Tips When Doing Exterior Painting On Your Home

What do most people think about when it comes to painting? Most would immediately think about painting the inside of the house and sometimes the exterior will be neglected. You can trust us when we say, you don’t want that to happen. The first impression of your home is the exterior so it’s worthwhile to make that investment and making it the way you want it to be. Nonetheless, when it comes to doing exterior painting there maybe a few challenges that you will most likely encounter. Here are the things you’ll have to consider when doing exterior painting on your home:

What Does The Ideal Painting Condition Look Like

The most ideal conditions to paint the exterior of your home is when it’s sunny, which is true. But you’ll need to also consider the timeframes when you paint as you would want it to have consistent climate. The last thing you want to happen is when you start to paint whilst its sunny but as you finish it off the following day it starts to rain. This can ruin the wet paint as it does not mix well with water.

Choosing White Paint For Exterior

In this current housing market, you’d come to see that there are a lot of them being painted white. This is because white is a great contemporary colour and it gives a modern look on the home. That’s why you can never go wrong with painting the exterior white.

Quality Paints

When painting your homes exterior you’re more exposed to the natural elements, which is why it’s important to select a high quality paint before starting your project. By choosing a high quality paint, this will help with the coating process and protect the paint and material of your home. If you choose to opt for bad quality paint, you potentially will find that it cracks and chips off a lot faster after leaving the building material to exposed air and moisture. After all our years of experience we have seen some customers opting in for the cheaper option which has led them to weakening the structure of their building. 

Dirty Surfaces

You’re most likely bound to having dirt and soil come in contact with the paint when you're painting outside. This is crucial that you keep a close eye out for your painting and making sure that there is not dirt that falls into it or close to the lid. Before using any equipment make sure everything is well cleaned before using it . This will cause dirt to stick on the wall while you're painting it.

It’s more likely that when you're painting outside, things like dirt and soil can get into contact with the paint. This makes it important that you keep a close eye out for your painting to make sure nothing falls into it or close the lid if you won’t be using it for a long time. That being said, make sure you clean the painting equipment before use because that might be where the dirt is coming from as well. This will cause the dirt to stick on the wall while you’re painting it.

Bubble-Like Texture

When inspecting your paint and you see a bubble-like texture, this is due to sunlight directly hitting the paint too much. Which is also known as blistering. In order to remove these blisters, you will have to sand them down and repaint it. This time you will have have to reschedule your time so that there is enough time for the paint to dry before direct sunlight comes in contact with it.

Cracks

When applying your first coat of paint and you've noticed that there is cracks, this means that the paint was not given enough time to dry enough for you to apply the second coat. Similar to the bubble-like textures, you'll also need to remove the cracks by sanding and painting it again. Another reason could be because you're using two different types of paints that don't compliment each other. Before you purchase any paints, make sure you speak to a professional to get their approval.

Dripping Paint

Applying too many coats when painting a wall could be the reason why you're seen a lot of dripping paints. When applying too many coats this make the paint heavy which causes it to drip. To avoid this you should allow the paint to absorb into the wall properly before applying another coat.

The Growth Of Fungus

The growth of fungus can be the direct cause of paint being exposed to moisture or having little to no sunlight hitting the paint. In order to fix this you'll need to get specific cleaning solutions to remove it, then paint over it with a fresh coat.

Peeling

When purchasing low quality paints you might see peeling on the wall. Rather than buying the cheapest paint on the market, it is recommended by professional painters to invest into some good quality paints so that way you have something that can stick and not peel.

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