Painting
Exterior Painting.
Ontario weather punishes a shortcut within one winter.
On the job
Real work from Durham Region homes and job sites.
Exterior work lives or dies on preparation. Coating over chalking, peeling or damp substrate wastes the paint and your money.
We wash, scrape, sand, prime and caulk before a finish coat goes on, and we schedule around temperature and dew point rather than the calendar.
What's included
- Pressure washing and mildew treatment
- Scraping, sanding and feathering failed coatings
- Rot and gap repair, caulking and re-puttying
- Bonding and rust-inhibitive primers
- Two coats of exterior-grade acrylic or elastomeric
- Siding, stucco, brick, soffit, fascia, railings and doors
The details
Season and conditions
Most exterior coatings need surface and air temperatures above 10°C and falling humidity. In Durham that gives us roughly May through mid-October. We will not push a job into November to hit a booking.
Painting brick and stucco
Masonry needs breathable mineral or elastomeric coatings, not standard wall paint — trapped moisture is what causes sheet peeling later.
Common questions
How long will it last?
With proper prep, eight to twelve years on siding and five to eight on high-exposure trim and south-facing elevations.