Sunday, 13 April 2014

Hire The Best Painting Anchorage Providers

By Anita Ortega


If your house is looking rather beat up and under the weather, do not worry. If the paint is looking dull, peeling and flaking, know that the painting Anchorage specialists provide is great. This may not always be the easiest task, but rewarding all the same.

Your home is your castle. When you arrive there you want to feel relaxed and at peace, not stressed out about the possibility of the melting snow causing your walls to rot. This is something you want to tackle as soon as possible, something you can't afford to leave too long. This is something you've probably already started budgeting for. You may even have your trusted contractor's name on speed dial.

So let's start, first decision is are you painting the house or are you going to get a contractor to do it? Either way you go, know it will take at least two weeks to complete. This is for a myriad of reasons. The main contributing factor is the weather of course. Depending when you start painting, you'll either have rain, snow or very little sunlight. Making it hard to get motivated, but also affecting the paint and how it dries.

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.

You will need to decide on a color scheme. Are you going with the same colors as before or are you doing a complete makeover? Your contractor or local paint supplier will have color swatches to help you decide what is best for you. Choose carefully, you will be coming home to this color scheme for the next five years or so. Take your time, this is not something you want to rush into.

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.

First a wash up, your house will need to be hosed down and washed removing dirt, grit and loose flakes of paint. After your house has dried off, should take two to five days depending on weather, you can start to prime the house. Make sure that before you prime you mark off any areas you do not want painted. Once the house has been primed you can you can start to apply the paint. One to two coats of paint should be sufficient.

Depending on your contractor, you may get a five year guarantee on the work and paint. This is very important to consider, especially if the paint starts peeling after a year. You need to have the peace of mind that as long as you keep maintaining, you are covered.




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