It starts at a corner board. The caulk splits, water runs behind the trim, and the exposed end of the wood soaks it up all winter. LX Pro Home prepares, seals, primes, and paints sound surfaces. Wood that has deteriorated beyond paint preparation is identified during the estimate and must be repaired before coating.
Constructed predominantly between the 1950s and 1970s, King of Prussia’s postwar homes experience weather wear in very consistent, predictable areas. We follow a systematic three-stage process to ensure your new finish adheres and lasts:
We wash off the chalk, dirt and mildew first, then let the surface dry completely. Painting a damp wall traps water underneath, so the drying day is part of the schedule rather than something we skip.
Corner boards, roof-edge boards, and window trim are common water-entry points. We open failed sealant joints, prepare sound wood, reseal, prime, and paint. Soft wood that requires replacement is identified before coating.
Chalky siding, bare wood and old aluminum each need a different primer. We pick one for the surface we're actually painting rather than buying a single product for the whole house.
Rub a sun-facing wall on a house of this age and your palm comes away dusty. That chalk is the coating breaking down: ultraviolet light has eaten the binder that held the pigment together, and what's left is powder sitting loose on the surface. It's the single most common condition on Upper Merion exteriors, because the builder-grade coatings these houses were finished with were never built to last forty years.
It also decides whether a repaint holds. New paint laid straight over chalk bonds to the powder rather than to the wall, and the whole system peels off together a couple of years later, usually taking the old coating with it. The fix isn't complicated: wash it down properly, let it dry, and prime with something formulated to grip a chalked surface. Skipping either step is why so many of these houses have been painted twice in ten years.
Chalky siding usually needs washing and the right bonding primer rather than replacement. We also check corner boards, fascia ends, and window surrounds by hand. Soft wood that requires structural repair or replacement is identified during the estimate and must be corrected before painting.
Yes, aluminum siding can easily be painted and yields excellent long-term results when prepped correctly. Because baked-on factory finishes become slick and heavily chalked after decades of sun exposure, the siding must be thoroughly washed and primed with a specialized metal-bonding primer. When prepped properly, fresh paint adheres tightly and lasts for years. Skipping the bonding primer causes topcoats to sheet off in large strips rather than flaking gradually.
Shutters and the front door are done alongside the body of the house unless you'd rather they weren't. Shutters come off, get their joints checked and their faces finished, and go back on the openings they came from. Doors are cut in by hand after the body coats are down, and they're worth spending time on, because the entry is the part of the house every visitor stands in front of.
Standard paint applied over oxidized mid-century siding fails within two seasons. LX Pro Home thoroughly washes, repairs, and applies specialized bonding primers to ensure your new coating anchors directly to the wall. Request a walkthrough today for a transparent, line-item proposal.
Exterior work runs March through November; the spring calendar fills earliest.
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