Exterior Paint Maintenance
As the temperature starts to rise after another unpredictable and brutal Ohio winter, home, and business owners will start to notice the impact on their exterior paint after the shift from harsh snow to the blistering sun. Whether you are selling or just trying to keep up with maintenance, curb appeal is the main focus of any building. This is the first impression given of your home or business to friends, family, or customers. Keeping the paint in great condition also gives the owner the peace of mind that their building and its occupants are safe from the elements.
Winter Maintenance
You can protect or preserve your exterior paint by getting inspections after every season-- most importantly, winter. Winter weather can be hard on any paint job, so it is important to call a painting professional to inspect and assess any damage a building may have sustained. Damaging factors from the winter can include things like the salt used on roads to battle snow and ice. Just like on your vehicle, road salt can leave a crusty, ashy film on your home or business that can cause the paint to deteriorate. Road salt also speeds up the process of rust and degradation on homes, cars, and all infrastructure because of the chemicals used to make road salt. After winter, especially with the frigid lake effect weather in northeast Ohio, the paint job on homes and businesses will appear dingy and dull and usually need a deep clean, and a fresh coat of paint to bring the building back to life.
In the other seasons of the year, damage includes staining from gutters and cutting grass. Another huge concern during the summer season includes mold.
Summer Maintenance
Summer brings heat and humidity, which is the perfect breeding ground for mold. Mold can not only ruin the paint and structure of your home, but it is also very harmful to the health of the individual(s) living or working in a building. Paint professionals can apply paint that prevents mold from forming. Using preventative measures like this will protect the health and wellness of the occupants and the building, itself. Not to mention ensure it stays looking well maintained.
The UV index increases as the Earth shifts on its axis in the summer months, making the intensity of the sun more harmful to your exterior paint. UV rays can dull and deteriorate the paint on your home-- this is called sun bleaching. Special paints used by professionals can act as a “house sunscreen” that will act against the strong UV rays of summertime preserving the paint and structure of your home or business.
Inspecting the paint job of your home or business after every season can save not only your paint job and health but also your bank account. Seasonal inspections allow for paint professionals to reveal problem areas before they get too out of hand and that the average home or business owner may overlook. Fixing problem spots and doing a full inspection will allow for problems to be reversed before they become serious and result in whole building paint maintenance.
