Exterior Painting · Fort Worth, TX
Old Fort Worth wood: scrape, sand, prime, replace what is soft.
A Fairmount bungalow or a Rivercrest house has original wood siding, trim and windows that have been through eighty to a hundred Texas summers. Spraying that and calling it prep is the fastest way to a callback. The prep is the job.
Here is what exterior painting in Fort Worth actually involves.
Original siding fails in a specific sequence: paint fails first on the south and west, then the exposed wood weathers and checks, then water gets into the end grain and the board goes soft at the bottom edge. We scrape back to sound material, sand the feathered edges so the transition does not telegraph, spot-prime every bare area, and cut out and replace boards that have gone soft. On a bungalow that is days of work before a topcoat goes anywhere near the house, and it is exactly the work a low bid leaves out.
Windows are the other major item. Original wood sashes here have hard, cracked or missing glazing putty, and painting over an open glazing bead channels water straight into the bottom rail — which is why so many original sashes are rotten there. We re-glaze where the putty has failed, prime the bare rabbet, and bed the paint slightly onto the glass. In the historic districts, replacement trim is profile-matched rather than substituted with modern stock, and everything pre-1978 is handled lead-safe as standard.
Here is what the price covers.
- A meeting with our In-Home Color Consultant before anything is ordered
- Full pressure wash of the surfaces to be painted
- Caulking and sealing at joints and penetrations
- Scrape and sand where the existing coating has failed
- Carpentry repairs — soft and rotten wood replaced, not painted over
- Full coverage and protection of windows and brick, then spray application
Exterior Painting in Fort Worth, in detail.
The parts of a exterior painting job that people ask about separately.
These are the questions we hear most about exterior painting in Fort Worth.
Why is a bungalow exterior quote higher than my neighbor’s brick house?
Because almost all of it is hand prep on old wood — scraping, sanding, spot-priming, re-glazing and board replacement. A brick house with painted trim has a fraction of the prepared surface area.
Do you profile-match replacement trim in the historic districts?
Yes. We mill or source a match rather than substituting a modern stock profile, and in Fairmount that is both a character question and sometimes a district requirement.
When is the best time to paint my home’s exterior?
Exterior paint applies best in warm temperatures, so late spring through early fall is ideal. That lets the paint dry at a proper speed and gives the best chance of avoiding the high humidity or precipitation that stops paint bonding properly.
What exterior color should I choose if I am selling?
Neutral and muted usually. Lighter colors are the most popular — off-white, light gray, taupe, light blue or green. If you want to make a statement with something bolder and darker, the best sellers are red, yellow and blue.
Do you replace rotten wood before painting?
Yes. Carpentry repairs are a standard part of our exterior process. Painting over soft wood is the fastest route to a callback, so it gets replaced first.
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