4 Environmental Factors that can Affect the Paint on Your Home

Whether it’s during the coldest days of winter or the peak of summer’s heat, the New England weather can have a substantial effect on just about every aspect of your home including the paint that’s on it. Regardless of how well your home is painted, there are certain environmental factors that can have an adverse impact on it. If you want to keep your home looking great, keep an eye out for these 4 environmental factors:

 

• Humidity, moisture, and water – if you live near the coast, it’s especially important to ensure that the saltwater remains where it belongs and doesn’t adversely affect the exterior of your home. The prolonged exposure to saltwater can cause your paint to chip, fade, and/or peel. Feel free to discuss this with our specialists so we can suggest some solutions for these problems.
• Insects – as the temperature rises during the transition from spring into summer, insects become more prevalent. While coping with them can be difficult enough and extremely frustrating, they can add more misery to your live by harming the paint on your home. What most homeowners fail to realize is that insects are highly acidic and they can compromise the integrity of your exterior paint.
• Pollen and other allergens – not only do allergens have an adverse effect on allergy sufferers, they can harm the paint on your home if they go unchecked. Dust and other allergens can be abundant during certain times of the year and extremely troublesome to remove. It’s always wise to protect your exterior paint whenever possible so that you don’t have to undertake the tedious task of washing your walls repeatedly.
• Summer heat – we all love to get outdoors for some exploring and soak up the warmth of the sun during summertime. Yet while this is so enjoyable, the summer weather can have an impact on our cars and homes as well as other painted surfaces. The excess summer heat causes paint to lose its luster and cause lots of frustration in the process. Before you know, you’ll be calling us to paint your home, which can cost a lot of money. If your home is frequently exposed to the summer sun, keep an eye and things and consider investing in some protection.

 

We understand that quality of paint matters and that is one of the reasons we use the top brands, as per the budget. If you want to keep your paint thriving and in the best shape possible, we encourage you to call Right Track Painting & Sealcoating today at (617) 480-9831 so we can discuss some prospective solutions. Call now to get a free, no obligation quote on your impending paint job.