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Choosing Exterior Paint Colors

Unlike painting interior is easily changeable, the exterior of your home isn’t something you want to do on a whim. With the expense and time involved you’ll want that paint job to last.

Paint, picking the best hues for your home isn’t as hard as it might seem. Just remember that before you get out the paintbrush it’s a good idea to take cues from:

The style of your house. Certain colors have become synonymous with specific architectural styles. For instance, Victorian homes often boast vibrant, contrasting color schemes, whereas Southwestern homes are typically adorned in the colors of the desert landscape (think pinks, soft yellows, sandy taupes, and beige). An abundance of architectural details may mean you can use a variety of colors on the exterior, as with Painted Ladies; simpler homes look better with a more straightforward palette (pick a body color, trim highlight, and accent punch at most). Read More …

Paint Your Exterior

Paint is not easy job, we should know what we paint for. These are severla tips before you paint your house or building

There are two types of Exterior Paint:

Latex: With latex-based paints the finish lasts the longest while retaining the true color. Because it is water-based it is easy to work with and cleans up well. In addition it dries quickly so that extra layers can be put on in hours and not days, as in oil-based paints. Latex has a porous surface which allows moisture to escape and this helps to prevent peeling and flaking.

Oil-Based (Alkyd): Alkyd-oil is great for coverage and sticking to most clean surfaces. Heavily-used areas require oil-based alkyds because latex coverings will wear down after constant handling and foot treads. And because they dry slower there are no roller marks as in in latex. Clean-up is low and tedious with off-gassing from mineral spirits.

Whatever paint you choose there are some basics for preparation: Read More …