Your front porch is the first thing guests notice when visiting your home. If it’s not in great shape, that reflects on you. Summer afternoons should be spent sitting out on your porch enjoying the nice weather, not fixing it up. Don’t let the poor appearance of your porch stop you from enjoying the summertime with family and friends.
Take the following tips into consideration to ensure your porch reflects you:
- Choose your color. Go to your local hardware store and choose a few different paint swatches. Bring them home and lay them out on your porch in natural lighting to see which one works best. Choose a few swatches with a glossy finish or and others with a flat finish to see what you like best.
- Clean your porch. Sweep the debris away and then hose down your porch. Use a wood cleaner if you find any places with severe mold and mildew or oil stains. Also make sure there are no leaves or rocks caught in between the wood planks.
- Use painters tape. Work your way around your porch where it meets your house. Cover all areas of your house that are at risk during painting. This will give you a nice clean line of painting and will protect the siding of your house.
- Plan an escape route. Start painting around areas that will not interfere with getting in and out of your house. Start painting the area furthest away from the house and work your way in. Hold off on painting stairs and entranceways until you are finished other areas of the porch.
- Don’t forget the edges. When you are finished the base of your porch, don’t forget to paint around the edges. You can’t see them from where you stand on the deck, but your guests will see them as they approach your house.
- Opt for a second coat. Porches take on all different kinds of weather. It is a good idea to layer a second coat of paint to your porch for durability. This will save you time and effort in the future.
Painting your porch is a relatively easy way to revive and renew your home’s appearance. If you are looking for assistance for your next painting project, contact the Parsippany painters of Certa Pro Morristown at (973) 998-7577.