Professional Exterior Painting Information
From a professional painter’s point of view, exterior painting is the most important home maintenance project that can be done. Often the paint and caulking is all that is stopping damage from the weather and water.
You don’t have to be a professional painter to recognize that the condition of the exterior paint is one of the most important factors for maintaining a home’s value. When paint and caulk begins to wear out, it stops protecting your home from the damaging effects of water and sun. Neglected flaking paint can lead to thousands in siding replacement costs.
Preparing to paint the exterior of your home is the most important step. Yet, there is more to painting the exterior of your home than preparation.
While every paint job is different, there is a process that you can follow to get the best results every time you get the paint brush out. Particularly for DIY jobs, it’s important that you have some kind of ...
Spring has finally sprung, and it’s the perfect time to make a start on those DIY jobs that make a massive difference to how your home looks and feels – especially those exterior decorating ...
The outside of the house is commonly ignored when thinking of new house improvement undertakings, with the emphasis usually falling on substantial interior jobs such as a brand new kitchen or bathroom. A ...
There are many benefits to giving your garage floor an epoxy coating. Also referred to as epoxy paint, the epoxy coating can provide your garage floor a level of protection it has ...
By Pro Color Painting
(Florida)
A water-proofing approach to exterior painting is just as important as a clean and neat exterior paint job. So many may “color” the exterior of a house without taking into ...
Whether you are painting an interior or exterior, 100% acrylic paint can provide exceptional and enduring results. In the past your choices were oil base paint or true latex paint. This lasted for decades, but a change was around ...
Airless paint sprayers are one of the best inventions of all time. Only the brush and roller can be considered more important. Airless sprayers can apply a wide range of coatings and finishes in less time than any other ...
A good and proper airless spraying method is necessary to maintain consistency of the film thickness and achieve the best aesthetic results. This method is very easy to do with a little practice. Once you get used to ...
A very tough finish to use around your home is alkyd paint. Commonly referred to as oil base paint, this finish can withstand a substantial amount of abuse. Common interior uses are doors, casing, base and cabinets. Doors, trim and ...
Two house painting techniques used to push the primer or paint into the surface is back rolling and back brushing. This takes place during spray paint application. Using an airless paint sprayer is a great way to apply either the ...
By Mike Miller
(www.Paintyourhouseandsave.com)
One of the most effective and lesser-known tricks that the professional painter uses is called back rolling. Back rolling is the act of using a roller to spread paint across a surface immediately after spraying. ...
Homeowners sometimes get confused with reflective/white roof coating and reflective/white roof paint. So keep in mind if you are shopping for “white roof paint,” you will get just that, a paint ...
In order to choose the best wood stain for the job, consider the look you are going for and what conditions the wood will be under. Certain looks work better with certain stains. In addition, some conditions like exterior wood and ...
A popular painting method is with a brush and brushing steel doors is an easy project. Painting a steel door is possible with the door installed on the frame or placed on sawhorses. The door installed on the frame will allow ...
Which type and where should I apply the house paint? This question will take a bit of mental work to answer. Choosing an interior paint or exterior paint will depend on the material or surface, existing finishes, ...
By Kevin Jefferson
Cladding is a technique in which an external finishing system is added to the walls. The main purpose of cladding is to prolong the structure’s life, increase sound and thermal insulation, and take your ...
Cleaning an airless sprayer seems straight forward, but there some important things to think about. Some materials are difficult to clean out, requiring the use of water and a final rinse of hot thinner. How do you ...
A properly painted concrete block wall will be virtually maintenance free for many years, but the same wall not properly painted can be a maintenance nightmare. There are just a few critical differences between a good and a bad ...
As a contractor he or she must look over every potential obstruction when placing a bid on a potential customers home. Are the shrubs over grown and touching the house? Is the land level or ...
Most house painting tasks are best left to professionals, especially larger painting jobs such as exterior walls and trim or interior wood floors. An experienced house painter ensures a quality ...
Have you ever tried to paint your house without using drop cloths? It’s a sure sign of a non-professional. You may have learned the hard way that it takes a lot more effort to clean up misplaced paint spatters than it would take ...
By David Jacobs
(Los Angeles, CA)
We built our house in 1984. Three or four years later we repainted the exterior using an elastomeric paint. It has been a nightmare — bubbling, bucking, streaking, peeling at corners. Finally, this year we decided to ...
There seems to be a lot of confusion about Elastomeric Coatings in the market place. Most of our customers are convinced that Elastomeric Coatings can not be applied on wood substrates such as wood siding. I ...
Possibly the best exterior finish is elastomeric paint. This coating is so durable it can out perform even the best 100% exterior acrylic paint by 2 to 1. Elastomeric paint forms a durable, tough film that provides a waterproof ...
It’s smart to estimate how much exterior paint or stain you’ll need before you even head to the store. It’s virtually impossible to get two cans of paint the exact same color- even if the same color ...
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