Understanding Painting Rules

When And Why You Should Have A Painting Contractor Paint Your Home's Exterior

30 December 2020

Constance Cunningham

There are a lot of reasons why you should stay on top of the condition of your home's exterior. One of the things that you want to make sure you don't neglect is having it painted when it needs it. However, there are many other reasons why you may choose to have your home painted even if it doesn't necessarily need to be done. Here are some things you should know about recognizing when you should have the house painted and why you should have it painted by a painting contractor:

Some surfaces need to be painted sooner

If your last home was a brick home that was painted and now you live in a wood house, then you may be expecting too much out of the paint currently on your house. This is due to the fact that a painted brick house can sometimes go nearly three times longer than a wood house before it needs to be painted again. The paint job on a stucco house usually falls between wood and brick homes with regards to how long the home can go before it needs to be painted again. 

Many times it will be obvious the home should be painted

In many cases, your home will make it obvious that it's time for it to be painted again. You may start to see that the paint on the eaves of the home is cracking and chipping. You might also see this kind of damage in other areas of the house as well. There may be parts of the home where the sun hits where the paint has faded shades lighter than the areas of the home that are shaded much of the time. When you see these things then you know you really need to have the house painted. Another time when you may want to have it painted is when you are planning on selling soon. 

A painting contractor will do a professional job

It may not seem as if painting your home's exterior is that hard of a job to do. If you have painted the inside of the house yourself already, then you might be even more likely to want to try your hand at painting the outside. However, there are a lot of things that can go wrong and this is why it's a much better idea to go with a painting contractor. They have the right equipment and the experience to give you a great looking paint job. Also, you will know the surface of the home was prepped correctly, so the paint job will last much longer.

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