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Sunday, May 08, 2011

Important Thing To Do Before Painting Exterior Brick Primer in Highwood

Any good painting exterior brick primer in Highwood job always starts with the preparation. Having painted many exteriors of homes I can tell you the exact order as how to proceed. There may be some variation as how to proceed for each individual, but I have found these procedures to be the best.

Tie back any plants or shrubbery away from the house, so they won’t get damaged by the painter’s moving back and forth on their ladders. Cover any plants or flowers with a light canvas and make sure the plants have plenty of air circulation. The homeowner will be happy that you didn’t get any paint on their plants, or at least that you tried.

Wash dirty surfaces, be it wood, brick, or stucco. You can power wash or hand wash. There are two schools of thought on this subject. One says power wash, it’s faster and does a better job. The other school of though is to lightly hand wash the loose dirt. They feel that power washing is to aggressive and that the wood will entrap the water and compromise the integrity of the paint job. I have found both ways to be satisfactory, if you give a couple of days for the exterior to dry from the sun.

Check for any damaged or loose wood. Now is the time to replace soffit, facia, and wood trim around windows and doors. It’s a lot easier to do it now, than after the painting contractor has finnished painting.

Scrape all loose surfaces and sand any rough areas. Slight imperfections will remain. Remember, the house is old and so is the wood. Sure, you could have all the wood sanded, but that would cost a fortune, not counting the health hazzards.

Painting contractor should prime all bare surfaces with a good quality exterior primer. To make the paint job easier, your contractor may tint the primer to match the color you have chosen. That’s it. If you follow these procedures,you’ll see that preparation is the keynote to a great paint job.

Posted on 05/08 at 12:57 PM
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