Eco Paint Specialist’s, serving Denver CO. USA, and the front- range as a residential painting company, oldest house painting service, based in Aurora CO., your exterior painting company to choose, for all your interior and exterior painting needs. Whether you are looking to have a smaller paint trim package, painting exterior trim, paint walls and ceiling painting inside, or painting exterior walls, or complete exterior home painting, we are a step above the rest. Paint exterior trim can be a value for just sprucing up, or some problem areas and concern. Having paint exterior homes for years, we have probably painted in your block and neighborhood over the course, and would be more than happy to point any out, along with giving you a current reference list.

Painting exteriors is not an easy task done properly, and we at Eco Paint Specialist’s go the full mile, insuring the exterior paint company you have chosen, will not be needed back for many years to come. We offer a 3 year workmanship warranty, which is transferable, and paint warranties all the way up to lifetime.

Whether you have a general idea of exterior colors, we at Eco Paint Specialist’s can give assistance in these important decisions by sampling on home on several areas, to get a better picture, say from the curb, especially when exterior color changes are thought. Reason for this is smaller 2” paint swatches found in paint stores are harder to imagine on entire home. We will buy the first two/three samples in gallons, brushing on in conspicuous areas for your approval. Your paint exterior house task is just as important as the next, building loyalty, references and referrals, which is why each exterior painting job is taken with the most care, expertise and supervision.

A typical exterior paint job includes but not limited to the following;

Before any exterior painting takes place, we first power wash and pressure clean exterior substrates, removing flaking paint, dust, and debris. 24-48 hours later, we hand scrape, testing painted areas for adhesion, and removing those not properly adhered.

Using an oil or latex primer, all bare wood areas receive primer, especially horizontal areas such as windows and handrails. Some of the best exterior paints such as Kwal, Sherwin-Williams, Ben Moore, Glidden, ICI Dulux, Valspar, and Devoe will adhere to primer much better than to bare wood itself. Trim paint is typically the first thing to go, and is why so much care is given in this regard. Paint trim only after scrapping trim, then priming trim. During scrapping, we lay tarps down, catching the majority of flaking paint, picking up all the rest.

After priming has been completed, Eco Paint caulks all previous caulked areas, removing old, replacing with new. This is important because caulking over old caulk that has separated from one substrate will continue, even if caulked over with newer. Caulking other areas that may have not ever received caulk originally is facia to soffit. Some builders do not require this, but when done, our painting exteriors over the years, look 100%.

Another area of exterior painting that we at Eco Paint Specialist’s excel with is deck restorations, deck staining, staining deck, fence staining and their appropriate finishes. Having had personal experience with most types of stains over the years with my own deck and fence stains, we can bring yours back to life and protected for your summer outdoor enjoyment.

There are basically two types of deck sealants to consider. One being a semi-transparent and other being solid body. Both have attributes the other does not. Careful consideration should be made if no stain is present, because this is the stain you should stick with for maintenance applications with the least and minimal costs, for years to come. If a deck has been weathered and grayed, it can easily be brought back to life with a Eco Friendly Deck Cleaner and power washing. Many top paint manufactures have these cleaning deck products today, and are reasonably priced. Some are concentrates, one gallon making five, while others are used straight. Behr, Sherwin-Williams Deck Scapes, Olympic, Kwal Wood Kraft, Super Deck are some of the best stains. All come in either Semi or Solid, and will last typically two years without recoating, or maintenance touch-ups, depending on foot traffic. Snow is a stain’s worst enemy, and should be removed just as the driveways are shoveled. I know this is dreaded, but for the wife, maybe you only have to cook an extra course of his favorite each time this is done. Deck staining, staining deck products have come a full circle with today’s technology, giving credence to a much more durable finish and protection, however, Stay away from Thompsons Water Seal! Worst stuff STILL on the market, as I rarely speak negative about any product. If you’re insistent upon buying it, give me the $25 per gallon, and I’ll use your water hose wetting it down, because that is about the same results. I’ve personally seen several decks stained with this 3 months afterwards, re-staining with a SuperDeck linseed oil based, to the unsuspecting and naïve.

I personally have mentioned having had several types, one a solid, then stripped, sanded and scraped to apply semi-trans. Once it was time again, I used Sikkens, and cannot say enough, knowing this is the best stain to date. What makes a best stain in my book is wood protection. Sikkens has more alkyds from so many, I too am enjoying its preservation and lasting beauty. Stain Sikkens is a “Translucent”, with a desired gloss. Cannot be tinted, and must be brushed, and not sprayed, or rolled, working into grain. Once this two coat process is accomplished, very little is required each subsequent application. Typically an average 4 gallon deck would take the first time, only ½ gallon is needed from that point on for each additional application, as I’m a testament to this. Sikkens finishes are generally slicker, making snow removal a chinch, sliding off 12” with a push of a broom. Neighbors on the other hand either dismiss it all together, or have a grand time with it, shoveling like there’s no tomorrow. Sikkens may cost 4-5 times more initially, but pays for itself within 5-6 years. I tell my customers it’s like a Baby Grand Piano attached to your home, looking that exquisite. Staining decks is an absolute necessity for its preservation, and should be enjoyed during that same time. Once the deck shows bare or graying, or in the case of stainSikkens, dulled finish, deck staining should be on the To Do List, sooner than later. Eco Paint Specialist’s can provide maintenance visits, caring for your deck for a minimal expense. Call and ask about it today. 303.591.4978 see us at www.ecopaintspecialists.com / www.paintingexterior.net / www.paintinginterior.net