Exterior Painting
Siding, stucco, trim, soffits and doors. A licensed exterior painting company that works your area inspects the surface, tells you what has to be repaired first, and gives you a firm written price.
Takes about 30 seconds. A local painter follows up to schedule the visit.
A licensed painter will reach out shortly to schedule your free on-site quote. If you would rather talk now, call (786) 744-6185.
What your house is made of
Exterior estimates vary more than interior ones, and the biggest reason is what the paint is going on. Two houses of the same size can be thousands apart because of material alone.
Common across the south and southwest. Absorbs a lot of paint, and hairline cracking is normal and has to be patched before coating. Elastomeric products cost more and bridge cracks.
The most prep-heavy. Scraping, sanding, spot priming and replacing rotted boards. Where a cheap bid usually cut the corner.
Holds paint well and needs the least prep, mostly washing and caulking. Usually the cheapest exterior per square foot.
Can be painted, and it is close to permanent: stripping it later is expensive. Needs masonry primer and a breathable product.
Paintable with the right product, but the color has to be as light as or lighter than the original, or the panels absorb heat and warp.
Chalks with age and has to be washed hard before anything else, or the new coat peels with the chalk under it.
Where you live changes everything
An interior repaint lasts as long as you like the color. An exterior lasts as long as the weather lets it, and that number is different in every market.
In the coastal south, ultraviolet, salt and humidity work on the same wall at once, and a south-facing elevation can fade years before the north side. In the north, the freeze and thaw cycle pushes moisture into every crack and lifts the film from the edges. In the dry southwest, the sun alone chalks a finish that would last twice as long a thousand miles east.
This is why a national average for how often to repaint is close to useless. Ask a local painter what they see in your neighborhood.
Prep on an exterior
Timing
Exterior work is the only kind of painting the weather can cancel, and a painter who ignores that is costing you the job twice.
Nothing goes on a wet surface, and a wall needs time to dry after washing or after a storm. A day of rain usually costs more than a day of schedule.
Most products want roughly 50 to 90 degrees to cure properly. Too cold and the film never hardens, too hot and it skins over before it bonds.
High humidity stretches drying time between coats. Wind above about 15 miles an hour makes spraying impossible without overspray landing on the neighbor.
In hot, humid markets the best window is usually the drier months, and crews book out early for them. In cold markets the season is short and everyone competes for the same weeks. Booking off-season is the easiest way to get a better price on an exterior.
Free on-site estimate, firm written price, no obligation.