Four Ways Paint Protects Your Minnesota Home

Your Minnesota home needs a new coat of paint, or so you’ve been told. Maybe you haven’t been told that, but you’re tired of the exterior color and want to change it. Of course, painting the entire exterior of your house is no small task, and no homeowner really wants to do it themselves. How do you hire a painting contractor for the job, and why should you paint your Minnesota home at all?

Truth be told, painting your home is an excellent idea because paint protects the home in more ways than one. Considering that Minnesota experiences a lot of cold, wet, hot, and harsh weather extremes, you would want extra protection.

Paint Protects in All of the Following Ways:

Prevents Moisture from Seeping Through

Paint is a sealant. High quality paint hardens and seals against all forms of precipitation, including snow and ice. When moisture can’t get through to the wood, the wood stays dry and does not warp, rot, flake or peel apart. In short, the paint will prevent extensive water damage that would cost you thousands of dollars to repair.

Extreme Weather Can’t Damage a Professionally Painted Home

Residential painters know that a properly and professionally painted home resists many of the effects of weather. Schwartz & Sons Painting only uses the best extreme weather paint to paint your home. This paint will not fade or chip in the hot summer sun of the Midwestern summers, and it won’t crack and allow moisture in in the coldest and iciest of winters.

In summer, wood expands. In winter it contracts. The paint used to repaint your home has to allow these stretches and releases of the wood. That is why your painting contractor in Andover MN needs to know what they are doing.

Window Drafts Stop

Part of the professional painting process is caulking around the windows. The paint goes over the caulked areas. The paint combined with the caulk blocks heat from escaping your windows and prevents cold air from outside creeping in during Minnesotan winters.

The Best Possible Barrier Against Algae, Mold, and Mildew

Anyone who owns a home in the Midwest knows that homes here are susceptible to algae, mold, and mildew. Once any one of these things begins growing on your home or in the wood, it’s nearly impossible to get rid of without stripping the wood siding off the house and installing all new siding.

High-end exterior paint has built-in anti-algae, anti-mold, and anti-mildew chemicals stirred into it. A house with a fresh coat of paint using these paints will reject mold spores, prevent algae from taking root, and stop mildew from accumulating. The paint also blocks the accumulation of moisture that would otherwise be trapped and provides the perfect environment for growing some of these troublesome issues.

Mold, mildew, and algae can discolor your home’s exterior too. Don’t let your home become discolored and fall apart from these issues caused by excess moisture. Paint your house today!

Hire Schwartz & Sons Painting to Do Your House Painting Project

Andover MN painting contractors can use high-end exterior paints when you request that such paint be used for your painting project. Schwartz & Sons have years of expert experience painting homes all over Andover MN and the surrounding area. Contact us for a free estimate and get that painting project off your to-do list this spring!