Exterior Painting

Your home is your castle. We like painting for royalty.

Your home is one of your biggest investments. A homeowner knows that there are several things you have to do to keep your home up. Appliances need to be replaced, lawns need to be aerated and seeded, roofs need to be replaced and paint needs to be redone.

How do you choose the right painting contractor?

There once was a time when you needed a painting professional, you asked your neighbors. Today, homeowners may use coupons from paks, or opt to hire college kids home for the summer. Like all skilled work, choosing the right painting contractor based on estimate alone may not be the best indicator for choosing the company for your painting project. The lowest bid usually leaves a homeowner with unmet expectations and having to repaint the same job far sooner than you thought.

Painting the exterior of your home protects it. It is like a skin on the house protecting the structures underneath from the elements of wind, rain and snow. Homeowners know that they need to repaint a home about every 8-10 years in order to maintain the exterior of the house. Hiring a trusted painting contractor to paint your house will not only ensure that your home looks good but that the details of painting the houses are attended to properly. When Artisan Construction is hired for your outdoor painting you know that an artist’s eye and attention to detail are at work.

Painting Preparation is the Key

The key to the best outdoor painting is in the preparation. Artisan Construction prepares to paint by pressure washing the exterior of your house to prepare the surface to receive the paint.

After pressure washing, we repair any wood that needs attention. We then prime all repaired wood with an oil based primer. We thoroughly caulk anything that needs to attention.

When the home is sufficiently dry, we then remove all the downspouts and finally paint the home. When we are done painting, we clean the windows and re-install the downspouts.

Like anything you do in life even with an outdoor painting job, when you take the time to prepare, it always turns out best!

Artisan Construction approaches everything they do with an artist’s eye and an attention to detail and painting your home is no different.

We use only high-quality exterior paint and caulking around the windows. This also what protects your home from the elements as a shell on the house. When painting the house and caulking is rushed and is not done properly, the painting will need to be redone before it should. Cheap caulking will shrink causing gaps around your windows resulting in wood rot from exposure to rain and snow.

The best way to check to see if a painting contractor has done a good job is to look at it from eye level. Which means, getting up on a ladder and making sure that the painting job is done properly on every part of the house, first floor and the second floor. Artisan Construction checks the painting project by getting up on a ladder and evaluating the painting job that was done. Painting Contractors don’t do that but someone with a commitment to art and innovation does. They make sure that the chimney is as good as the front door.

Some industry practices that homeowners should be aware of are:

• You believe you are paying for high quality, brand name paint. Contractors use cheaper paint masked into expensive brand name paint buckets resulting in more profit for the project.
• Looking at the house from the ground, you may not be able to see the difference but Artisan Construction is committed to making sure that painting project looks good from far away and up close on a ladder.
• Some painting contractors, in the rush to get a job done and the check in hand, will wash and paint a house the same day.
• Since the home’s exterior is not dry this leads to premature cracking, bubbling and blistering in the paint. No painting job, done properly, should have those kinds of results.

Painting your house is a project you tackle once every 8-10 years. At Artisan Construction, we can make that 10 years stretch much longer, sometimes up to 15-16 years!  Here’s how. For a small fee each year we will come to your home and re-caulk your windows with clear caulking. We will repaint and touch up any areas that need attention to keep the moisture out. By the time you are able to see an imperfection on the exterior of your home from the ground, the point of minor repair has past. We give homeowners an option to make sure your investment is protected! We think that’s good business!

Call at (816)797-434 to ensure the investment you make in painting your home is not wasted. Contact or call the professionals at Artisan Construction to prepare and paint your house. It will last longer and look better!