What Weather or Temperature is Ideal for Exterior Paint?

If you are a resident of NYC and planning to repaint the exterior walls of your house. Depending upon the weather conditions and temperature the best, and ideal Time for painting is spring and fall. This time is perfect for the painting as the weather is warm and the sun is not strong or we can say it’s totally compatible.

Painting the exteriors of your house is a part of your spring cleaning, but before starting a painting, please check your local temperature and weather conditions.

Typically been need several days to fully cured or Harden. So, we really need a good temperature around 50°F when you are painting the exterior walls and it should be around 32°F for the next several days.

There are many factors on which the exterior painting result depends such as some beans are water-based, and they need certain conditions to cure, if the weather is warm and good for the painting in the daytime, but if it drops down in the night, it’s not good. Too much gold weather can produce moisture on the service which can lead to staining or some mold & mildew.

Key points you can consider before painting the exterior walls:

• Follow these steps if you are painting the exterior walls:
• Always cover other surfaces like plants, air conditioners, exhaust vents, etc with a drop cloth to protect them from the paint.
• Scrub the surface before painting the walls with a wired brush or scrub pad as over a period of time there could be some dirt mildew or old paint residue sitting on the surface.
• Hire a commercial cleaner to remove mold or mildew from the surface. It can be removed using a chlorine, bleach, and water solution by applying to the rotten areas and filling them with wood filler, and cover with smooth Sand. It needs to be dry out completely before painting.
• Remove and replace the existing dried and cracked chalk with fresh and acrylic Chalk on the affected areas.
• Water and moisture can cause cracks or rotten boards, and they need to be replaced before painting the surface.

Above are some tips and tricks to paint the exterior walls or other surfaces but sometimes you need some professional help to do it properly. Oberoi Construction has a professional and experienced crew, which you can consult for your upcoming painting project. This way you can have a perfect painting done with durability and cost-effectiveness.