Exterior Painting

When it comes to Prime Coat Painters FAQs, this one comes up a lot. There are specific things to look for. The three questions below are not the only three questions to ask but are three key questions.

How long has it been since your house was last painted?

The national average for a paint job in the United States is seven years. This seems to hold pretty true, depending on your climate. The more sun exposure your home has, the quicker the coating will deteriorate. If you live in a coastal environment, the coating will deteriorate more quickly due to the salt in the air.

Is your house faded? 

Once the coating has started to fade, the film thickness, in most cases, has deteriorated. An old car is a good example. We’ve all seen a car with the color still intact, but the clear coat has started to break down, making the car look unsightly and inconsistent. Once this happens, the color will inevitably begin to peel or fade rapidly. This also makes it accessible to other contaminants such as rust or rot, depending on the surface material.

Is there peeling paint? 

Once the paint has started peeling, it no longer protects the substrate. Wood rot or rust is inevitable, depending on the substrate. Beyond the obvious unsightliness, the substrate will begin to deteriorate rapidly.

In most situations, The main concern is as long as it is dry and not raining paint can be applied. 

Another concern is surfaces are painted at temperatures below freezing, it can affect the adhesion and the coating’s finish. Usually, as long as the paint feels dry to the touch once it has fully dried, you’re in good shape.

Normal no the color itself does NOT effect the price unless its a color like white or Yellow that may require additional coats. 

Yes! 

99% of our customers do same color layout as they currently have for exteriors its mainly main siding/body is matching the soffit color and then you have a trim color and front door color.

However we also do custom color layouts when customers choose to have soffits painted to the trim color or trim edges to be painted we call it a 3D look. We can create any color layout for you but this does have to be requested during the estimate as this does effect the price dramatically sense it involves customer work.