I been painting for 12years and My dad 30years. Nice job , thats how Its done good job

Hi, great video , we added you to our playlist. Enjoy the holidays! -Steve

Great video. Thanks for the tips

thank You, this just what I needed to learn how to paint.

Very helpful. Thank you!!!!!

Those grooves are a pain! I never knew the “lay it off” technique.

Great video, thanks!

Thanks John!

You rock, man.

Good advice...and reminders.

Very informative!!!

Great simple explanation. 👍

Hi--By far the best solution with non-enclosed soffits is to spray them. It is so much faster and easier. That said, I have brushed/rolled them many times and although it is slow, it is possible. One way to make it a little faster is to roll first, using a thick nap roller (1.25-inch), getting into all the corners and angles as best you can, then go back and brush in the corners later. You can actually get a lot of those angles painted with the roller, so this reduces the amount of brushing.

Hi Jeremy--glad you like the videos. You are correct that when rolling paint on stucco, it's not necessary to lay it on/lay it off as precisely because the stucco will hide any inconsistencies--usually. Being sort of particular, I like to always try to be as neat as possible no matter what the surface. But stucco is pretty forgiving. Just make sure you use a thick-nap roller and get a lot of paint on there! Thanks for commenting.

Great tutorial.

Outstanding tutorial, thank you so much (ten years later)...

Great video thank you.

Well done sir.

Thank you for posting the video it was very informative! Can I ask you what do you recommend that I wash the gutters and siding on my home with ? My gutters are dirty. I will be painting it with sherwon Williams duration

Great video

Thanks for the comment! It's always nice to hear from experienced painters.

What nap roller did you use on the vertical (T1-11?) siding? Loved how it got in the vertical grooves with no need for brushing.

you're the man @howtopaintahouse

Love you Bro!!!!

Hi John, What a fantastic series of videos, thank you for putting these together!! I would be interested in how this paint application technique differs with stucco. Still lay on, lay off... or does it not matter due to the rough, varied surface. Thanks for your thoughts!

Can you use an oil primer and then use an acrylic paint stain on top of that in order to stain a deck?

hi there great work on those video i been a painter for 25 years i was wondering what is your preference to oil base and acrylic when it comes to use them also wht brushes do you use look forward to seeing your inside stuff keep it up ....

Hi great video,. thanks for sharing. I want to paint my house which has aluminum siding. Is it okay to use a brush and roller? I didn't want to invest in a sprayer just for this job.

My siding is white aluminum would I have to sand it a bit and wash it with light soapy water? Also should I put 2 coats of paint on and what kind semi gloss !? Maybe 🤙

Good video

What about brushing back over your rolls to enhance wood grain aesthetics?

Did I miss something; what size nap? Will the 1 1/4 use up more paint, cus paint can be expensive?

what do I do with a stucco house where the stucco goes all the way to the ground to keep from picking up dirt on my roller?

God bless you

Hi--Although oil paint has some good uses, I prefer acrylic for almost all interior and exterior painting. It has much better color retention on the outside of a house, whereas oil tends to fade sooner. Also it's easier to clean up because it's water-based. I do prefer oil primer, however, especially if I need a powerful stainblocker. As for brushes, I judge more by price than brand--anything in the $15 to $20 range will last for years if you keep it clean. Thanks for writing!

If you have a few brush marks from cutting in that you let dry how is the best way to hide them? Now that I know to keep them wet and do the whole wall

What kind of roll did you use? I will help greatly!!!

How would this change for a stucco home?

What primer and a caulk do you use?

im curious to know what color that is. its pretty:)

Dude, you're tha man!!!!

Mozart Sonata key of C .... had to play that when i was a kid

I'm looking priming the outside before I paint

Ugh, those non-enclosed soffits are beyond Painful! Do you know how many angles there are in a soffit and then multiply that by how many sides a house has, in addition to it overall lengths and primer coat! Should have started this project 2 months ago...tick tick tick tick says the weather clock! Thanks for your virtual help, you are a Rock Star!

So is the step 2 (Lay it off)considered the second coat? Or would the second coat be seperate? Also with the T11 siding, is it necessary to use 3/4" nap, or can i get away with 3/8"?

Do you power wash the home before painting?

good video! Good trick on trim side, however the color of the side of the trim should match the trim color as it is part of the trim and not painted the same color as the body as it is not part of the body.

10/10

How many coats do you recommend

You don't have to primer the wood panel, just paint over?

When you do a "lay off" are you putting the roller back into the bucket prior to the "lay off:??? Thanks.

What would you charge just for that side ?

What size nap cover were you using on T111---1 1/4"?

the lay on and lay off is that for all kinds of painting? Im just going to be doing fences and decks

what thickness roller for T-11 siding so I get in grooves? 1/2 or 3/4?? thanks

Will this apply to brick?

Is it still true rolling/brushing exterior paint lasts the longest (if done correctly of course)? Seems like so many are pushing these sprayer systems and although it's faster (after all the prep that is) it's still not bettering the brush/roller for a lasting paint job.

What exactly is the difference in technique of laying on versus laying off? When you lay off, you don't put any new paint on your roller or brush? Are you just trying to smooth lines of paint created by the roller's ends? Something else?

2022. Thanks

Kristen, for some reason RU-vid won't allow me to reply directly to your question, so I'm answering it here. First of all, you can use an oil primer and latex topcoat in most painting situations. On a deck, however, I wouldn't recommend using a primer, I'd use a solid-color stain (if you want the "painted" look). Some good latex solid-color deck stains are available these days. The reason I prefer not to prime decks is because you really don't want to get any "buildup" of material on a deck--you would prefer to put on one coat of stain, let it wear off (rather than peel off), which makes it easier to re-stain the deck later without having to do much if any scraping. I don't expect to get more than a couple years from deck stain before it starts to wear...usually re-staining is required every few years. Sometimes I touch up the worn spots if they look bad in the meantime, especially in highly visible areas. This can create a little bit of a blotchy look but it's better than bare wood in my opinion, plus it helps keep the wood protected. I hope this helps.

what is that sound at 6:14?

Great video series. I was wondering how long it took you to brush and roll the siding on the entire house? Thanks in advance!

When you lay off your flicking paint all over the joint, From when the roller leaves the substrate..

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Ah yes, thanks for not playing the obnoxious music!

In my experience, red paint is horrible to work with. What kind of paint are you using? Your red paint looks great. It doesn't look like the paint I have used that needed multiple coats.

How important is surface preparation?

High plains drifter?!

Dat 3/8 is the one

Where is step 3

I liked the mozart

Man, a red house. That's just asking for trouble.

This guy should be on Wall St telling my bosses to "go to hell"

why not spray???

Ive read so many places that rolled on must also be back brushed. I really dont want to do that

wtf is a sophet?

Not sure why he is putting a thick coat under the bottom edge of the weatherboards. You want the house to breathe, unless he is going to score it later.

Ever notice how a poor painting detracts from a beautiful home

What ever happened to this guy? He has not replied to anyones comments for least two years.

want it to look its best.. USE A BRUSH ONLY

Seems like this would take too long, would it be better to spray it

I can't paint for shit

that's a ugly house