Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Delay Your Property’s Exterior Painting

In most cases, when people plan an exterior house paint project, they think about how it will update and refresh its visual appeal. However, aesthetics isn’t the only function of paint. It protects your home in many ways, making it a critical thing to delay.

Painting the Exterior of Your Home Helps Protect It

Your home’s exterior is exposed to the elements of nature 24/7 and during the harshness of every season. The sun can be extremely tough on your home’s exterior but even more vital than ultraviolet light protection is water protection. Painting the outside of your property provides an indispensable barrier against rain, hail and humidity as well as related moisture sources like sprinklers.

Don’t try to save money by delaying exterior painting. In the end, you’ll only make the preparation harder and more expensive. Exposed patches or damaged paint are telltale signs that your home is in urgent need of fresh paint.

The Effects of Delaying Your Exterior Painting

While it’s tempting to postpone painting your home’s exterior to save money, the fact of the matter is that delaying the painting project might actually cost you more. The reason for that is that exterior paint has a limited lifespan and when you reach it, the paint begins to decline. It will cause cracks, peeling paint and a chalky residue. Once that happens, you have bigger problems to take care of.

Painting over cracks or peeling paint is a no-go. It must be removed and fixed before applying a new layer of paint. This will involve high-pressure washing, scraping and brushing which won’t only cost you more but will take up a lot of your time. Once failed paint is fixed, you’ll need to apply primer before you are able to paint.  All those steps can be avoided when you don’t put off your exterior paint job for too long.

For assistance with your exterior painting project, why not get help from professional Painters Pretoria and get in touch with Sipenda today.

Extend your Paint and Building Life with High-Pressure Cleaning

Building exterior has to withstand all types of elements created by nature and humans. While some of these we notice straight away like bird droppings or graffiti, others like dirt and dust, mould, airborne pollution and pollen happen gradually. No matter which type, it damages our buildings and should be dealt with in an appropriate way.

In most cases, we don’t even realise the extent of the dirt until the building is partly cleaned, providing us with a contrast between dirty and clean areas. Because of the gradual buildup, we might not always realise just how badly we need a good high-pressure clean.

Hiring a professional high-pressure cleaning contractor to clean the exterior of your building might not be a priority, but maybe it should be. A thorough clean with a commercial pressure washer can effectively cut through the grime buildup, leaving the outside of your building looking fresh and beautiful.

Even more important than building aesthetics, a high-pressure clean can improve the health of your buildings’ exterior surfaces as well as extend the lifespan of your paint. High-pressure cleaning by professionals once every six months or at least once per year will reduce the frequency of exterior painting by preventing permanent staining due to surface contamination,  thus saving you money.

Additionally, commercial high-pressure washing can reveal any developing issues like wood rot and rust before they become extensive and costly. Pressure washing can unveil hidden signs, covered by surface dirt while they are inexpensive to fix.

While you might be tempted to purchase your own pressure washer to maintain your building, you should consider the safety of your employees as well the fact that you might not be satisfied with the end result. When you hire a professional like Sipenda, you avoid the possibility of surface damage due to inexperience.

For the best prices on high-pressure cleaning and painting in Pretoria, get in touch with the team at Sipenda today.