West St. Paul is characterized by high rates of homeownership; whether you live in Rivercrest or Middlechurch, it’s likely that you own a home and care about how it looks.
Exterior paint beautifies and protects your home; each spring, you should conduct an inspection to ensure that your paint is holding up. Should you notice that your paint is fading, chipped, or damaged, it may be time to call a professional painter.
Key Takeaways
- Homes in West St. Paul should be inspected for peeling, fading, stained, chipped, and bubbling paint or stucco, as well as for deteriorating masonry.
- Spring is an excellent time to paint your home; painters are more readily available, and temperatures are ideal.
- Proper preparation, including power washing, is necessary before painting a home.
- The right acrylic latex paints can protect your home from harsh winter weather.
Your Post-Winter Exterior Inspection Checklist
Spring is an excellent time to paint your home’s exterior; it’s hot enough that paint will dry quickly, but not so hot that it will dry so quickly that it negatively impacts adhesion and durability.
Once winter is over, it’s a good idea to inspect your house to see whether or not it’s time for a fresh coat of paint. Here’s the checklist you should follow:
- Check for peeling, fading, stained, and chipped paint. Remember to check the trim and fascia (the trim board along your roof’s edge), as well as your home’s siding.
- If you have stucco, check it for bubbles, chips, cracks, and stains.
- Homeowners with brick facades or brick walls should look for flaking and powder; these can be signs that your brick surfaces could benefit from being painted.
Why Spring Is a Smart Time To Plan Exterior Painting In West St. Paul
West St. Paul isn’t quite in Winnipeg – but it’s close enough that the weather is the same.
Winter is a terrible time to paint; it’s basically impossible to get paint to adhere properly in the cold.
Summer is acceptable, but the temperature can sometimes get hot enough that paint will dry too quickly; we can’t work on those days because the quality of the paint job would be impacted. Those days are, thankfully, few and far between – it would have to be 35°C or higher for the heat to be a real problem – but summer is also a popular time to book house paintings, so it can be harder to schedule a professional painter.
This leaves spring and fall as the two best seasons for painting. Spring is a particularly good time because it gets your home ready for summer, when people will be walking around the neighbourhood and potentially looking at your house.
How We Prepare Your Home For a Flawless Finish
Our team will power wash your home’s exterior, letting surfaces dry completely before we begin painting. Once surfaces are dry, we’ll scrape away any loose or peeling paint that remains, degloss (if necessary), prime the surfaces that are being painted, and caulk around windows, doors, and pieces of siding and flashing. We’ll also cover windows and landscaping to protect them from the paint.
We highly recommend that you repair damaged siding, stucco, and masonry before we begin painting; if it’s damaged when we start painting, it will still be damaged when we’re done.
Professional Strategies For Painting In Winnipeg’s Spring Conditions
Spring conditions in Winnipeg can be excellent for painting; as long as it’s above around 5°C and it’s not raining, we can paint. Here are some of the strategies we use to ensure a quality, long-lasting paint job:
- We use acrylic latex or elastomeric paints; they offer excellent flexibility, which helps the paint handle the expansion and contraction cycle caused by the temperature extremes we see in West St. Paul.
- In the spring, our team aims to finish painting by early afternoon (we may do some prep work afterwards); this helps to prevent surfactant leaching (which causes temporary streaks on the paint), which can occur when cold evening air causes moisture to form on the paint.
- Our team uses paint sprayers, angled brushes, extension poles, extension ladders, and other tools to ensure consistent coverage along your home’s exterior.
For spring painting in Winnipeg, contact the team at Pinnacle today.
Choosing The Right Paint: What Every Homeowner Should Know
Acrylic latex paints (including elastomeric paints) should be used on a home’s exterior. Their flexibility makes them more resistant to the temperature fluctuations in West St. Paul.
- For siding, we recommend satin paint or eggshell paint; these finishes are eye-catching enough to stand out, while still being good at hiding imperfections.
- For large trim, we recommend semi-gloss paint; this can be a good choice for fascia as well.
- For smaller trim (around doors and windows), a high-gloss paint can be a good option.
Schedule Your Own Site Consultation
Our Winnipeg painting company is proud to serve homeowners in West St. Paul. Call us for a consultation today.
FAQ
The ideal temperature to paint a home in the spring is when daytime temperatures are 10°C or higher and nighttime temperatures are above freezing. It is still possible to paint a home in temperatures as low as 5°C, however.
Yes, a power wash is important before painting to remove contaminants like dirt and mould.
No. The peeling exterior paint must be removed, or the new paint will fail.
Booking in February or March can help you ensure that our painters will be able to work around your schedule each spring.
Inspect siding, fascia, trim, stucco, and masonry before painting; it can also be helpful to inspect your exterior doors.