Exterior Painting · Westlake, TX
Westlake exteriors: a lot of elevation, and a lot of trim.
A Westlake exterior is rarely just wall. It is stone and stucco, deep painted fascia and soffit, iron on the balconies and stair, cedar garage doors, shutters, and a chimney chase nobody can reach from the ground.
Here is what exterior painting in Westlake actually involves.
The trim is the job. On a Glenwyck Farms or Granada elevation the painted surface area is dominated by fascia, soffit, corbels, window surrounds and shutters rather than wall field, and every one is a hand-finished detail with an edge that shows. We spray and back-brush where back-brushing matters and hand-cut everything at a stone or stucco junction, because the line where paint meets stone is what you see from the driveway.
Stucco is the part people underestimate. On these elevations the stucco is over frame, and cracks at window corners are movement rather than coating failure. Painting over them with an elastomeric bridges the crack for a season before it splits again, having trapped water against the lath in the meantime. We open and patch with a compatible mix, prime the patch, then coat — and we say in the proposal which cracks we expect to reappear because the framing behind them is still moving.
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 Westlake, 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 Westlake.
Are the chimney chase and upper dormers included?
Yes, and they are itemized so you can see they are in there. They are the highest-weather surfaces on the house and the most commonly omitted from a low bid.
There are cracks in our stucco. Will painting fix them?
Painting over them hides them for a season. They get opened, patched with a compatible mix and primed first — and if the framing behind one is still moving we will say so rather than promise otherwise.
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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