Exterior painting
Exterior painting for Palestine and Tyler homes
Siding, brick, stucco, trim, porches and doors, prepped and sealed for East Texas weather.
Chapter 01
Why exterior paint lets go
Exterior paint rarely fails because the paint was bad. It fails because water found a way behind it. A gap at a window casing, a split at a door trim joint or a bare edge on a fascia board lets moisture in, and the first hot, humid stretch pushes it back out through the film as blisters and peeling.
So every exterior job for Palestine and Tyler homes starts with preparation: pressure washing, scraping, sanding, caulking and priming. We seal the gaps around windows, doors and trim before any color goes on, because that sealing is what keeps moisture out and keeps the paint from failing early.
Skipping that work can look the same as doing it for the first season. The difference shows up in year three, when one house still has crisp edges and the other has curling paint along every joint.
White-painted brick house with a wood garage door and crisp trim
Reading each surface before choosing the coat
Siding is not one material. Vinyl, fiber cement, wood and aluminum each need their own preparation, and each takes a different primer and paint to hold. We work with all four, and match the system to what is actually on your walls instead of using one product everywhere.
Brick and stucco are porous, and they pull moisture differently than a painted board does. For masonry we use specialized bonding agents and paints designed for it, so the finish grips the surface rather than sitting on top of it.
Then come the parts that give a house its edges. Shutters are taken down and reinstalled so every edge gets covered. Porches get their railings, columns and ceilings. Exterior doors get weather-resistant finishes, and trim, fascia, soffit and garage doors are all painted so the house reads as one finished piece.
Chapter 03
The East Texas calendar: when a coat holds
Fall and spring are the best windows for exterior paint in East Texas.
We avoid painting during extreme heat, in high humidity, or when rain is forecast within 24 hours, because paint needs time to set before weather touches it. Most exteriors take three to five days, and you get a clear timeline up front.
Most Texas homes need repainting every seven to ten years, depending on the surface, the quality of the paint and how much sun and weather the house takes. Good preparation and premium paint, Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore unless you ask for another brand, are how a house gets the long end of that range. If something isn’t right, we make it right, and the details are in your estimate and walkthrough.
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Surface schedule
Every outside surface, on one sheet
“Lomax painting did a fantastic job on our house. We have a U shaped porch and their attention to detail was exceptional.”
The walls
Siding
Vinyl, fiber cement, wood and aluminum, each primed and painted for its own material.
Brick and stucco
Specialized bonding agents and paints designed for masonry.
Caulking and weatherproofing
Gaps sealed around windows, doors and trim before painting.
The details
Shutters
Removed and reinstalled, so every edge is painted.
Porches
Railings, columns and porch ceilings.
Doors
Weather-resistant finishes on entry and exterior doors.
Trim, fascia and soffit
Scraped, sanded, primed and painted.
Garage doors
Garage doors and other outdoor structures.
Painting the outside and the inside in one project is covered on the house painting page, and decks, fences and cedar are on the staining and sealing page. We paint across Tyler and out to the lakes.