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Paint Peeling From Wood Due to Moisture - AFT Painters: Painting Houses Into Homes
4/9/2009 1:25:42 PM
Paint Peeling From Wood Due to Moisture - AFT Painters: Painting Houses Into Homes
The rough winter is finally in the rear view mirror. Has it left your cedar siding/trim with some peeling? Let’s take a look at what causes this:
Peeling results when we wood swells under paint, causing the paint bond to loosen, crack and fall off. Water can penetrate the painted wood several ways:
1. Uncalulked joints allowing moisture to seep into adjoining wood surfaces
2. worn out caulking
3. ice filled or choked gutters, causing moisture buildup under shingles
4. painting boards which are too close to bare ground
5. vegetation giving off moisture too close to the wood
6. leaking roofs
7. painting over wood damp with rain or dew
Common places where moisture enters into the wood of a home are between the porch slab and the house and through leaks in the roof.
Solutions:
A Finishing Touch Painters (
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first recommendation is to eliminate the source of the moisture. Thoroughly inspect the outside of the home, paying special attention to window and trim areas and other joints. Remove any loose or cracked calking and repair with new calk.
If moisture is rising from the ground through the masonry you should waterproof the foundation with a special designed coating. If wood is touching the ground, remove that portion of the wood. Siding should come down no further than 6” above the ground.
Check the roof for signs of leakage and clean out gutters and downspouts. If you suspect vegetation is the cause of peeling, cut it back.
A Finishing Touch Painters (
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suggests removing all loose paint with a scraper or wire brush, down to the bare wood if necessary. Sand rough surfaces. Seal all bare wood with a primer and allow it to dry one or two days before applying the topcoat.
A very important point when repainting is to ensure moisture on wooden surfaces (siding/trim) resulting from rain or dew has completely evaporated before painting. Most paints will not adhere to wet surfaces.
A Finishing Touch Painters
Painting Houses Into Homes - One Home at a Time
866-308-0011
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About the author:
A Finishing Touch Painters began as in interior and exterior residential paint
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