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Is there an advantage to repaint the exterior of a home the same color? What considerations need be made to pick a very different color? We have 13 buildings in a condominium that are painted brownish tan. There is movement here to repaint all buildings grey instead of the original color. Would we incur more expense to do this?

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It's an issue of coverage. Using the same color means you don't have to be quite as picky/concerned about even coverage/multiple coats.

That said, if you're hiring out, a professional painter should be fine handling a repaint no matter the underlying color.

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  • If there is a home owners association check with them first! My step dad painted a condo , after all the prep and putting a non brown/green the owners had to have him do the unit again. Luckily he did a good on all the prep and used good paint so the required color covered in 1 coat. Dad made more but the owners were forced to paint the white/blue with green/brown , hope you don't have these crazy rules but it can cost if you don't check or know! – Ed Beal Jul 04 '16 at 21:20
  • Regarding coverage, the brand and quality of paint make a huge difference. Spend more for premium paint and you can reasonably expect to cover with one coat, or one coat plus an immediate re-roll. Cheap, watery paint may appear to cover with two coats and still leave you with a finish that lets the original color affect its final hue. – isherwood Jul 04 '16 at 23:24