Exterior and Interior Home Painting
Often times, new or older homes are not painted properly. For a quality, long lasting paint job it takes a lot of prep work including scraping, flashing repair and replacement, caulking and priming. Proper materials must be used with all trim and wood rot repair work. Along with proper prep work, quality paint must be used. FRB Contracting only uses Sherwin Williams Duration paint which comes with a lifetime warranty.
Please use the Sherwin Williams paint visualizer link below to envision different paints in your home.
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_it_yourself/paint_colors/visualizer/
FRB’s Exterior Painting Process
1) Wash the home Clean the siding and trim with TSP (Tri-sodium phosphate), degreaser, mildewcide, as needed. Power washing is usually not necessary and if done incorrectly can damage wood siding and trim. It can force unnecessary water into the wood, trim, and walls causing mold, mildew, peeling paint, and other moisture related problems.
2) Scrape and sand peeling paint After the siding and trim has had time to dry, scrape all loose paint to bare wood. Then sand with 80 grit sand paper to feather the edges and also rough up the surface for the new paint to adhere to.
3) Repair broken trim, siding, windows, doors, wood rot and flashing Now that the loose paint has been removed all problem areas should be evident. Some repairs may only need to be cut out, cleaned, hardened, and filled with epoxy. While other repairs may require complete removal and may need to be replaced with new products.
4) Spot prime, set nails, fill nail holes, caulk All bare surfaces will be primed as needed. And all holes, penetrations, joints, and voids will be filled with the appropriate filler/caulk.
5) Paint Before painting begins, double check all of the above steps and ensure the wood has dried to 10%-12% moisture content with a moisture meter. Start by painting from the top down protecting all landscaping, plants, etc.
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