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Exterior Painting Services

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It's All in the Prep

With exterior painting projects, preparation is the key! Thorough surface preparation is the key to a beautiful long lasting finish on a home. A lot of painting companies will skip preparation steps. These unscrupulous types will power wash the house and then apply the paint or stain right over peeling paint or sun damaged wood. They will not do any sanding or caulking and worst of all they apply just one coat of using a spray machine. They will not back roll or brush in the paint to insure proper adhesion to all surfaces. We have seen this time and time again and the sad result is product failure. Evergreen Painting Services always employs the proper procedures to prepare all surfaces and we always apply TWO coats of paint.

Our 7-Step Procedure

Pressure wash the entire house using ladders to reach up high under the eaves and getting under any decks for a complete and thorough cleaning. When necessary we apply a cleaning solution or a stripping solution prior to power washing to make certain all wood surfaces are clean of any residue, de-laminating stain or peeling paint. If you have decks than know that we will pressure wash the entire deck system. We will wash the decking, the posts and railings and the underside of the deck with complete attention to detail.
Sand all wood surfaces that a rough or have raised grain to make for a smooth and uniform surface. This most commonly occurs on fascia boards and some of the siding that faces to the south. Sanding is typically needed on window sills and on siding that is low to the ground or on a deck or anywhere that snow sits against siding for extended periods of time over the winter.
Caulk all large cracks, small holes and yes, all bird holes in the siding, fascia and trim. If the holes are larger than the diameter of a dime than we use a hard epoxy to fill holes. This insures that the hole we fill stays firm and flat. Some painters will simply caulk larger holes and allow the caulking to suck back in leaving a concave surface. We caulk around any window and door seams to block any moisture from penetrating into your home. We caulk large cracks at the corners and where siding meets masonry, sofit, flashing, exterior plumbing fixtures.
Mask off all glass; fixtures; concrete; decking and and any other surface that should not receive any paint. We cover all vulnerable areas with tarps to insure no over spray gets on any roof tiles; flower beds; foliage; stonework or any landscaping what so ever.
In some cases the wood has been damaged by the sun so badly that tannins are coming to the surface of the wood. In this case the wood needs to be primed with an oil based primer to insure that the tannins will not seep through the finish coats of paint.
All product aside from oil based stains is applied with two coats of paint that is sprayed on and then either back rolled or back brushed in to insure proper adhesion. The second coat is then sprayed on to eliminate any roller and or brush marks leaving a completely uniform finish.
You have our guarantee that the job site is cleaned up with all equipment stored out of site at the end of every work day. At the end of the project we always return all fixtures; ornaments; furniture etc… to its original state.

Why Choose Us?
We Go The Extra Mile.

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