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There are a number of steps required to ensure a quality exterior paint job on your home. Many people watch the do-it-yourself shows for home improvement projects, but they don’t realize that using the wrong products can seriously damage their home, or that problems can result when trying to paint without proper preparation or tools.
Exterior Painting is the most affordable and quickest option when it’s time to decorate or improve your home. When accomplished correctly, painting will add real value to your home, not just improving its resale value. Lower utility bills and an emotionally pleasing environment are possible when using the best painting ideas and techniques. If done correctly, a quality exterior paint job can maintain its beauty and durability for many, many years.
Medias Painting Contractor provides services on exterior painting, staining, repairing and finishing on the highest standards. To achieve a durable and long-lasting paint job, the first step is preparation, and the second step is using a quality coating. Because different surfaces require different preparation and coating, it is important to have the warranty from a professional painting company, whether is drywall, plaster, stucco, brick, or wood. Color charts, paint estimator tools, differences between oil-based and latex paints, paint application, clean up, storage, health and safety are a very important consideration for each exterior project.
When working with a painting contractor like Medias Painting, you can expect our Five-Step Exterior Process to give your home the protection it deserves.
All buildings will have layers of dirt, mildew, algae and/or cobwebs that require removal prior to the application of any products. Power washing is one of the most important steps in preparing the home for exterior painting and is crucial in ensuring that the paint will adhere properly. Our skilled professionals will treat your home with a diluted bleach and water solution, or TSP, to help kill mold and mildew. We power wash with the right cleaners and nozzles for the job, then allow the time necessary for surfaces to dry properly. Medias Painting Contractor will never power wash and paint in the same day.
Loose paint must be removed after power washing so that the paint adheres correctly and will last longer. We do this the old-fashioned way by scraping, by hand, with knives and wire brushes to remove peeling, bubbled, or loose paint. This ensures a smooth and tight surface for painting. Loose boards are nailed down, and our experienced crew can handle most repairs. At Medias Painting, we will always clean up the mess when we are done too!
With the preparation work completed, your home will have a tight and clean surface ready for priming. Our painting specialists treat all exposed surfaces with premium bonding primers which seal the surface and provide a sound foundation for proper adhesion of the new finish-coat products. Bare wood, metal surfaces, water stains, rust and new carpentry are primed. Plywood surfaces will be primed with specialty primer that bridges most of the weather cracking which is typical of that material. Under certain conditions, substantially new or weathered wood, our painting contractors may recommend a full coat of primer.
We caulk seams, joints, cracks, nail holes, and major wood joints. Any loose glazing is removed and replaced in order to ensure a tight seal and reduce air leaks and moisture entry points in vulnerable areas. We use siliconized latex caulk on all exterior entrances, structural joints, and wood windows.
Color samples are recommended to ensure that you will like the colors on your home. Our team managers carry fan decks for you to peruse. Medias Painting uses only premium paints and stains from Sherwin-Williams®, Benjamin Moore®, and PPG Pittsburgh Paints®. You may also access tools to help choose your colors from different websites’ suppliers, but please be aware that colors displayed on your computer screen will almost certainly be different from the actual colors. Any approvals for color changes required by homeowners’ associations are the responsibility of the homeowner. The range of options in painting or staining, the intended use, and some pros and cons of each treatment will be explained at the time of your estimate
If you are looking for a Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, or King George interior painter, please call us today at:
(540) 295-8235 / (540) 295-0340 or complete our online request form
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