Exterior Painting · Plano, TX
Eighties Plano trim, and the pine that has had enough.
On most Plano houses the brick is the wall and the paint is everything around it — fascia, soffit, window trim, corner boards, shutters and garage doors. That trim is original pine from the eighties or nineties, and after thirty-five Texas summers it is the whole job.
Here is what exterior painting in Plano actually involves.
Trim on these houses fails in a predictable order, and the south and west elevations get there first. The coating goes, then the exposed pine weathers and checks, then water finds the end grain and the wood goes soft — usually at the sill horns and the bottoms of the corner boards. Our exterior process handles that in sequence: full pressure wash, caulking and sealing, scrape and sand where the coating has failed, then carpentry repairs to cut out and replace what will not hold paint.
Garage doors deserve a specific mention in Whiffletree and Deerfield, because they are the largest painted surface on most of these houses and they take full afternoon sun. A steel door whose factory finish has chalked needs proper cleaning and preparation, or a new coat peels off in sheets within two summers. We price the doors in rather than treating them as an extra, and we quote the trim honestly rather than pricing a brick house as though the whole elevation needed coating.
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 Plano, 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 Plano.
My house is mostly brick — why isn’t the quote much cheaper?
It should be meaningfully cheaper than a fully sided house, but not dramatically: the cost sits in the trim, and trim is hand preparation. If a quote treats brick like siding, that is padding.
How much wood replacement does an eighties Plano house need?
Usually some, most often at window sill horns and the bottoms of corner boards on the south and west sides. We probe it at the walkthrough and itemize the carpentry so it is not a mid-job surprise.
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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