This stucco house received a beautiful transformation! At Tri-Plex Painting, we use a spray/backroll technique to ensure we penetrate all the stucco texture and crevices. This technique also ensures that the end result has a nice and even finish. At Tri-Plex Painting, our painters have the experience to to improve adhesion and covereage to give…read more
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RSS feed for this sectionCurling Paint Problem
Curling accrues on the front edge of the siding drip edge. As the siding is exposed to substantial moisture it expands and can cause the front edge to separate from the layers inside a piece of siding. Once a piece of siding has curled the only way to try and make it look uniform again…read more
Swelling Paint
Swelling is a sign that the siding has been failing for some time and its holding moisture. When moisture is absorbed through the siding the siding expands and begins to swell at the drip edge. Moisture will not stop at the drip edge and will begin to make its way up into the middle of…read more
Flaking Paint
Flaking or peeling paint tells us that perhaps the siding was not primed properly and the paint did not adhere as well as it should. Moisture will cause the paint to release from the surface. Once this process begins if it’s not protected more siding becomes exposed and causes a chain reaction. More paint begins…read more
Splitting in Siding
A sign of failure is when the underside of the siding begins to crack or split. A reason for this is that the underside is wicking moisture. When moisture gets behind the paint it causes the paint to split and crack. Once the paint begins to become detached from the surface more and more moisture…read more