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Sherwin-Williams. It is our preferred exterior product because it holds up through Missouri's temperature swings — the freeze-thaw winters and the humid summers are what break a coating down here.

Yes. We thoroughly clean and prime surfaces before painting. Skipping that step is the single most common reason an exterior repaint starts peeling early.

Yes, and we do it regularly on siding repairs and additions. One of our customers put it plainly: "We also had siding repairs done, the paint matches perfectly to the already established color."

Wood needs refinishing roughly every two to three years to prevent weathering, graying and splintering. Annual inspection catches loose fasteners before they turn into a wobble.

Paint sits on top of the wood as a film. It gives you any colour you want and full coverage over wood that has seen better days — but when a film fails it peels, and stripping peeling paint off deck boards is genuinely unpleasant work.

Stain soaks in instead of building a film. It shows the grain, and when it wears it fades rather than peeling, so the next coat is a clean job instead of a restoration. On horizontal surfaces that take sun and standing water — deck boards especially — stain is usually the more sensible choice.

Late spring through early autumn, when temperatures are moderate and humidity is lower. Coatings need particular conditions to cure properly, and paint applied in the wrong ones can look fine on the day and fail within a season.

Missouri's humid summers and freeze-thaw winters are exactly what break a coating down here, which is why surface prep and timing matter more in this climate than the brand on the can.

Longer than most people get, and the difference is almost always preparation rather than product. Paint applied over a dirty, chalky or unprimed surface has nothing to hold onto, which is why an early failure usually traces back to the day before painting rather than to the paint.

South and west elevations take the most sun and will always show wear first. That's normal, and it's often worth refreshing those faces before the whole house needs doing.

New pressure-treated lumber holds moisture from treatment and needs to dry before it will accept a finish. Putting stain on wood that isn't ready is the most common reason a new deck looks blotchy.

Cedar and kiln-dried material are usually ready far sooner. We'll tell you which situation your project is in and when to schedule the finish, and it's worth planning for at the time the deck is built rather than being surprised by later.

Yes. We've served residential and commercial property owners for over four years, and exterior repainting for businesses is a regular part of the schedule — as is staining long fence runs on commercial properties.