Exterior Painting · Highland Park, TX
Park Cities exteriors, with the neighbors in mind.
An exterior job here is as much about conduct as coatings. Narrow streets, close neighbors, staff and deliveries at the house, and a street where a badly parked trailer causes a genuine problem. We park where we are told and keep the site tight.
Here is what exterior painting in Highland Park actually involves.
Technically the work is old wood and old putty. Highland Park and University Park houses have original wood windows with glazing putty that has gone hard and dropped out in places, and painting over an open glazing bead just channels water into the sash. We re-glaze where the putty has failed, prime the bare rabbet, and bed the paint slightly onto the glass as it should be — a detail almost always skipped, and the reason original sashes rot at the bottom rail.
The other constant is decorative metalwork and slate or tile roof interfaces. Wrought iron on balconies and stair rails needs wire-brushing back to sound metal and a direct-to-metal primer, not a coat over rust. Where painted trim meets a tile roof or copper flashing, we hand-cut rather than masking hard against it, because tape pulled off aged copper or a clay tile takes the patina with it.
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 Highland Park, 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 Highland Park.
Can you keep the crew small and consistent?
Yes, and here it is the default. The same small crew and the same project manager for the whole job — it takes longer than throwing bodies at it, which on these houses is the right trade.
Do you re-glaze original wood windows?
Where the putty has failed, yes. Painting over an open glazing bead lets water straight into the sash, and that is what rots the bottom rail of an original window.
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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