Cracking or Flaking

How we will solve your problems:

POSSIBLE CAUSES:
• Flaking of paint is mainly caused by moisture that collects behind the painted surface, the absorbing and drying of the moisture causes repeated swelling and shrinking thus breaking the paint film and causing it to pull away from surface.
• Use of a lower quality paint that has inadequate adhesion and flexibility. Make sure that you always use high quality paint to avoid more damage in the future.
• Overthinning the paint or spreading it too thin, rather apply two coats of paint to a surface.
• Poor surface preparation, especially when the paint is applied to bare wood without priming.
• Painting under excessively cool or windy conditions that make water-based paint dry too fast.

SOLUTION:
• The first step is locating the source of the moisture. Check the area for leakage from the gutters of the house. If the flaking paint is near a bathroom of kitchen, the pipes may be sweating or leaking, or excess heat may be causing condensation. After you have located the source either correct or remove it to avoid more damage in the future.
• It may be possible to correct cracking that does not go down to the substrate by removing the loose or flaking paint with a scraper or wire brush, sanding to feather the edges, priming any bare spots and repainting.
• If the cracking goes down to the substrate remove all of the paint by scraping, sanding and/or use of a heat gun; then prime and repaint with a quality exterior water-based paint.

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