Most homeowners know that a freshly painted home exterior can boost curb appeal and put their home at the top of the list for house hunters looking for a well-maintained home. But did you also know that maintaining your home’s exterior paint is a great way to keep your home’s structure healthy and sound? Contracting with a professional painting service, like Liberty Painting & Siding LLC, allows for early detection of mold and/or mildew, moisture issues, pest problems, cracking or peeling issues and may even help identify issues such as rotting wood.
Let’s take a closer look at how repainting your home this spring, summer or fall may help determine if the exterior of your home is healthy or in need of some maintenance.
Preventing Mold & Mildew
During the prep work for any exterior painting project, crews routinely scrape the older paint off in areas where bubbles, cracks, or blistering has occurred. It is during this part of the painting process that our team can quickly identify if there are any areas that seem to have signs of mildew or mold.
Mold and mildew are not just an eyesore that can make your home look unkempt, but they can also be a potential health hazard to the people and animals living inside if it gets bad enough. Remediating the mold or mildew by replacing any compromised areas will make your home healthier. You can always also look to clean the exterior structure by power washing with an environmentally safe solution helping to kill & remove the mold and mildew.
Moisture Protection
Preventing moisture from entering your home is a key benefit of having your home professionally painted. Exterior paint creates a seal that prevents water from penetrating, reducing the risk of wood rot or water damage that can also lead to mold or mildew.
Identifying Pest Issues
Often, pest issues such as ant, termite, wood bees or rodent infestations are not noticed until a nest is found or rotted/compromised wood areas. Painting the exterior of a home means that every surface is examined, scraped and repainted, allowing crews to identify an issue before it becomes unmanageable.
Additionally, many pests need unsealed wood to bore into. By painting the exterior regularly, your home will be sealed and prevent many insects from making your home, theirs.
Detection of Wood Issues
One major advantage of painting the exterior of your home is the ability to identify issues as they occur and before they get out of hand. Painting requires that the exterior be inspected thoroughly before any primer or finish coat is applied. This allows our team to examine wood for signs of rot or warping. It is also a good time to examine any openings in the structure closer to determine if pests have found a way inside.
Painting the outside of your home may initially be a way for you to boost your curb appeal and make your home look fresh and clean. But in reality, that painting project has just made your home’s exterior healthier by remediating any mold and mildew, checking for pests and identifying any wood issues such as rot. If you plan to paint the exterior of your home this spring, summer or fall, contact us for a free estimate at Liberty Painting & Siding, LLC.
