Regular painting maintenance of your home is essential as well as being an area that many homeowners overlook. However, carrying out painting maintenance can save you money in the long run as it not only keeps your home looking it’s best but also protects it from the elements.

Arranging exterior maintenance can seem daunting, but with a systematic approach, it becomes achievable. This blog post will guide you through the process of carrying out regular maintenance for your home, ensuring long-lasting protection.

Why It’s Important to Maintain Your Paint Work

The main reason for regular exterior painting maintenance is to extend the life of your paint job and protect your home against environmental elements like moisture, UV rays, and pollutants. In turn, this one of the most significant ways that painting maintenance saves you money by addressing minor issues before they escalate into major problems that require much more extensive repairs, such as replacing rotten wood and repairing other damaged substrates, saving you both time and money in the long run.

Evaluating Your Home’s Requirements to Increase Your Home’s Value

Another benefit of painting maintenance is that it increases the value of your home. We recommend that you inspect your home and carry out minor maintenance annually, with a more in depth inspection and redecoration carried out every 3 to 5 years. Homes that are located in more challenging locations such as coastal areas, may require more frequent maintenance due to the environment.

A well maintained home with a fresh coat of paint will look much more attractive to potential buyers, of which could lead to a higher resale value if you sell your home.

Improve Energy Efficiency

Did you know a well maintained painted home can help improve energy efficiency? Using specific colours and finishes, can help reflect sunlight away from your house, reducing heat absorption during warmer months whilst retaining heat during the colder months. This all adds up to lower energy bills for you in the long run.

Inspecting Annually Protects the Condition of Your Home

Inspecting your home annually and carrying out painting maintenance is essential for protecting your home against the environment. Wear and tear signs to look out for would be cracking, peeling, fading, or mould growth. By maintaining a protective barrier around your home, in conclusion increases it’s durability.

Saves Time and Money with a Professional Assessment

Ultimately, painting maintenance can save you time and money by extending the need for a complete redecoration. Every few years, an inspection should be carried out by a professional painter as they will be able to carry out a thorough inspection and will notice any current issues or any future potential issues.

They will be able to provide a professional point of view into the condition of the exterior paint work of your home and perform more complex maintenance tasks. Any small areas of damage found during your inspection should be repaired and touched up asap to prevent further damage. By carrying out touch ups this will all add up to improve the curb appeal of your home.

In due course, signs such as cracking, peeling and / or fading will start to come through and so a complete exterior redecoration will be necessary. A good point would be to make a note of when your home was last painted. This would give you a good gauge as to when a complete redecoration would be due.

Exterior Painting Services in London and Surrey

For homeowners in London and Surrey, looking to improve their home’s value and curb appeal, DFP Building Services Ltd offers a comprehensive range of professional painting and decorating services. Our team of highly skilled painters are dedicated to delivering high quality workmanship every time and transforming the exterior of your home in to the best looking home on the street.

Call us on 020 8546 4653 or complete an enquiry form online to schedule your FREE consultation and let’s bring your exterior painting and decorating vision to life!