Exterior painting in Wednesbury: render, masonry, soffits, fascias and front doors. Prepared properly, painted to last, fixed price.
A lot of Wednesbury frontages are painted masonry rather than modern render, and they have been recoated so many times that the old layers are what fail, not the new one. Getting the loose material off first is the whole job.
Much of Wednesbury sits on higher ground, and the walls that face the prevailing south-westerly weather wear out noticeably faster than the rest of the house. The older properties in the centre also still have timber sash windows, which have to be painted in a way that leaves them opening afterwards.
It is the main problem on the older Wednesbury frontages. Each layer adds weight and the oldest ones let go first, taking the new paint with them. Getting the loose material off is most of the labour.
April to September. Masonry paint needs the wall dry and above about eight degrees.
On a properly prepared wall, ten years. On one painted over loose layers, two. Same paint, entirely different preparation.
It is almost always the side facing south-west, which takes the worst of the weather, and on the higher ground in Wednesbury it gets it harder still. That wall usually needs more taking back before it is repainted.
Yes. The sashes are moved while the paint dries and the runners are kept clean, so the windows still open when the job is finished. Sashes that were painted shut years ago can usually be freed first.
The number of old coats that have to come off is the biggest factor, then the access and whether there are sash windows to do. Photos of each side on WhatsApp are enough to start, and the price comes once the walls have been seen.
Loose and flaking layers removed rather than painted over. It is the reason the last one failed.
Cracks cut out and filled, stabilising primer where the surface needs it, then two full coats.
The parts that fail first because nobody looks at them. Cleaned, prepared and painted.
We do not paint onto damp or into a bad forecast. Waiting beats redoing.
The side that takes the wind and rain is checked hardest and usually needs the most preparation. It is also the one to do first if the work is being done in stages.
Painted with the sashes moved while they dry so they do not seal shut, and the cords and runners kept clear of paint.
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