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.

Another painting method for steel doors is using a roller and rolling a steel door will produce a beautiful even finish. Painting a steel door with a roller will produce a fine even stipple that is more pleasing than brush ...
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The most basic house painting method is brushing and rolling exterior paint. Although more labor intensive than spraying, this paint application method can produce superior results in some instances. This painting technique ...
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Extreme weather is bound to cause some damage to your roof, therefore it can be challenging when you are keeping your roof from leakages. There are several ways to build a roof to keep water from entering your ...
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This video quickly explains/shows some aspects of lead paint containment and encapsulation per the RRP lead rules. Contractors that follow these rules know how to produce as little lead dust as possible, effectively ...
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In recent years there has been a proliferation of “self-priming” paints hitting the market. Very few products can be considered self priming and most normal paints are not a part of this category. Primer plays a very ...
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Do-it-yourself homeowners are notorious for home improvement mishaps. From hammered fingers to bruised shins, there is no end to the ways that home owners can find to injure themselves while remodeling their homes. ...
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Most professionals and homeowners select spray painting to save time and their backs. Paint spraying can apply a lot of primer or paint very fast saving days of manual labor, but this method has some limitations. The main ...
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By Kristin Herman
So, which is better: Spray painting or paint rolling? While this may be one of the topics that might spring up in home improvement projects, the debate is still there – Which is better? Nonetheless, both painting ...
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By anonymous.
Choosing the correct airless paint spray tip for your application can be a difficult one. This choice can affect the operation and effectiveness of the entire airless spray system. The manufacture will have recommendations for the max ...
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For the best possible results paint spraying a steel door is the way to go. Painting a steel door with a paint sprayer can produce the smoothest possible finish as long as a few simple guide lines are followed. Before ...
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Spring will soon be here and it will be time for home maintenance after a winter of neglect. Your home is probably the largest investment you will ever make. You should be doing seasonal preventative maintenance on ...
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Natural wood garage doors give any house a striking appearance. From rustic to elegant, wood projects value. To keep your wood garage doors looking nice, it is important to stain and seal them. Staining and sealing ...
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Embossed fiberglass is a low maintenance substitute to the standard wood door. Plus, staining a fiberglass door can be easier than working with wood. The main difference between wood and fiberglass is the type of stain ...
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By Mike Miller
(www.Paintyourhouseandsave.com)
Clean Straight Lines: How to get crisp lines between two colors. We’ve all seen the commercials: the lady pulls away the blue tape to reveal the sharpest line between to colors you could possibly imagine. ...
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The most lasting and cost effective way to change the color of stucco is with paint. With your full attention on the details, from surface preparation to applying a high quality finish paint, the new look and color of your exterior stucco ...
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By Matt Smith
Painting the exterior walls of your house is a task that requires some thought, preparation and work. First of all, you want your house to look appealing and beautiful, reflecting your own style and way of ...
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By Raider Painting
If you have an outdoor painting project on your to-do list, you might be watching the weather report to determine the ideal day to get it done. Yet if all you’re watching for is a day without rain, you’re not ...
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Over the last 50 years I have seen these common mistakes over and over again, so if you want to improve, take care to correct these: Using low grade, or less expensive Paint. This is the root of ...
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By Sharper Impressions Painting
When deciding to paint your home, the first decision you need to make is whether you should paint it yourself or if you should hire a professional to do it. Initially, it may seem that painting yourself is going ...
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Painting the exterior of your home is the simplest way to give it a facelift without having to invest a stellar amount into it. Still, the cost-efficiency and the end-result of this paint job mostly ...
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“Can you paint the exterior of our home in the winter?” is a very common question in Canada this time of the year. The answer is “Yes”, but the following six conditions must be present as well as no ...
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When speaking about painting, most of us automatically think about applying a fresh coat of paint to our interior walls, because people more often paint their living room, than they do their ...
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Most of us have a relatively good idea of how to paint walls, ceilings and other features in our home, but when it comes to external and masonry painting, it’s safe to say that many of ...
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Even if you despise your old light fixture and believe that the only alternative is to toss it, you may keep it alive in a cost-effective way. You can display your unique style when you ...
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Spraying paint is a great way to save time, but using an airless sprayer can also be dangerous or waste paint if used incorrectly. Most painting contractors use an airless paint sprayer that can spray an average house in ...
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