7 Avoidable Mistakes When You Are Exterior Home Painting in Ottawa, Ontario

The painting of the exterior of your home is one of the most time-consuming and in some ways difficult things that you can do in terms of home projects.

This is the case even when you don’t take into account some of the biggest problems that people can create for themselves — problems that are caused by making mistakes that will cause delays in the painting project and cause it to ultimately cost more.

Let’s look at seven avoidable mistakes when you are exterior home painting in Ottawa, Ontario

1. Not Steadying Your Ladder Prior To Painting High Areas

One thing you’re going to have to do fairly often when you’re painting the exterior of your home, especially if you have a home with more than one story (but even when your home is only one story high) is to have to reach higher areas of the home exterior.

There are a few ways you can go about reaching these higher areas of your home including building a scaffolding system but by far the easier way to do it is to make use of a ladder — but in doing so you have to make sure that your ladder is properly steadied before you go upon it or you can be putting your wellbeing in danger.

Of course, it would be far easier if you had the help of a friend to make sure that the ladder is steady but if that’s not possible you just have to make sure of it yourself — not putting on uneven ground, not leaning it on something that won’t support its weight, etc.

2. Not Protecting The Plants Near Your Home

When you’re painting your home exterior, you have to make sure that you spend the time to protect the plants near your home first.

While of course you could just not protect them, you are looking at getting paint all over the plants and if you do then you can either choose to live with plants that have paint on them or have to spend the time to clean the now paint covered plants.

3. Not Putting Much Thought Into Your Color Selection

When you’re looking to paint the exterior of your home, it’s quite important that you put some thought into the color choice.

Since you are going to be living with this exterior color choice for a number of years, it’s worth thinking about what is going to look good on your home exterior — and if you live in an area with a home owner’s association, something that is going to go along with the rules.

4. Painting When It Is Too Hot

When you paint the exterior of your home, you have to make sure that the weather is suitable.

Specifically, if the temperature is too hot you should not even think about painting, as what is going to happen is that your paint is going to dry too quickly and that is ultimately going to lead to paint that has issues on your home — and you will be able to tell by looking at it.

5. Not Cleaning Your Home Exterior

If you don’t clean the exterior of your home prior to painting it, you’re going to end up with a home that looks like a dirty home coated with paint.

You need to take the time to fully clean your home exterior and then allow the surface to dry before you continue with the painting process.

6. Using The Wrong Kind Of Paint

There are of course different kinds of paint that you can use for your exterior but it’s good to use one that is going to be correct for your home exterior.

Depending on what material makes up your home exterior, you will need a different sort of paint — and the sort of weather that you regularly see in your area also is going to have an influence.

7. Not Using Primer First

Lastly, think about what you are putting on your home before you are applying the coat or coats of paint.

Specifically, you have to have a good coat of primer on the surface that is going to be painted — it is useful in making sure that your paint will adhere to the surface and goes on more easily.

We offer free paint consultancy alongside high-quality residential and commercial painting services in Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven, and Westboro areas of Ottawa, Ontario.

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