Reasons to Update your Exterior

5 Reasons Your Home’s Exterior Needs Updating:

A good first impression isn’t the only reason you should keep your home’s exterior paint in good condition. That coat of paint can be your first line of defense against damage to your house. Knowing when to touch up the outside paint helps protect your home from emergency fixes. Below are 5 reasons your home’s exterior paint needs updating:

1. Peeling or Cracking: This happening in your home is the most apparent reason for repainting. If there is peeling, cracking, bubbling, or any other visible damage to the paint, you know the exterior will be exposed to the elements. Taking care of it immediately ensures that no more extensive issues will occur before you get around to it. 

2. Caulk Cracking: Caulking is used to seal places like windows and doors. As the years go by, the caulking loses its elasticity and can no longer properly protect moisture from leaking through. Larger cracks may require new caulk AND a new coach of paint to cover the area efficiently.

3. Colors Fading: Being exposed to various weather conditions and being in direct sunlight throughout time means the paint colors will fade. Pay attention to where trees shade your home or where the sun hits directly to know where the fading will likely be worse or quicker. Also, note that lighter colors will last longer than darker ones when choosing the exterior aesthetics.

4. Gaps Showing: Settling can happen, and wood shrinking is possible, so assess gaps to see how they need to be fixed or treated. Once you know how to proceed, you can fix or fill the gap and then repaint the area to give it a fresh, even layer. Paint can help protect any wood from damage, too.

5. Preferences Changing: Painting is not all about mending and protecting. You may also decide you simply want a new color. Maybe the previous owners chose the current exterior paint, which needs modernizing, or it just doesn’t match your style and isn’t to your liking. Your house can feel more like a home with a revamp in the paint color selection. 

Whatever your painting desires, hire professionals who can deliver high-quality paint and years of expertise.

The team at PaintPositive ensures your satisfaction with all painting projects in Northeast Ohio, including Hudson, Fairlawn, and Bath. Reach out to begin your exterior painting transformation today.