Exterior Painting in Chattanooga & North Georgia

A quality exterior paint job is 80% preparation. Anyone can spray paint onto a surface — getting paint to adhere properly and last 8-12 years in East Tennessee's climate requires pressure washing, scraping, sanding, priming bare wood, filling cracks, and caulking every gap where water can infiltrate. Most paint failures we see are preparation failures, not product failures.

We paint wood siding, fiber cement siding, stucco, brick, and trim. Our process: pressure wash the entire exterior at appropriate PSI for the substrate, let it dry for 24-48 hours, scrape all peeling or failing paint, sand rough edges, prime all bare wood and patched areas with an exterior oil-based primer, caulk window and door perimeters, all trim joints, and any penetrations. Two finish coats of Sherwin-Williams Duration, Emerald, or SuperPaint, depending on your budget and the substrate. Brushed and back-rolled rather than spray-only, which is what creates genuine adhesion rather than a surface coating that peels.

We know some homeowners get sticker shock on exterior painting. The honest answer is that quality materials and proper prep cost money. A low-bid painter who skips prep is giving you two to three years of service life before peeling. A quality job done right gives you eight to twelve. Over a ten-year period, the low-bid option is almost always more expensive.