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Top 6 Exterior Painting Tips from Edmonton’s Best Local Painters
Summertime is often when the majority of exterior painting projects take place in and around the Edmonton area. After all, we simply have to make the most of the warmer weather while we can! With residential exterior painting season coming up quickly, we wanted to provide our valued customers with our top tips for exterior painting.
As Edmonton’s best local painters, we have both years of experience and the skills necessary to complete high quality painting projects for you. If you’re looking to get the exterior of your home painted this summer, feel free to reach out to our team!
And, with that, let’s dive right into our top 6 exterior painting tips!
1. Hire professional painters.
First and foremost, if you want a high-quality exterior painting job, it’s important to hire the professionals. Although DIY’ing your exterior painting may seem like the best option at first, hiring a professional painting company is well worth the time, money, and effort.
In our last blog post, Why Is Hiring Professional Edmonton Painters to Paint Your House Worth It?, we discuss six important reasons why hiring professional local painters is worth it.

2. Pressure wash or dry brush any debris from the home’s exterior.
Debris such as loose dirt or dust on your home’s exterior can actually inhibit the adhesion of the paint, resulting in a low quality paint job. This debris can negatively affect the painting tools, paint-drying process, and end-result texture of your home. By pressure washing or dry brushing your home’s exterior prior to painting it, you’ll be able to make sure that the new coat of paint bonds properly with the coat underneath, leaving you with the best looking finish.
If you choose to pressure wash, rather than dry brush, make sure that you let the exterior of your home dry completely before painting it. Wet surfaces will not promote proper adhesion or allow the paint to dry properly. Professional local painters that you hire to complete your exterior painting project will always make sure to properly prepare the exterior surface prior to painting.
Note: If you are pressure washing cedar siding prior to painting it, make sure to be extremely careful. If the pressure that you use is too high or if you are not careful with how you do it, you can damage the siding. This is called ‘burning’ the wood and essentially leaves behind marks that look as though you were etching into the surface.
3. For vinyl siding, make sure to find a vinyl-safe paint.
If you have vinyl siding and are looking for exterior painting services, it’s essential that you choose a paint that is vinyl-safe for your project. Not only can there be adhesion issues with specific paints that aren’t vinyl-safe, but dark colours can actually cause your siding to warp in hot temperatures.
Your exterior paint causing damages to your home is the very last thing we’d want to happen to you. There are vinyl-safe paints that our team of professional local painters can help to suggest to you, but investigating the paint itself prior to painting your vinyl siding is essential to the integrity and quality of your exterior painting!

4. Make sure you paint in appropriate temperatures and weather conditions.
When completing exterior painting projects, make sure to keep weather conditions and temperature in mind. For your exterior paint to dry properly, a good rule of thumb is that the temperature should be above 5 degrees Celsius for a minimum of 24 hours. Although this rule may not always apply, if you follow it, most products should be safe.
If you want to learn a bit more about how temperature and weather affect the drying process for exterior painting, feel free to give our blog, Best Timing For Residential Painting Projects in Edmonton, a read!
5. Apply at least 2 coats of paint to your exterior surfaces.
With essentially any exterior painting project, you want to apply 2 coats of coverage to the surface. From our 5+ years of experience, we have found that 1 coat does not look good due to the elements but 2 will do the trick. However, 2 coats will only be effective if you’ve properly cleaned and prepared the surface itself prior to painting.
These 2 coats will create an even colour that will last much longer than one single coat will. Chat with the local painters that you hire for your exterior painting project about which paints are the most effective and provide the best coverage and finish.

6. As usual, make sure you wait for the first coat to dry before applying another.
This tip applies to all painting projects – residential, commercial, interior, and exterior! Your first coat of paint needs to be completely dry in order for the second coat of paint to apply and dry properly.
If you don’t follow this rule, the exterior paint on your home will likely flake, clump, peel, or streak as it dries, leaving you with a bad final result. This tip is truly essential to a beautiful finish on your home.
There you have it – the top 6 tips for exterior painting from Edmonton’s best local painters. We hope that these tips were helpful and provided you with some extra knowledge regarding external painting projects.
Our team of professional local painters is ready to help you bring colour to your life and transform your home this summer! Give us a call at 780-651-1525 today.
Your Guide to Getting Residential Painting in Edmonton: Before, During, & After the Project
Hiring professional painters to complete residential painting services for you here in Edmonton has many benefits and takes a lot off of your plate. Rather than worrying about the time, money, and effort that go into acquiring all of the necessary materials, cleaning and prepping the space, painting each coat, and cleaning up while the paint dries, you just get to sit back, relax, and watch the pros do their magic.
But, is it actually that simple? What do you need to provide the professionals with? What do you need to know before you hire professional painters? What do you need to prepare before the painters come? How long do you need to wait after the painting project is finished? Can you and your family and pets be around while the painting project is happening?
So. Many. Questions. We get it. Even though the professional painters will take care of the actual painting part and will be there with you along the way, it’s tough to know exactly what you as the customer need to do.
Today, we’ll take you through what you need to do before, during, and after the residential painting services so that you can be completely prepared and confident!

Before
There are a few main things that you need to get sorted prior to your residential painting service.
1. Figure out what you want painted in your home
Are you looking to paint just one room? All of your walls? Some baseboards and doors too? Maybe a ceiling here and there? This is obviously an essential first step in the process of getting residential painting services. By preparing an idea of what exactly you want painted, you’ll be one step ahead once it’s time to do the painting itself.
2. Determine whether you want to go from a light colour to a dark colour or vice versa or if you’re just looking for a colour match
Figuring out what kind of colour changes will be necessary for your residential painting services is also highly important. There are actually very different processes and requirements for a dark to light colour change than there are for a light to dark colour change, for example. Additionally, if you’re looking for a colour match, your residential painting project may take a bit longer depending on how long it takes to find that perfect colour.
Having this colour change information ready to provide the professional painters that you hire will make your life and their life a lot easier. It will also help them determine a more accurate timeline for your project.
3. Decide on some colour options that complement your space
For the interior design enthusiasts, this may have been your first choice. You may have been brushing your teeth one morning and thought, ‘I need a light pink bathroom.’ However, if that’s not the case, now is a good time to do this.
Depending on what part of your home you’re getting painted and what kind of environment you want it to be, you should look into different colour schemes. When doing so, the professional painters here at Colour Envy Painting suggest looking into colour psychology and the different emotions that colours evoke in people.
For example, if you’re going to paint your bedroom, it’s probably best to go with a quiet, more muted colour to facilitate an environment of calm and relaxation. However, if you’re painting a family room where you know you’ll be hosting exciting family events, a more exciting, bright colour is probably the way to go.
Don’t feel overwhelmed by choosing out complementary colours; the professional painters that you hire will be able to recommend colours according to their expertise and skill set. Although it’s great to have some colour options and ideas picked out, don’t feel like you’re alone in finalizing the colour for your residential painting project. Want some inspo? Watch this short video!
Choose the Perfect Colour Scheme For Your Home
4. Research and choose a professional painting company in Edmonton and set up a walkthrough with them
This is the part where you get to find a high quality painting company in Edmonton and set up the specific details of the project with them. If you’re not quite sure where to start with finding this trustworthy company that will provide you with the painting service that you deserve, don’t stress! We’ve got you covered. Check out this blog post for 10 Tips For Hiring A Quality Painting Company in Edmonton.
P.S. We recommend a painting company called Colour Envy Painting… they’re pretty great!
Once you’ve reviewed these tips, picked out a professional painting company, and got in touch with them, you can set up a walkthrough of your home. In this walkthrough, you’ll be able to discuss your scope of work, what you want done, and what the best colour options are for your residential painting project.
Following this walkthrough, the painting professionals will be able to provide you with an estimate and a timeline for your project. They should also book you in for day one of your painting project! How exciting!
At the end of the day, this walkthrough is all about making sure that you get the high quality painting service that you deserve. Here at Colour Envy Painting, we are very dedicated to customer satisfaction and use this walkthrough as a way to ensure that we can provide you with what you want and need for your home.
5. Prepare your space for the residential painting service
Once your painting day (or first painting day) is booked in, it’s time to prepare your space. First and foremost, make sure to clean and wipe down the wall itself to remove any dust, dirt, debris, etc.
You’ll also want to move your furniture away from the wall(s) that you’ll be getting painted. We recommend moving all of your furniture and belongings 3-4 feet away from the wall. This will give the professional painters enough room to set up their supplies and will ensure that they won’t get paint where you don’t want it.
If you need a hand moving your furniture and belongings away from the painting project area, the professional painters at Colour Envy Painting will be more than happy to help you with that with your permission. However, we do prefer to stay away from breakable items just to ensure the highest level of safety for your belongings.
If you are planning on having your ceiling painted, it’s important to cover your belongings and furniture with plastic wrap or sheets to avoid dust from sanding or splatters from painting falling on them.

During
While your residential painting service is taking place, there isn’t too much to worry about on your end. However, there are a few things that we’ll remind you of to protect your safety and ensure that the painting quality is maintained.
1. Stay away from the area that’s being painted
Although this one is kind of a given, we figured a reminder couldn’t hurt. This can be tough with a household of children and pets, however, it’s extremely important. It can also be tempting to check in and watch the professional painters, but it’s best to just let them do their thing.
Not only will steering clear of the painting project give the painters the space they need and allow your paint service to go over smoothly, it will also reduce any safety concerns. Paint project areas can be full of safety hazards, especially for unassuming small children and pets. Although the professional painters are entirely safe on ladders and using painting tools, you and your family may not be, which is why it’s best to stay away from the area that’s being painted.
2. Make sure there is airflow in your home
Your first thought when you read that might be the fumes. However, contrary to popular belief, most paints that professional painting companies such as Colour Envy Painting use don’t actually emit strong odours or cause fumes.
Water-based paints won’t typically bother people or cause fume headaches unless there is hypersensitivity at play. Colour Envy Painting uses water-based paints for the vast majority of their painting projects which won’t be a bother.
However, for some painting projects, especially those where previous water- or smoke-damage has occurred, professional painting companies will need to use oil-based paints. Oil-based paints do emit more fumes and can cause headaches. If your professional painters use oil-based paints for the residential painting service, definitely make sure that you’ve got airflow in your home to avoid these issues.
At the end of the day, no matter the kind of paint that is used for your residential painting project, gentle airflow will help with the drying process.
3. Keep the temperature in your home mild
Not too hot and not too cold. That’s the secret recipe. As we discuss in more detail in our blog post, Best Timing For Residential Painting Projects In Edmonton, extreme temperatures of any kind can cause issues with the drying process of paint. This is why we recommend a mild temperature for your home during (and after) your residential painting project.
When you are investing the time and money to get a premium residential painting service here in Edmonton, doing something as small as regulating the temperature of your home will be very worth it, trust us!
4. Let the professional painters work their magic!
At this point, you simply get to sit back, relax, and let the professional painters transform and beautify your home! Try not to hang around and watch their every move. Just trust the process and prepare to be amazed upon your first look.

After
This is the fun part!
1. Let the paint dry
Thank you, Captain Obvious! But on a real note, the drying process is really important. No matter how high quality the residential painting services are, if you don’t give it sufficient time to dry, it can all be ruined in a moment.
We don’t say that to scare you, just so that you know how important it is. Rather than just assuming that the paint is dry and ending up smudging or ruining it, make sure that you follow the instructions that your professional painters offer you.
Generally speaking, the professional painters here at Colour Envy Painting suggest you don’t touch the painted wall or lean anything against it for at least 28 days so that it has the sufficient time to dry properly. If you do need to clean the wall, we suggest using a microfibre cloth and a very gentle touch to do so.
2. Last, but not least, enjoy your newly beautified space!
A fresh coat of paint can truly transform your space and give you a new outlook on it. Once this entire process has been completed, you’ll simply get to enjoy the renewed look!
If you’re ready to get started on your residential painting service in Edmonton, give us a call today at 780-651-1525 to get started!