Exterior painting Farragut TN is the whole outside of the house: siding, trim, fascia, soffit, shutters, and doors. A lot of these homes show brick on the front and siding on the sides and rear. We paint the siding and the wood or vinyl trim. Brick stays brick unless you have a separate reason to coat it, and that reason gets its own look at moisture and mortar. Castle Painters sets the job on the elevation in front of us.
Sun is the condition that changes products. Dark colors on a west wall fade and, on vinyl, can heat the panel. Wooded sides stay damper and grow mildew. Both can be on one house. Bring an HOA color list if you have one. We match the sheet. We do not invent an approval.
The prep under exterior painting Farragut TN
We wash dirt, chalk, and mildew. Chalk left on the surface is why a new coat peels in sheets. Mildew is treated and rinsed, not painted over. Loose paint on wood trim and on any older wood siding is scraped and feathered. Bare wood is primed, including the ends of boards and the underside of a sill. Caulk fills open joints at windows, doors, and corner boards. A joint that is missing wood is a repair, not a bead of caulk.
Fascia and soffit are in the scope. Gutters that hold debris against the fascia are noted. We are there to coat sound wood, not to ignore a wet board. Soft wood is probed. If it is soft, it is listed as a repair before paint. Shutters come down when the fasteners allow, so the edges get coated and the siding behind them gets paint. Doors are sanded and finished in a harder sheen than the field.
Fiber cement and wood can take a darker body color if the primer is right. Vinyl cannot take every dark color. If most of the conversation is the panel type and not the doors and shutters, use the siding painting page. This page keeps the full envelope together so the trim color and the body color are specified as a pair.
Brick fronts, HOA sheets, and sun
A brick front with painted gables is normal here. We cut a clean line where the siding meets the brick. We do not roll paint onto the brick to "finish the edge." Weep holes stay open. If you want the brick painted or limewashed, that is the brick scope, written beside this one, not blended into the siding gallons.
An HOA or architectural list, when it exists, is a process step. You bring the allowed colors to the free estimate. We write those names on the scope and we order from that list. If the sheet is still pending, we do not order the finish gallons. Body, trim, and door can be three lines on the sheet. We follow the lines.
South and west walls take the UV. We look at chalk there first. North walls take the mildew. We wash the north wall until the film is gone, and we do not coat a board that is still wet from overnight shade. Humidity is common. A damp surface is the thing we wait out.
Repairs and the written scope
Small, sound patches are primed and painted. A rotten fascia tail, a failed sill, or a window that needs new glazing is flagged. We do not rebuild the opening inside a paint visit, and we do not hide it. Metal porch columns that are chalking get a primer suited to metal if they are in the list. A carport ceiling, if it is painted and you want it included, is its own line so it is not forgotten.
Sherwin-Williams is the brand when we name one, with the product written down. Completed exterior work carries a 3-year written warranty.
A brick-front house still needs the gable, the fascia, and the side walls written as paint even when the brick is left alone. We mark those lines on the walk so the crew does not stop at the front door and call the elevation finished.
Get a free estimate. We walk each side, separate brick from siding, and send the prep in writing. The Farragut painters page links interiors, decks, and fences for the rest of the property.
Exterior painting Farragut TN, elevation by elevation
Exterior painting Farragut TN is wash, scrape, caulk, and primer on siding and trim, including houses that show a brick front and painted field on the sides. South and west walls on an open lot chalk first. North walls and walls under trees hold mildew at the bottom course. We write those elevations apart when the wear is different. We do not paint over chalk or a damp board to keep a date.
Brick on the front is not treated like wood. If you want that face coated, it belongs with the brick scope. If you want it left bare, we mask the joint and paint the trim that dies into it. An HOA sheet, if you have one, comes to the walkthrough. Approved names go on the estimate before any color is ordered. Dark color on vinyl is a heat question. We will say if the panel should not take it.
Fascia and soffit are part of the same look. Soft wood found after the wash is a repair we talk about before the scope changes. Landscaping is covered or tied back. The warranty on work we paint is 3-year written only. The free estimate is the on-site walkthrough. You get the scope in writing after we have seen the walls.
Substrate rules live on siding painting in Farragut. The town overview is the Farragut painters page. Get a free estimate when you are ready for the walk.