Clean first, or the finish won’t last
Texas weather leaves its mark on an exterior: dirt worked into the mortar, algae on the shaded side, a chalky film on siding that’s had years of sun.
None of that is a good surface to paint over. Paint can only bond to what’s directly underneath it — put a good coating over a dirty wall and it grips the dirt, then lets go early. Washing first is why an exterior job holds up instead of peeling in a couple of seasons.
Soft washing, not blasting
Pressure alone will strip a surface clean, and it will also drive water behind siding, blow out mortar joints, and chew up softer trim. We wash at low pressure instead.
It takes longer and it costs the surface nothing — which matters, because the whole point is to be painting onto sound material.
Up high, too
Most of the grime that bothers people is the part nobody can reach — gable ends, second stories, the underside of eaves. That’s the work in the photo on this page.
Then we let it dry
Washing is only half of it. We leave the surface a few hours — sometimes overnight — before any finish goes near it.
Putting paint or stain over a damp surface traps the moisture underneath, and the coating lifts within a season or two. It means a second visit, which is why we schedule it that way rather than rushing everything into one day. Waiting costs a day and buys years.
Call us for a free quote on exterior painting or staining, washing included.