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How Many Coats of Paint Do I Need?

A man wearing a hat, mask, and gloves uses a paint sprayer to apply paint to horizontal siding on a building, carefully considering how many coats of paint are needed for optimal coverage.

While two coats are most commonly used, there are situations where you can get away with just one. It depends on a ton of factors and applies to both interior and exterior painting projects.

How Often Should You Paint Your House Exterior?

A blue wooden exterior wall of a house with dry, faded paint shows signs of cracking on the siding. There is a window and a red arrow pointing to the cracks with a text overlay indicating exterior painting problems.

Common Exterior Paint Problems We asked our team of exterior painting specialists to identify some of the most common issues they’ve found when inspecting exterior paintwork at homes in the Portland area. Today, we’re going to share those real-life examples and help you spot the signs that your home’s paint job is failing and needs […]

Essential Tips for Successful DIY Deck Restoration

A woman painting a wood stair case in NW Portland.

How do you and your family use your deck? Perhaps it’s the main location for summer BBQs, or maybe it gets the most use in the mornings while your enjoy your morning coffee and listen to the birds. No matter what kinds of memories you make on your deck or who you are hosting, it’s […]

Best Outdoor Temperatures for Painting Your Home…and Other Weather Conditions to Consider

A person in a white tank top and shorts jumps off a dock into a lake, with their arms outstretched. Forested hills and a clear blue sky are in the background.

As the sun starts to shine and the days get longer up here in the Pacific Northwest, we get the same question every spring: “What temperature does it need to be to paint the outside of my house?” We’ll say that there is a reason that we wait til late spring and summer to paint […]