Ok so I'm looking at one of these...needs some lighter rehab maybe 20k.

You should paint with a color the same or lighter than the original aluminum.

You'll be lighter in the wallet and more experienced.

The product I bought had locking clips at each end which really helped as long as they would align & actually lock.Also on another SFH I own the lighter eng wood product they installed 'echos' a lot when walking on it.

In my most recent remodel I used:- off-white for bathroom- different off-white for ceiling- white trim- soft yellow/tan for master bedroom- gray for bedroom- lighter gray for darker middle bedroom- gray/green for living room, kitchen and hallwayThe net effect is that the house "pops."

Painting in cold will cause the color to come out lighter.

They will push the heated (lighter) air down towards the floor, but must be slow moving or even put on a rheostat.Cold air is heavier then warm air and pushes the warm air upward creating layers in the home.Newer furnaces push the air out at greatly reduced temperatures (around 90 Fahrenheit )compared to the older heaters (130+ degress f ) ...

As an example, why spend extra money on custom lighting when a lighter color of paint would have the same effect?

:roll: BTW - this stain is a lighter pink because she borrowed my $200 carpet steamer I lent to her as a good deed.

We did live with him to help out o the financial side. since we moved out hes been struggling. he offered the us to buy in for what he owes 140k arv would be $450 it needs about 20k in lighter rehab.