You can start to save money for an exterior house painting job long before the first drop of paint is added to your siding. Like any large and expensive job that involves your home, you should put the job out for bid to get the best price. That is, you would if your home is in an area not served by our professional painters. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, such as what kind of paint the contractor uses and how many coats they’ll need to paint your home. As with everything else, opt for the best service within your budget.
Don’t Paint the House Yourself
You may believe that painting the exterior of a house is easy. All that seems to be required are a ladder, drop cloths, paint brushes and buckets of paint. But painting the outside of a house is not only difficult, it’s time-consuming and a little dangerous. It requires a skill set that most laypersons don’t have. Leave the job to the pros.
Don’t Wait Till Your House Looks Awful
Waiting to call in painters until the exterior paint of your home looks run-down raises the price of the job. The painters need to prepare your exterior. Plus, hours of removing lots of flaking and chipped paint add to the cost of labor.
Things You Can Do to Lower Costs
Though the actual painting is best left to the professionals, there are things you can do as a homeowner to save money. Take off fixtures, and cover up the foundation plants around the house with tarps. Protect the windows with masking paper, and move any patio or deck furniture out of the way of the workers. You can even make this fun by getting family and friends to help out. Anything that the painters don’t have to do besides paint saves money.
Wait Till the Off-Season
The best season to paint is in the fall, when temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold, and the weather is stable. Because of this, painters are in demand in autumn. One way to save money is to have the house painted in the summer, winter or early spring. House painters aren’t as much in demand and may offer a discount. However, the paint job is going to be subject to changeable weather, high humidity and extremes of either hot or cold weather. Professional painters do find ways to work around these challenges, so an off-season paint job might be worth it.
Get in Touch Professionals for Exterior Home Painting
If the outside of your home is starting to look a bit drab and could use a fresh coat of paint, give us a call. Our professionals at QGC Professional Painting are pleased to offer expert exterior painting services for your Milwaukee, Wisconsin home.
