4/19/2014

Hire The Best Painting Anchorage Providers

By Anita Ortega


It is that time again, where the paint is peeling and flaking from the walls of your home. You know that you need to get it sorted out soon or the harsh conditions of Anchorage will soon take hold of your house. You know it is not always an easy task, but when you need some painting Anchorage experts are the people to turn to. The time of year can make it easier or a lot harder.

Your home represents a characteristic of yourself. It's your home, your domain, your castle! This is where you live and where your friends visit, where your kids grow up and you grow old. This is a place that will last for decades, providing it's looked after well. Maintenance is essential, especially with the weather conditions you experience here.

The process is not a quick one you will want to make sure that you take the time to do this right. First, take a day or two to wash external walls of the house down. You need to make sure you get all the dust and dirt off the walls. This can be a buildup of everyday localized dust, or perhaps even some left over from the last volcanic activity within the area. After washing the walls you will need to give at least 2- 5 days to dry, depending on weather conditions.

You may be able to use a cheaper paint inside of the house, but the exterior needs a good high quality paint. The inside of your house doesn't compete against the harshness of nature! There is no snow or rain inside your house, or at least there shouldn't be. You also have the active volcano to think of, the ash is very damaging.

Make sure to prime all the bare wood or this could spoil. If you are painting the entire house, then you'll need to prime the entire house. Priming will help the paint bond well to the wood and also prevent you from using excessive amounts of paint. The primer will dry relatively quickly. Make sure that you have sealed the walls properly and evenly.

Time to start paining. Make sure that you have selected a high grade of paint. You may think you're saving money by buying cheap paint, but his only means that you will be painting your house soon again. The better paint suppliers offer a 5 year guarantee on their products, providing they have been applied correctly. For this reason you may consider using a qualified contractor.

If you are painting the entire house, you may look up to 2 weeks to complete it, sometimes longer, especially if you are doing it yourself. There is a process to follow from washing walls and allowing them to dry, to scrubbing, scraping and sanding. This is all part of the prep work. The application of paint may take a while depending how you do it. By spray coating you will go a lot faster, be careful not to get running lines though.

Your house will be looking good in up to two weeks, depending on weather and resources. Remember to take your time, it may seem a long time, but it's worth it. If all goes well, with some general routine maintenance you should only have to paint your house in five years' time.




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