Painting Your Home - Inside and Out
Are sun-exposure and wind cracking the paint on your house? Even moderate swings in temperature can cause the wood to expand and shrink, stressing the paint job on your home. Or perhaps you're considering selling your home and you know that interior or exterior paint can brighten your home and add to its value. Or, you're just ready for a change. To give your home one of the most simple and dramatic of all “face lifts”, contact one of our professional painting contractors by filling out the brief form to the left.
Most Common Painting Problems:
The weather has taken its toll on your home and it's ready for a new coat of paint.
You're trying to sell your home and you need it updated for resale value.
You're bored with the colors in your home and want to make them brighter and more contemporary.
Things to Consider When Choosing a House Paint:
You'll want to discuss the following with your painting contractor:
Historic Authenticity - A pro can help you analyze old paint chips and recreate the original color of your home or you can refer to historic color charts and select shades that might have been used at the time your home was built.
Existing Colors - Make sure whatever you're choosing jibes with the color of the roof, and railing or exterior hardware or the mortar and siding.
Interior Colors - Unless you're doing a complete remodel, including upgrading your furniture, you'll want to match your interior paint colors to your existing furnishings. Accents – Don't forget the details! You may be choosing as many as six colors once you consider trim, shutters, moldings and columns.
Dark versus Light Color - Light colors will make your house seem larger. Try to limit your use of dark colors for accenting recesses.
Durability - Remember that the more intense a color is, the more likely it is to fade over time.
Sheen - This is the glossy, semi-gloss or flat decision part of the process. Remember that the glossier the surface the more likely it is to show imperfections, balanced by the fact that glossy surfaces are easier to clean. Many homeowners use flat paint for walls and semi-gloss or glossy paint for columns or railings.
Historic Authenticity - A pro can help you analyze old paint chips and recreate the original color of your home or you can refer to historic color charts and select shades that might have been used at the time your home was built.
Existing Colors - Make sure whatever you're choosing jibes with the color of the roof, and railing or exterior hardware or the mortar and siding.
Interior Colors - Unless you're doing a complete remodel, including upgrading your furniture, you'll want to match your interior paint colors to your existing furnishings. Accents – Don't forget the details! You may be choosing as many as six colors once you consider trim, shutters, moldings and columns.
Dark versus Light Color - Light colors will make your house seem larger. Try to limit your use of dark colors for accenting recesses.
Durability - Remember that the more intense a color is, the more likely it is to fade over time.
Sheen - This is the glossy, semi-gloss or flat decision part of the process. Remember that the glossier the surface the more likely it is to show imperfections, balanced by the fact that glossy surfaces are easier to clean. Many homeowners use flat paint for walls and semi-gloss or glossy paint for columns or railings.
