Some homeowners need to do spring touchup painting of exterior woodwork annually, but the time between these sessions can often be extended if the basic cause of the paint failure is corrected as well ...

Q My house has a lot of wood-framed windows. Every spring, I have to check for peeling paint on the outside frames, especially the sills. I use good paint, but it only lasts a couple of years on some ...

Q: We had aluminum siding removed in late spring 2021 and found most of the wood siding underneath was good. We replaced some and had the house painted. But the paint is already peeling — mostly on ...

Paint peeling off gives a property a look of abandonment, which dangerously lowers its value. But thanks to the advancement in technology, your property can now have that freshly painted look for ...

Q: I had my garage painted by a painting contractor about a year ago who used a medium- grade acrylic latex paint. The siding appears to be T1-11. Can you tell me why the paint comes off the siding in ...

Living in a 1920s-era house and, for years, periodically scraping peeling paint from its wood siding before repainting, we’ve decided that this is the summer to do a more comprehensive job and remove ...

Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of experience in the home space and 10 years of editing experience. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over ...

There are certain jobs around the house that are harder than others. Prepping a house that has peeling paint is one of the hardest jobs. If you don’t sand down all that peeling paint, your new paint ...