Old Metairie
The 1920s tracts laid out off Metairie Road, up on the ridge. Largely wood, under mature oaks, and wanting scraping, spot priming and a breathable finish.
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Exterior Painting in Metairie, LA
Metairie is built across an old riverbank, and on an exterior that is the whole story.
The job here
What exterior painting in Metairie actually involves
Metairie is built across an old riverbank, and on an exterior that is the whole story. The ridge that Metairie Road follows is a natural levee left by a former Mississippi channel, standing more than 5 feet above sea level while the ground on either side of it sits below sea level.
That height difference does more to decide how a house here weathers than the age of the paint on it does. Two properties a mile apart can be carrying genuinely different amounts of ground moisture, and it shows at the foundation and the lower siding long before it shows anywhere else, which is where we start the walk on the low side of town.
The geography also sorted the housing stock. On the ridge the 1920s tracts off Metairie Road are largely wood, wanting scraping, spot priming and a breathable finish. North of it, on ground that was cypress swamp until it was drained after the war, the stock is mostly brick and slab and wants adhesion and a close look at where the wall meets the ground.
Bucktown is its own case again. Open water close to the wall keeps overnight humidity high, which shortens the morning window before the surface clears the 5 degree dew point margin. The lake is brackish and not salt, so this is mildew, not corrosion.
On intervals, painted brick holds 15 to 20 years while stucco and aluminum siding run 5 to 6, so on a post-war house the trim and soffits will come due long before the brick does and a whole-house quote is often the wrong quote.
On the ground
Where we do this work in Metairie
North of the ridge
Post-war housing on ground that was cypress swamp before it was drained. Lower, slab-built and mostly brick, so the wall-to-ground junction is where we start the walk.
Why the quote says two
A coat and a job are different things
Painting a house here is a different job from painting one in a dry climate. Humidity changes how long a coat stays open, and it decides how much film you need on a wall before the weather starts taking it back.
First coat
Bond and coverage
The first coat is doing a different job from the second. It bonds to what is underneath and it tells us where the substrate is still drinking, which is information you only get once paint is actually on the wall.
Second coat
Color and film build
The second coat is where the color goes true and the film reaches the thickness printed on the tin. One coat over a sound wall looks fine from the driveway and looks thin on the north side by spring.
How it runs
Three steps, from the call to the clean up
The same three on every job in Metairie, whatever the trade.
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Scheduling
Book your free consultation by phone or through the form. Ask for references at any time.
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Free Consultation
You get a project schedule and an accurate quote, whatever the size of the job.
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Work Starts
Your painter starts, keeps you updated, and tidies up when the job is done.
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Questions we get asked
Before you book the estimate in Metairie
The first two are about exterior painting in Metairie. The rest come up on almost every estimate.
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View more FAQsDoes it matter which side of Metairie Road I am on?
More than people expect. The ridge is higher and drains better, and the ground north of it was swamp until it was drained, which means more ground moisture and a different set of problems at the bottom of a wall.
My brick house looks tired. Does it need painting?
Possibly not yet. Painted brick holds 15 to 20 years, far longer than most people assume. The trim and soffits on the same house are usually the parts that are due.
Can you match the paint color already on the walls?
Yes. For most projects our paint specialists can match almost any color on your home from a chip or a wet sample. If an exact match is not possible we will talk you through the next best option.
How often should I paint?
It varies by material and exposure. Stucco every 5 to 6 years. Painted brick 15 to 20 years. Aluminum siding every 5 to 6 years. A wall that takes afternoon sun will always come due first.
Do I need to move furniture before the crew arrives?
No. Our team covers and protects furniture and floors. If a piece is delicate or awkward to move, it is worth taking it out of the room beforehand.
Is the second coat included in the price you quote?
Yes. Every estimate is written for two coats over prepared surface, and the number you get is the number for the finished job. If a surface genuinely only needs one, we say so and the quote comes down instead of staying where it was.
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The rest of what we do in Metairie
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- The prep spelled out, not assumed
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- The same crew from first day to last
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