There are several factors that will impact how often you need to paint the exterior of your home. In Colorado, it’s typically between 7 and 10 years. Keep reading to find out more about the factors that influence how often you’ll need to repaint.
Quality of the last paint job
Using better paint leads to a longer lasting finish that won’t need touch ups or a new coat for several years. That’s why at Paint Pals we recommend high quality products. A couple brands we often use are Sherwin Williams and Behr because they have a wide variety of high quality products for a wide array of substrates (types of surfaces that get painted). Part of the reason we recommend these brands is because they have paints that do well in Timnath Colorado.
Both companies are able to make almost any color you could imagine. They can even match colors from other brands or items. You’ll never need worry about limited color choices! There are also different finishes available. Deciding what kind of paint and finish is based on the location of your home, the last kind of paint used on your home, and what type of home we are painting (wood, metal, stucco, etc.).
Type of home
Hardy board
Most of the homes built in the last few decades are wood but NOT solid planks of wood. They’re actually a composite material formed by pressing scraps of wood together with glue. Often times they’re finished with a wood grain mold on one side to make them look more realistic. This substrate actually holds paint and last longer than the older homes made of solid wood planks.
These types of homes can go 8-12 years before showing signs of paint failure. Wood sided homes composed of real planks of wood require repainting between 3 and 7 years.
Real wood
Homes made of real wood and finished with with a semi-transparent stain, should be restained every 2-4 years.
Aluminum
Aluminum/metal siding can go about 8-15 years between paint jobs, if the metal is electrostatically powder coated in a factory the finish can last 10-25 years.
Stucco
Stucco can last a long time and you will usually see cracking in the stucco first which isn’t necessarily paint related, but fading usually happens in about 8 to 12 years depending on how much sun exposure it gets.
Location
Painting in Timnath Colorado is different than other areas. We have a dry heat summer and very cold, wet winters. Due to the two extremes, homes tend to need a new coat of paint toward the lower end of the time frames. For example, your typical home is generally recommended to be painted every 9 to 12 years. In Colorado, we are looking at 7-10 years because of the climate.
Color
Darker color paints are going to show wear and fading earlier than lighter coats. This is because dark surfaces get hotter than light surfaces. Like an asphalt road would be hotter to the touch than a sidewalk on a hot summer day. Keep in mind the darker the colors you choose, the more you may notice fading and earlier you will need repaint.
Questions
If you have any other questions about how long a paint job should last please don’t hesitate to contact us, your local Timnath painter, we can put you in touch with a paint specialist and answer any of your questions. If you are considering painting your home we can have an estimator come out and access your home free of charge.
