River side
Lots closer to the levee and River Road, where morning humidity runs higher and the surface clears the dew point margin later than it does further back from the water.
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Exterior Painting in LaPlace, LA
LaPlace sits about 25 miles west of New Orleans on a narrow strip of the east bank, with the Mississippi to the south and Lake Pontchartrain to the north.
The job here
What exterior painting in LaPlace actually involves
LaPlace sits about 25 miles west of New Orleans on a narrow strip of the east bank, with the Mississippi to the south and Lake Pontchartrain to the north. Water on two sides puts a great deal of moisture in the air for a piece of land that thin, and it is the reason start times move here more than they do anywhere inland.
The governing number is the same one it is everywhere: more than 5 degrees between the surface and the dew point before a coat goes on. What is different is that between two bodies of water that point arrives later and moves around more day to day, so we check it at the wall on the morning instead of reading a forecast the night before.
Flood history is a paint problem here too, and it is the thing we look at first. Where a house has taken water, the question is the substrate underneath, not the color on top, because coating material that still holds moisture traps it and the finish then fails from behind, not from the weather. That check happens at the estimate.
Neither the river nor the lake is salt water. The Mississippi is fresh and Lake Pontchartrain is brackish, so corrosion is not the driver and mildew is.
On intervals, stucco and aluminum siding come due every 5 to 6 years and painted brick every 15 to 20.
On the ground
Where we do this work in LaPlace
Lake side
The northern edge, closer to Lake Pontchartrain and the wetlands. Moisture arrives from the other direction here, which is why start times on this strip move more than they do anywhere inland.
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 LaPlace, whatever the trade.
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Scheduling
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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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Jobs finished
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Cities covered
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Coats quoted as standard
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Questions we get asked
Before you book the estimate in LaPlace
The first two are about exterior painting in LaPlace. The rest come up on almost every estimate.
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View more FAQsMy house took water. Can you just repaint it?
Not until we know the substrate is sound and genuinely dry. Coating over material that still holds moisture traps it, and the finish fails from behind. We check first and tell you straight if it is not ready.
Why do your start times move so much here?
Because there is water on both sides of this strip. Overnight humidity runs high and the surface clears the dew point margin later, and by a different amount on different days.
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 prep spelled out, not assumed
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- The same crew from first day to last
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