Top Factors Affecting the Longevity of Your Home’s Exterior Paint

Many factors affect the longevity of your home’s exterior paint. They range from how the paint is applied to weather conditions. In today’s blog article we want to talk about some of these factors, and how to get the best results with exterior paint projects.

Paint

Those who do DIY projects often think they will save money by buying cheaper paint. Cheap paint does not give you good results and will not last as long as better quality paint. Good paint is not cheap but you get what you pay for. This is especially important for exterior paint projects where there are several pressures on the paint that do not occur inside a home.

Application

Not only do you need good quality paint, but you need a good quality application of the paint. Often, inexperience DIY’ers apply paint too lightly and do not get the right coverage. This poor coverage can sometimes be seen on the surface and it’s called “flashing.” It is really important for exterior paint that you have an excellent application. In other words, you should use professionals.

Weather

The ambient weather conditions always affect a paint project’s longevity. Extremes in temperature such as hot summers and cold winters are hard on paint and all other types of surfaces and equipment that live outside. Sunshine and UV rays break down paint, although there are some paints designed to perform better in the sun. Wind is hard on paint. And rain. Lots of rain and dampness, like we have on the coast, is very hard on paint.

We obviously cannot control the weather, but we can control the quality of the paint and the quality of the application. Use professionals for best results for exterior paint on your home.

So, if you need professional painter for your spring exterior project, this is our business, and we can be reached in Coquitlam at (604) 910-4828.

Level 5 Painting are experienced and dependable interior and exterior, residential and commercial painters based in Surrey, British Columbia. The Level 5 Painting crew performs at the highest industry standards to exceed your expectations and deliver painting projects with phenomenal results. 

If you have any questions about this article or would like to talk to us about your next painting project, then please call us at (604) 910-4828.