Tips for Painting in the Fall Season
Posted on October 4, 2021
Welcome back to the community blog! Today, we are discussing tips for painting your home’s exterior in the fall season and why this season is a great time to paint. These are some of the best tips to consider even when hiring a professional like CertaPro of Mercer/Middlesex. Our team has been working in the fall season for many years and would be happy to help with your exterior painting project! Fall is a perfect time of year to paint your home and prepare for the colder winter months ahead.
- Time Your Painting – most people don’t realize that painting in the early to middle fall season is an optimal time to paint your exterior project! This is because the conditions are just right for painting outdoors. You don’t want temperatures to be too hot or too cold. The fall season offers minimal temperature fluctuations and prime weather conditions. This creates a very stable environment for paint application, drying and curing.
- Moisture and humidity – Fortunately, as the summer season ends and fall begins, we start to see less humidity and a drier environment. This is ideal for exterior painting as it will allow the paint to adhere and dry properly to the surface. Fall is typically a drier season than the summer months and keeps the humidity low. Rainfall is also less prevalent in the fall months. This means that there are more opportunities to paint and less delays due to rain.
- Paint Options – there are a wide variety of paint options that are available for different temperatures. Even in the mid-fall season when temperatures start to drop, you can still paint! Paint technology is improving every year offering high quality paints for a wide variety of conditions.Choosing a paint that is meant for colder temperatures like the Sherman Williams “Resilience” paint is also an option. Our team is well-prepared with a variety of paint options for your project. We can even paint exteriors in temperatures as low as 35 degrees F.
- Holiday and Winter Preparation – As the holidays approach many home owners plan to have family and friends visit. Completing the project in the fall also preps your home for the winter months ahead. By painting your home in the early fall you can have everything ready before holiday visitors arrive.
There are many advantages to painting in the fall season like optimal temperature and conditions. You’ll want to schedule your project before the snowy, winter months. There is still plenty of time to start on an exterior project for 2021. The team at CertaPro Mercer/Middlesex will be happy to help with all your painting needs. Please reach out to them at 800-462-3782 with any questions about this post or to get started on your next project!
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