Making Preparations for Your Exterior Home Painting Project

Consider the implementation of a multi-layered approach when it comes to having your home’s exterior painted. Respected and renowned experts in exterior house painting for Edgewater and nearby residents, Bay Country Painters would like to share with you some pointers to get ready for to have your home’s exterior painted.

Head outside and take a long and contemplative look at your house. Be mindful of its unique features, trying to get a feel for the vibe your home gives off. Should your house be more of a traditional variety, aim more in the direction of traditional colors. Look at your neighbor’s exteriors too. You certainly do not want to clash!

The annual effects of temperature and precipitation extremes have likely given the exterior of your home something of a beating. Years and years of build-up of dirt and mildew have likely created their own coating on the outside of your home. Ready your home for exterior painting by ensuring that all of the grime and mold and moss and the like have been washed off of your house’s exterior walls. Once we arrive, we will generally power, hand wash or perform a combination of both. A clean surface is obviously essential for applying paint. Taking these steps helps make sure that paint is applied in a smooth fashion, is evenly distributed and that dirt does not throw the color of the paint off.

After a wash, we then scrape off any existing loose paint, sanding uneven areas. These steps help make sure that paint goes on evenly and that bumps will not exist once the work is completed. We place a keen eye out to look for gaps so that they may be caulked in preparation. This will prevent air and water from creeping into your house once the exterior house painting process is complete.

Primer (dependent upon need) is then applied as an extra means of making sure that paint is distributed evenly. Paint adheres to primer better than it does walls, thus it is an advisable choice to always prime before painting. Once the layer of primer is dried, we apply your paint choice. Usually a multi-day job, exterior house painting requires a little patience.

So when you are ready to learn more about exterior house painting in Edgewater, call Bay Country Painters at 612-442-2177 or Request a Free Estimate.