Exterior Painting · Irving, TX
Irving stucco cracks are movement, not coating failure.
Most Irving exterior work we are called about is stucco — Las Colinas, Valley Ranch and Hackberry Creek elevations with tile roofs, deep trim and iron. The cracks people notice at window corners are almost never the paint.
Here is what exterior painting in Irving actually involves.
On these houses the stucco is over frame, and the frame moves. A crack running diagonally from a window corner is that movement, and the common shortcut is to caulk it and coat over the top — which bridges it for a season and then splits again, having trapped water against the lath in the meantime. We open the crack, patch with a compatible stucco mix rather than an acrylic filler, let it cure, and prime the patch before any topcoat. Where framing behind a crack is still moving we say so in the proposal rather than implying a permanent fix.
The other half of an Irving exterior is everything that is not wall: deep fascia and soffit, window surrounds, iron on balconies and stairs, and garage doors that take full afternoon sun. Iron gets wire-brushed to sound metal and a direct-to-metal primer, not a coat over rust. Several of these neighborhoods also have architectural review, so we prepare the color submittal and wait for approval before scheduling.
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 Irving, 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 Irving.
There are cracks in our stucco. Will painting fix them?
Painting over them will hide them for a season. They get opened and patched with a compatible stucco mix and primed first — and if the framing behind one is still moving, we will tell you it may reappear rather than promise otherwise.
Do you handle the HOA color approval?
Yes. We prepare the submittal with the proposed colors and the surfaces each applies to, and wait for approval before scheduling rather than starting and hoping.
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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