Hi,

Live in New England.

Haven't painted house in a (very) long time.

Some paint, here and there, on wood clapboards is peeling.

Question: should I have the house (the Painters all suggest doing so) pressure
washed first ?

I don't know how well the majority of the paint is adhering.
No way to really know, i guess.

But wouldn't pressure washing "peel" all of the marginal paint from
the clapboards ? And likely a lot of the paint that is adhering fairly well too ?

How really "necessary" is pressure washing ?

Wouldn't the new paint just cover up any dirt on the existing clapboards ?
Or, would there likely be bleed-thru of ?

Would appreciate your thoughts and suggestions.

Thnks,
Bob