You’ve finally decided to take the plunge and paint your home. Congratulations! A fresh coat of paint can do wonders for your home’s curb appeal.
But before you start painting, there’s one more important step you must take care of first – pressure washing.
While it may seem like an unnecessary extra expense, pressure washing your home before painting is actually essential.
Here’s why:
Why it’s essential to pressure wash before painting your home
- Pressure Washing Removes Dirt, Grime, and Other Debris
Before painting your home, you need to ensure the surface is clean. And we’re not just talking about wiping down the walls with a damp cloth – you need to remove all the fungus, dirt, grime, and other debris that has built up over time. Otherwise, those contaminants will just end up trapped under your new paint job. This could lead to dark stains bleeding through the new coat of paint, and now you cannot remove them.
- Pressure Washing Helps Your Paint Job Last Longer
In addition to removing contaminants from your home’s exterior, pressure washing also helps improve the longevity of your paint job. Pressure washing provides the perfect foundation for a long-lasting paint job by removing loose paint particles and creating a smooth surface. Painting an exterior covered in bugs, webs, dirt, dust, and mold is unprofessional, irresponsible, and looks bad.
- Pressure Washing Can Help You Save Money In The Long Run
If you skip pressure washing before painting, you might be able to get away with it – for a little while. But eventually, all that dirt and grime will start seeping through your new paint job, which means you’ll have to repaint sooner than you would if you had pressure washed first. In other words, pressure washing may cost a bit more upfront, but it can actually help you save money in the long run by extending the life of your paint job.
- Pressure Washing Can Help You Avoid Costly Repairs
In addition to repainting more frequently, skipping pressure washing before painting can also lead to other costly repairs down the road. For example, if dirt and debris are left on your home’s exterior, they can work their way into cracks and crevices in the siding or trim. Over time, this can cause severe damage that will require expensive repairs (or even complete replacement).
Over nearly two decades of washing houses, we have received customer calls of joy following our washing, “It looks so good we may not even have to paint after all!!!”.
Maybe your home is just dirty.
Maybe it doesn’t actually require a costly paint job.
Give us a call!
Selecting the right pressure washing company
When selecting a pressure washing company, ask about their experience in pressure washing homes.
You’ll also want to ask about what type of detergent they use – some detergents can actually damage your siding if not used properly.
Finally, be sure to get a written estimate before you commit to anything. At The Pressure Washing Guy, we offer a free consultation, so our customers have full transparency into pricing, processes, and more before working with our team.
Final thoughts on pressure washing before painting
As you can see, there are plenty of good reasons to pressure wash your home before painting.
So, before you start painting, make sure to hire a professional pressure washing company to clean your home’s exterior first.
Not only will it help your paint job last longer, but it can also save you money in the long run by avoiding costly repairs.
And, as a bonus, once you see how beautiful your home looks after pressure washing, you may not even need to paint!