Masonry, render, fascias and front doors, weatherproof finishes that lift the whole front of the house and stand up to a Black Country winter.
Nothing dates an Oldbury house like tired, flaking render or a faded front door. And nothing lifts it faster than a proper exterior repaint. We wash it down, sort the loose and flaking bits, prime bare patches, and use the right weatherproof paint for masonry, render or pebbledash, so it looks sharp and stays that way through the wet.
Frontages close to the M5 and the busy roads through Oldbury pick up a film of traffic grime that paint will not stick to properly. Every exterior job starts with a proper wash down, and on the older rendered houses toward Titford and Langley that wash also shows where the render has gone hollow underneath.
Brick, render and pebbledash cleaned, prepped and painted in breathable weatherproof masonry paint.
The bits up top that everyone forgets, painted neat so the whole roofline looks cared-for.
A repainted front door changes the whole look of a house. Doors, frames and window surrounds done properly.
Cleaned, scraped, primed and sealed first, because exterior paint only lasts if what’s under it is sound.
Traffic dirt and green algae come off before any paint goes on, because masonry paint over a dirty surface peels within a year or two.
Once the wall is clean, loose or hollow patches are tapped out, and any render that needs repairing is flagged for a renderer before painting starts.
Dry, milder spells: spring through early autumn is ideal, but we plan exterior work around the weather so the paint goes on and cures properly.
Yes: both, with a breathable masonry paint that lets the wall breathe and resists the weather.
Always. Washing down, scraping loose paint, filling and priming is what makes an exterior job last rather than flake off in a year.
Usually because it went onto a dirty or damp wall, or over old paint that was already failing. On houses near the main roads through Oldbury the grime is often the culprit. A proper wash, and letting the wall dry fully before painting, prevents it.
On a wall that was cleaned and prepared properly, eight to ten years is a fair expectation. Walls facing the main roads, or the side that takes the worst of the weather, usually need attention sooner.
Off-whites, soft greys and stone colours are the most popular and hide dirt better than bright white. It is worth looking at a painted sample on the wall in daylight before committing.
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