Do it Yourself and Save $$ You can give your home a professional looking, long lasting paint job in 3 easy steps:

When the old paint on your house has weathered to the extent that it no longer covers or protects the wood, it is time to repaint your home…

The new paint on your house will look better and last longer if you follow a few tried and proven rules.

When re-painting your home consider the outcome will only be as good as the condition of the old paint beneath it… 


Here are three recommended steps to observe in order to achieve a durable, long-lasting finish:

1. Remove Contaminants

Before repainting, it is recommended that you thoroughly power wash your house with a good detergent. Or, if not able to power wash, be sure to scrape off any loose paint chips. Use a garden hose and detergent to wash down the house, also use steel wool to roughen glossy surfaces, and remove any contaminants that may prevent adhesion of the new coat of paint.

Note: Failure to do this step is a common cause of new paint peeling.

2. Apply a Priming Coat

The prime coat is the most important coat of paint necessary for priming bare wood before repainting. There a number of good primers on the market today that will suffice. Though a good linseed oil-based paint adheres best to the wood and makes the best foundation for subsequent coats of paint.

Be sure to apply the primer thickly enough to completely cover the wood. Allow the primer to dry thoroughly before applying the first coat of paint.

3. Apply the Top Coat

For the top coat, you can use any high quality exterior paint reputed to give good results. For a smooth and durable finish, keep the following points in mind:

1.      Use only high-quality paints to paint your house, cheap paints will be more costly for you in the end.

2.      Rent a good sprayer, or if done by hand, apply two topcoats for long-lasting results.

3.      To avoid peeling allow one coat to completely dry before applying another coat of paint.

4.      To avoid blistering due to cold temperatures, do not prime the house with oil-based paint in the fall.  Because when oil-based paints are applied to a cool surface that will be heated by the sun in a few hours, causes the paint to form blisters.

5.      To reduce watermarks on latex paint, avoid painting your house late in the evenings of cool spring and fall days, when heavy dews frequently form.

Tip: It’s better to delay all painting until late spring or summer for best results.