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Exterior House Painting!
Exterior Painting
With Metcalf's Professional Exterior House Painters
Step 1 Power Washing : We power wash your home to remove the dirt and surface mildew. We use only environmentally friendly chemicals to protect your landscaping. We will remove shutters from your house before the cleaning begins so the siding behind the shutters is cleaned of debris to insure a professional exterior house painting job.
Step 2 Carpentry Repairs: If you have contracted with us to do carpentry repairs, we will schedule for our carpenter to begin the repairs after the house is power washed. We use no-rot replacement materials to insure a professional exterior house painting job.
Step 3 Prep Work: We begin by removing downspouts and protecting all non-painted surfaces with drop cloths. All cracks and loose joints are caulked with a 60-year caulk to lock out moisture. All recessed nail heads are puttied to lock out moisture. All metal lentils and rusted areas are primed with a rust-inhibitive red oxide primer. All new wood, peeling and loose paint is scraped and then spot primed with an exterior acrylic or oil primer to protect bare wood and assist in the adhesion of new paint to insure a professional exterior house painting job.
Step 4 Paint: We use Duron-Weathershield or Sherwin Williams-Super Paint. These are top of the line paints with 20-year guarantees. We recommend a satin or semi-gloss finish on the siding and a semi-gloss/gloss finish for the trim. These finishes provide better protection, fade resistance, chalk resistance and washability in lieu of a flat finish to insure a professional exterior house painting job.
Step 5 Method of Application: We use both spray and hand brush application. There are advantages and disadvantages of both applications, which we can discuss with you at the time of the estimate. If you prefer a specific method of application, please let us know so that we can provide the appropriate pricing to insure a professional exterior house painting job. .
Step 6 Clean Up: All exterior windows are cleaned and the screens re-hung. Any paint chips are cleaned up and removed. Any leftover paint is left for future touch up or color matches.
Step 7 Final Inspection and Payment: We will contact you as we near completion of the job to schedule a final inspection with you. All final touch up is done at this time. We want you to be completely satisfied with the job before we collect payment. We accept cash, check and credit cards (visa, mastercard and discover).For a Free Estimate Call our Cary Office at
(919) 469-1817 or
E-mail Us info@metcalfpainting.com
Metcalf Painting and Interiors has been making houses beautiful in, Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Raleigh, Garner, Wake Forest, Fuquay Varina, NC. since 1986