INTERIORS EXTERIORS WOOD ROT REPAIR

INTERIORS-EXTERIORS-WOOD ROT

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Professional Exterior Painting

Exterior Painting is Not Just for Looks

Exterior Painting is designed to seal the structure from the elements including pesky insects. A Quality Paint job done correctly, with the highest quality paint and materials should give you at least 15 to 20 years worry free.

Pressure Washing

Repair all Wood Rot

Scrape all Failing Paint

Start with a Clean Surface
As with any project, you want to start with a clean surface, using a cleaning solution and a commercial grade pressure washer. This will remove any dirt, grime, or flaking paint so that the caulk, primer, or paint stick directly to the surface of the home. Skipping this step will allow the paint to peel off the home with in a few short years. Doing the job right from the start is another reason Anew-Hue Painting stands out from the rest.
A commercial grade pressure washer is very important. Most pressure washers you can buy from the floor at Home Depot or Lowe's etc do not match the power of a commercial grade washer. You can see the difference in the pumps from one unit to the other. Most floor units have very small aluminum pumps that cannot hold up under the stress of constant, high pressure use. The pumps on commercial washers are nearly 4 times the size and made of solid brass. They can stand up to the abuse while producing a much stronger and more constant stream.

Replace All Damaged Wood
All rotten wood or siding should be replaced with the same materials that were removed. In certain cases such as brick mold or window sills a pvc replacement is recommended. Never use wood that is inferior or not meant for exterior use. Remove all mold and molded materials where wood rot is replaced and spray down with a solution. Mold and mildew left on the surface will continue to grow and cause health issues to the residents of the structure. Fungus will cause continued decay inside the wall, eventually causing structural damage. The paint will not bond to exterior surface if not clean. Pictures are taken of all exterior damage repaired to show customers just what caused the damage and what to look for to prevent future damage. They can also see that the damage was repaired properly with the correct materials, and is free of any health hazards.

Remove All Failing Paint
As we caulk we hand scrape any and all failing points or loose, flaky paint. All flaking paint must be removed completely from the structure as there is no product that will glue loose paint back to the house. Any loose or flaking paint left under the new coating will cause the coating to fail long before it should.

Caulk Everywhere Wood Meets Wood

Caulking is the Most Important Part
Once cleaned, we caulk everywhere wood meets wood, all nail holes and any entry points such as cable lines, phone lines, etc. using Sherwin Williams NR5000 50 year durability latex caulk. This is perhaps the most important step in painting the exterior of any structure. 90 percent of all wood rot can be traced back to poor or absent caulking. All entry points must be sealed to prevent water from entering and causing costly damage. Allowing water to enter the structure will also cause health hazards do to the growth of Mold, Mildew and Fungus.

Two Coats: Prime Coat and Seal Coat

Back-roll Between Coats

The "Prime Coat" and the "Seal Coat"
All latex paint is designed to be applied in two coats, the "prime coat" and the "seal coat". The first coat is the prime coat which must be back rolled or brushed. This will push the paint down into the surface creating a new sound, consistent surface for the final seal coat. Without this prime coat or the back rolling the paint will begin to peel off in large pieces as there was nothing done to bond the paint to the house. The final or Seal Coat fills in any remaining microscopic cracks and gives a very smooth, consistent coating that will last longer and show the true color.

Back Rolling is What Makes Anew-Hue Paint Jobs Look So Beautiful.
A brush or roller must be used along with the sprayer to force the paint into the material and create a smooth, sound surface for the final coat. It also levels the paint, showing the true paint color. Just spraying causes the paint to dry as a film on top of the material, with very little bond to the surface. Look at the extreme difference between just spraying a surface and back rolling the surface immediately after sprayed. On siding with deep grooves a brush is used to fill and create a solid surface for the final coat.

What about the Front Door?

Small Details Make a Big Impact
We paint the doors with the color of the customers choice using Sherwin Williams Super Paint. This gives the door a beautiful look, your family and friends will love.

Everything Painted or Replaced

It's on the Exterior, Right!
We remove all exterior lights while painting except for motion lights, which are painted the same color as wherever they are sitting on the house. We do this to gutters, power boxes, cable boxes, etc. to blend non-aesthetic parts into the house. This includes house numbers and permanent plant hangers, flag holders, etc. All these things are a part of the exterior of the house, they should also be updated or painted to match. The end result should be a brand new exterior from top to bottom.

Deck Staining

We start by pressure washing the deck a day or two before we stain or seal the deck. Removing all dirt and and flaking stain. decks that have previously been stained must be re-coated using the same or DARKER color We use Sherwin Williams Super Deck applied in a two coat system. We use stiff deck brushes to work the stain down into the cracks and seams insuring a even coverage.

Magazine Quality Interior Painting

We use only NO VOC Interior Paints from Sherwin Williams. There is very little to no smell and it will not release organic compounds over time. We always do two coats for that magazine quality coating.

Prep to Paint

Technique is Crucial

We prep the job properly. We move all furniture and cover the carpets. We do ask homeowner to remove as much breakable and irreplaceable items as possible, we can move all the heavy stuff with our furniture movers. All base trim is taped using a flex blade, because you just can not beat gravity. We also patch and sand all damaged areas before painting to get a smooth finished product.

A professional painter can not only cut in lines by hand that will be much straighter than any tape line, they can do it with either hand. tape can leave waves and seepage areas where the tape was not sealed properly. This can be caused by not using a flex blade to push the tape down during the application or where dirt or oils would not allow the tape to seal down to the surface.

Right Tool for the Job

We use an 18 inch roller. Notice that the frame to the roller is solid on both sides. This prevents any "roller lines" from appearing in the paint that are very common with 9 inch rollers. The 9 inch roller has a frame on only one side causing all the force to be applied to that one side. This results in a thick line of paint that will be visible when the paint has dried.

Tricks of The Trade

Fixing poor tape lines. Often times when using tape you get a poor line, the paint will stop too far up or down the wall or the paint will get under the tape because it was not applied with a flex blade. A very easy trick to repair a poor painting cut in line is to apply caulk using a special technique. This will cover the poor tape line, create a new straight line, and cover the crack or seam making the wall appear monolithic. Now the trim is ready to be touched up or painted.

Service Area

Stunning Straight Lines

When we cut in, we smooth out the paint to prevent any brush marks from showing once the job is finished. A sure sign of a professional painter is wide cut in lines. A narrow cut in line will create ridges and marks that will be visible once the paint has dried. This will also prevent any "picture frame" effects where you can see a different texture around the edges of the walls, sockets, switches and vents.

Finished Product

The finished product should be visually stunning if done with the right technique and proper tools. This room is painted in eggshell. Notice the walls are completely smooth from top to bottom and side to side with no visible brush strokes or roller lines. What about the high entry way walls? With the proper technique and tools even the high, hard to paint entry walls will finish completely smooth from top to bottom and side to side. Even if the sun shines directly on it.

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