Exterior Painting Services
Caulk and Weatherproofing
Every house painter knows that it takes more than a couple coats of a good paint to protect your home. Did you know the average homes exterior could have between 600-1000 feet of sealant?! Thats a lot to keep up on. I mean where do you even begin right? Luckily the Pros over at Profect Painters are here to take on the task of keeping your home in tip top shape. Ready to take on every season Columbus Ohio has to dish out.
This page will help explain the importance of your exterior caulking, hiring a painting contractor that you can trust to look for these items and how the proper caulking can help extend the life of your exterior painting project. Ready? Lets jump right in with...
Caulking
The Importance of proper caulking in exterior painting.
What better way to start than to discuss the importance of caulking in the protection of your exterior painting. Anywhere one surface meets another, more times than not you will have the magical white goop known as caulking, sealing the gap. Without it your home would be in a constant battle with intruding bugs (like those pesky red beetles), water, mold...you get the drift. Your exterior is made up of several different materials all connected with, you guessed it...So when it comes to exterior painting you need a painting contractor that understands this importance, knows where to look for failing caulk and cares enough to fix it. Thats where your pals at Profect Painters comes in. Our skilled exterior painters are trained to inspect all sealants during the initial prep! Now that you have a general understanding lets talk about the common places to inspect.
Where to use caulking?
Common uses for sealants in exterior painting.
Ok. Keeping in mind what we said above. Lets cover the most common places you can find caulking on your exterior and maybe a couple not so common. So your standing in your front yard gazing upon your home. Ah what a beaut. See those windows? Doors? All that trim? Yep all likely to have a bead of caulking sealing the installation gap. Have a brick home? Anywhere your brick meets another surface you will typically have a waterproof system in place that includes a metal flashing you normally cant see (when done right) then a bead of silicone or acrylic caulk. Does your home have wood trim? Pretty good chance that you have a bead of the good stuff sealing that shotty cut line from the builder. Ah Caulking. The exterior miracle material. We could go on and on here but for the sake of not putting you to sleep lets move to types of caulk and brands we use.
Types of exterior caulking.
Trusted brands of exterior caulking
Have you walked into the sealant section at your local hardware store lately? Let me save you the headache. Don't... With so many choices out there when it comes to residential exterior painting we choose a high grade acrylic sealant from sherwin-williams. These caulks are designed to resist staining and dirt with inhibiting the growth of mold and mildew. We choose flexible sealants that flex with your exterior. Our sealant is dry and paintable within 30 minutes for most applications. Our Client ambassador will note your project if there is a special sealant needed. Ready to go down a caulking rabbit hole? Here is a link to Sherwins available sealants. For the sake of time lets jump to the final section and cover what you really want to know. What makes Profect different than other painting contractors when it comes to handling your exteriors caulking.
The Profect difference.
What makes us better than other painting contractors in columbus?
What makes us different than other painting contractors in the area? Simply put. We care about you and your home. As a homeowner myself I know the importance of caring for your investment. At Profect we treat your home like it is ours. Everyone that wears the Profect brand takes an oath to put the customer first. No cutting corners, no skipping a process to save ten minutes and certainly no half a** work. We dont just slap caulk over your old stuff. We remove the failing caulk, clean the area and apply the new sealant. We call ourselves the best exterior painters in Columbus because we know that we are dedicated to our Profect Promise on all of our projects. Schedule your free estimate today and lets take the Profect Journey to that moment you realize that you will never need another painter other than your friends at Profect Painters.
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