Certain types of home maintenance can be put off for a while, but it’s dangerous to delay exterior painting. So, if your home needs some work, it’s time to get to it!
Start by assessing what needs to be done by conducting a walk-around inspection of your home exterior, looking for areas where the paint may be flaking, peeling off, or simply wearing away. Keep an eye out for rotting wood. And note the condition of your caulk, especially where different surfaces meet (wood and stone, for example).
If the state of your paint job — or the siding itself — is woeful, call a contractor right away and hope that he can fit you into his schedule. (You won’t be the only one scrambling for last minute help.) But if most of the siding, paint, and caulk look okay, save for a few trouble spots, you may want to tackle the upkeep yourself.
Should you find small areas of suspect wood on the siding or trim, investigate further by poking them with a screwdriver to test for weakness or rotting. If the screwdriver goes in with little resistance, replace the weakened wood and follow the painting instructions below.
It’s also important to shore up your home exterior by replacing caulk that is either missing or in any way deteriorated. Start by scraping off any damaged caulk, clean dirt and mildew from adjacent surfaces, then apply a paintable, top quality siliconized acrylic caulk, making sure to create a tight seal. This will help prevent water from undermining your paint finish, or even damaging the structure below.
*OUR EXTERIOR PAINT PROCESS*
Power Washing – We pressure wash the outside of your house to kill mildew and get rid of dirt, leaving the cleanest, best surface to work on.
Preparation – We sand, scrape, caulk, fill nail holes, and replace any rotted wood with synthetic materials to promote durability.
Paint – We paint to your specifications.
Inspect – The final step of our process is the customer inspection. We walk you through the entire job to make sure that you’re completely happy and satisfied. Once we know you’re satisfied, we clean up the job site, making sure you’re not left with any residual mess from our work time.We are licensed and insured for both worker’s comp general liability. Offering free estimates for all of your painting needs, our project estimator will provide you with a detailed proposal before any agreement is reached.