Exterior Home Painting with eicó

“I was first introduced to eicó six years ago and have never looked back. As an Interior Designer, I am always looking for paint that provides a superior finish and the truest pigment, but since discovering eicó I use nothing else. eicó never fails to attract compliments and is the only paint I use for my clients and in my own home. It ensures the best finish and the utmost satisfaction.” Katharine Barton — Katharine Barton Designs
 

If you have a home that looks tired, unloved, dirty or even unappealing from the outside sometimes a lick of paint is all you need to give your home a new lease of life. Don’t run away screaming, painting the outside walls, doors and window frames of your home can be one of the most cost- effective and easiest ways of improving the look and feel of your home.

You need to prepare your home for exterior painting – this means checking the home is structurally safe and there are no breaches on external walls that could cause damp to the home. If you do spot any cracks or holes in the exterior walls of your home they may need rendering or plastering so wait until the hole or crack is filled and the plaster has dried.

Make sure you remove any damaged or flaking paint before you start painting, scraping sanding or power washing can be great ways to remove old or peeling paint. This means you have a smooth surface for painting the exterior of your home.

Have a look for any mould or fungus on the outside walls of your home and remove it before repainting the walls or the mould and fungus will grow into the next layer of paint. Typical places that mould and fungus could be found are in the shady areas of your outside walls or areas near drains and gutters.

Next you need to make sure you chose a paint colour for the exterior of your home that is in-keeping with the others houses nearby you and owners of listed buildings and buildings in conservation areas are required to double check the rules. eicó paints are hardy and durable and popular with owners of coastal homes were the weather can be extreme. We found a10 old white, a12 slate, c20 aquifer, r31 poppy stem, d1 whisper, c13 aqua, e5 oyster are popular neutral colours for painting the exterior of your home. Flower pot e27 is also perfect as is the deeper striking cranberry cocktail t48 (team with rich cream window frames) and late olive k12 or grodan h11 on a period property.

It’s obviously highly recommended that you paint the exterior of your home in the spring or summer months and you really want to aim for drier weather periods.

eicó Alterior Matt is a high quality waterborne paint, made of 100% pure Acrylics. It dries to a non-yellowing flat finish and has excellent colour retention. It has low dirt pick-up, good weathering properties and washability.  Alterior Matt adheres well to aged alkyd paints, is easy to use and has a very good hiding power. It is an environmentally friendly product with very little odour, APEO and solvent free with low VOC rating (VOC 0.5%).

eicó Alterior Matt can be used on Interior and exterior: Walls, ceilings, roof tiles and primed structural steel. Substrates: concrete, masonry, cements, rendering plaster, plaster board, lining paper, glass fibre, woodwork (primed), etc.

eicó Alterior Eggshell is a high quality waterborne paint made of 100% pure Acrylics. It dries to a non-yellowing, eggshell finish and has excellent colour retention. It has low dirt pick-up, good weathering properties and wash ability. eicó alterior eggshell adheres well to aged alkyd paints, is easy to use and has a very good hiding power. It is an environmentally friendly product with very little odour, is APEO and solvent free with a low VOC rating (VOC ≤ 2.5%).

eicó Alterior Eggshell can be used on Interior and exterior : Walls, ceilings, roof tiles. Substrates: Concrete, masonry, cements, rendering plaster, plaster board, lining paper, glass fibre, woodwork and steel (primed), etc