How To Tell If Your Home Is Ready For An Exterior Paint Job
As spring settles in it’s time to take a look at how your home’s exterior fared throughout the long cold winter. Whether it’s looking a little faded or paint is cracking and chipping, giving your home a facelift with a fresh coat of paint will not only boost your curb appeal, but could potentially raise your home’s value too.
So, how often should you have your exterior painted or in other words, how long will your exterior paint job last? Unfortunately, there’s no definitive answer to that question. There are a lot of contributing factors that will determine how long your exterior will stay looking fresh and beautiful. First, a lot depends on the type of paint used. The higher quality the paint, the longer your exterior paint job will last. Another factor that can reduce the lifespan of your exterior paint is a window unit air conditioner. While they certainly save us during the hot summer months, the moisture that’s released from the back of the unit can significantly affect the paint surrounding it, causing it to chip and crack sooner. Also, the climate and weather will significantly affect how long the paint job will last.
Oftentimes the area that requires the most work on your home’s exterior is the trim. Trim around your windows and doors gets a lot more abuse than other parts of your exterior. Having just the trim repainted can significantly enhance your curb appeal, while saving you money.
As painting professionals we’re confident that if completed by skilled painters, your exterior paint job can last anywhere from 4-7 years under normal conditions. If you’re not sure whether you need an exterior paint job, give us a call and we can asses the condition of your home.
If you’re getting ready to sell your home it’s always a good idea to have your home’s exterior painted to boost curb appeal. So, whether you home has sustained damage from a storm, insects or animals, mold or mildew or is just faded and dirty, at J. Pallarino Painting we’re here to help get your home back to looking its best. Call us or click here for a quote.