You are outside staring up at your house. You have so many plans to make your house look better. Painting the outside of your house is part of those plans. You want to make sure that you do it right and do not make any mistakes. It is such a big project you don’t want to go back and have to fix it or redo do it. L.W. Winslow Painting, Inc wants to help you understand certain mistakes that you can try to avoid when painting the exterior of your house.-
Choosing Wrong Type of Exterior Paint
When it comes to choosing paint for your house you want to make sure you get the best kind of paint for the house. You do not want to use the paint that you would use inside your home. You want to use a latex paint. But when you use the paint, you should never put latex paint over oil-based paint it will not stick and won’t last.
Should You Paint Your House the Same as Your Neighbor?
Just because you like the certain colors doesn’t necessarily mean you should paint your house those colors. The last thing you want to do is to choose colors that clash with the neighbors. If your house colors don’t go with the neighborhood color it can ruin the whole aesthetics of the neighborhood. Find a color that you like that will make the whole neighborhood look nice.
Paint Samples are Not Always Accurate
Choosing the color of your house based on looking at paint samples can often not be the exact color you are wanting your house to be. So instead of painting your whole house and then realizing that is not the color you want, you should get a small sample of the color you think you want. Then paint on the intended material a patch, then observe it through different times of the day. This will help you decide if this is the color you like or not. This is a lot easier to cover up and change if it is not the color you want. Verse painting the whole house and then not liking it.
Surface Preparation is Important
When painting the exterior of your home it’s not just a quick painting and you are done. Your house must be properly cleaned, sanded, and primed. You need to do all of these steps in order for the paint to stick and last. If you skip over these steps, yes, you can still paint your house but it will not look as good or last as long without doing the proper steps. Attention to these details will help ensure the paint on your house looks great and lasts a long time.
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The best thing you can do to ensure that the painting of your home is completed without any problems is to have L.W. Winslow Painting, Inc come and do the job for you. Then you don’t have to worry about mistakes that you could end up making and you know the job is done right.