Prepping Your House for an Outside Paint Job

Exterior painting in Chandler isn’t just a matter of shooting paint on the side of an Arizona home. It takes special preparation to get your house ready. Fortunately, it’s easy to do. As you consult with your painting contractor, make sure you follow these steps to prep your home for its new paint job.

Clean the Outside Surface

It’s important that the outside of your home gets a good cleaning. You may need your painting contractors to first pressure wash the areas that will be painted. Having sand, dirt, dust or debris on your home’s exterior can create faults in what otherwise should be a smooth paint job. The paint can trap the dirt underneath, forming unsightly bulges. Uncleaned dirt can also make the paint chip and eventually peel off over time.

Take Off Old Paint

Your home may have an old paint job that is peeling and cracking. Simply painting over the old paint can be a disaster in waiting. The paint will look uneven in many spots, with many “edges” visible in the paint job. Exterior painting in Chandler should take place on an even surface. Have your contractors peel off the old paint first, as well as perform any sanding or finishing that’s needed to make the surface flat, even and ready.

Securing Personal Property

You’ll want to make sure that no paint is spilled or dripped on anything that you don’t want it to. Get drop cloths and tarps for things like bushes, gardens, outdoor water faucets and flower beds. Also move stuff away from the house like wheelbarrows, barbecues, children’s toys, tools, anything that gets in the path of the paint job. This will not only make sure those items don’t get painted on, but that your painters will have all the room they need to complete their task.

Painter’s Tape

Exterior painting in Chandler should also not hit your window frames, doors, door frames and window sills. To cover those up, your contractor should be ready with a roll of painter’s tape. Some may think masking tape is sufficient for the task, but you want to have good painter’s tape in place over any surface that shouldn’t be painted. Not only is painter’s tape designed specifically to handle paint work, it will make your exterior paint job look sharp, precise and neat.

For the best results you can ask for, collaborate with and ask your painting contractor for advice on how to prepare your home for its outside paint job. You won’t regret it.