| The coat of paint on the exterior of your home is | | | | aging paint is fading. Constant direct sunlight changes |
| very important. A fresh coat of paint will raise the | | | | the chemical composition of the paint, leading to a |
| curb appeal and the value of your home, as well as | | | | lack of sufficient protection of your home. Highly |
| protect your house from damaging elements. The | | | | faded paint can lead to other problems such as |
| three main causes of wood failure on the exterior of | | | | cracking or warping of wood. Applying a fresh coat |
| your home are water, sunlight, and mold damage. | | | | of paint is the only way to fix this problem. Fading or |
| Yearly Inspection | | | | poor color retention can also be a result of chalking |
| The most important thing you can do to protect the | | | | of the coating. |
| outside of your home is to conduct a yearly | | | | Blistering Paint |
| inspection of the perimeter of your building. As with | | | | Blistering paint is one of the many symptoms caused |
| illnesses involved with your body, early detection is | | | | by water penetration or extremely high humidity |
| the key to prevent major dilemmas in the future. | | | | levels. Blistering paint appears as just that: small to |
| So what exactly should you be looking for during | | | | medium bubbles or blisters under the paint film, |
| your inspection of the exterior of your home? You | | | | usually occurring on wood materials. |
| want to look for any imperfections, blemishes, or | | | | Blistering paint may also be caused by the paint being |
| other flaws that may show on the top layer of paint. | | | | applied to a hot surface. If a coat of paint is applied |
| Check all the painted surfaces on the outside of your | | | | to a surface when it is too warm, such as heated by |
| house such as cracking, chipping or blistering. | | | | direct sunlight, the vapors from the paint may |
| Common areas where these problems occur first are | | | | become trapped under the paint film as the paint |
| places where there are high levels of direct sunlight, | | | | dries too quickly for it to escape. Similarly, if paint is |
| water collection, or other highly exposed areas of | | | | applied to damp or wet wood, the moisture may |
| your home. Some of these areas include corners, | | | | become trapped in the same manner. Dew, rain, high |
| window sills, door sills, edges, rooflines, etc. | | | | humidity, and low quality paint or insufficient |
| Common Symptoms of Aging or Failing Paint | | | | preparatory work will also contribute to paint |
| Fading Paint | | | | blistering. |
| Probably the most common problem occurring with | | | | |