Painting your home’s exterior is a huge investment. There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing your investment peeling, cracking and deteriorating after just a few short years.
A quality paint job should last for close to a decade, especially when you keep up with regular maintenance. What goes wrong to cause premature failure? And more importantly, how can you protect your home?
5 Common Reasons Paint Fails Prematurely
- Lack of surface preparation: This may come as a surprise to many, but the foundation of a paint job’s success is laid before the paint is applied! Thorough preparation is crucial to extending the life of your exterior paint. Cleaning, repairs, sanding, patching and caulking are all ways to make sure that the surface is ready for paint.
- Poor quality paint: During the estimate process, you will find that quality paint costs more up front. However, it is absolutely worth the additional investment. Not only does high quality paint provide superior color retention, it also adheres well to the surface. This increases the longevity of your exterior paint.
- Rushed process: Uninformed DIY jobs (and unfortunately shoddy painting contractors) tend to rush the job process. Skipping steps and rushing the process and can seriously impact the finished product.
- Working in the wrong conditions: Although everyone knows to not paint in the rain, painting in extremely hot sun can be just as damaging. A quality company with a thorough understanding of best painting practices is an essential part of the process. They will plan to do your painting during the most optimal weather.
- Using the wrong type of paint: You should always know what type of paint you are painting over. For instance, if you try to layer new latex paint over old oil based paint without proper preparation… their incompatibility will become apparent quickly.
Hire A Local Pro
These five common mistakes can cause your investment to literally crack, peel and fall off of your house. The good news is that a quality painter is going to do everything possible to keep this from occurring. Lancaster Painting is Central Valley’s painter of choice. We offer interior and exterior painting services, cabinet refinishing , and much more. When it comes time to invest in your house, hire the best! Contact us for a free estimate.
