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Exterior Painting
Siding, trim, soffit, fascia, and everything a Minnesota winter takes a run at.
An exterior repaint is mostly prep. The painting itself is the short part — what decides whether the finish lasts is what happens before the first coat: washing off chalk and growth, scraping back anything that's failing, spot-priming bare spots, and sealing the gaps where water would otherwise get behind the surface.
Northwest Minnesota is hard on exteriors. Freeze-thaw cycles work at any opening in the finish, and the sun-and-wind side of a house almost always weathers faster than the sheltered sides. We look at each elevation separately when estimating rather than pricing the house as one uniform surface, because they rarely need the same amount of work.
At a glance
- Siding, trim & fascia
- Full surface prep
- Weather-ready materials
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How the job actually runs.
Wash and surface prep
Chalk, dirt, and any growth washed off, then left to dry properly before anything is coated.
Scrape and sand
Failing paint taken back to a sound edge. Bare wood feathered so the repaint doesn't telegraph the old edge.
Prime and seal
Bare spots spot-primed, and gaps caulked so water can't track in behind the finish.
Mask and protect
Windows, roofing, decking, and landscaping covered before spraying or cutting in.
Finish coats
Applied at the coverage the product calls for, not stretched thin to save a gallon.
Exterior Painting questions, answered.
When is the right time of year to paint an exterior in Minnesota?
Roughly late spring through early fall, when temperatures and overnight dew are within what the coating can handle. We watch the forecast the week of your job and will move a start date rather than paint into weather that will hurt the finish.
Do you have to scrape the whole house?
Usually not. Scraping is done where the existing finish is failing, and sound paint that's well adhered can stay. What matters is that every edge left behind is sound, so the new coat isn't sitting on something that's already letting go.
Can you paint over failing or peeling paint?
It can be done, and it will fail again. If the layer underneath has lost its grip, a new coat goes down with it. We'd rather take it back to something solid and tell you honestly what that adds to the job.
Need exterior painting done?
Tell us what you're thinking and we'll come look at it. No pressure, no obligation, and an honest written quote either way.