Category Archives: Weather

Siding Replacement For Your Home

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Siding Replacement For Your Home Siding is your house’s best defense against damage from the elements. Because Michigan homes are constantly fighting the weather, the time will come when you’ll need to call on a professional you can trust for siding replacement. New siding will: * enhance the exterior and interior appearance of your house * protect your house from the elements * provide impact resistance (wear and tear, denting, and dinging) * provide … Continue reading →

Why You Should Paint, Rather Than Stain Cedar Exteriors

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Why You Should Paint, Rather Than Stain Cedar Exteriors As common as Cedar shake siding is in the older homes in the Ann Arbor area, many homeowners do not know how to properly maintain it. The natural appearance and long life of cedar shake make it an attractive siding material that adds charm to many Ann Arbor area homes, but Cedar will turn gray over time when exposed to the environment in its unprotected … Continue reading →

Low Temperature Paints Allow Year Around Exterior Painting

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Low Temperature Paints Allow Year Around Exterior Painting Not long ago, all it took was an unexpected cold front to throw a project off track: most exterior latex paints could be applied only at temperatures above 50°F. Professional painters in Michigan were limited to the warmer months for their exterior painting seasons, turning down late season projects and waiting until spring bloomed before taking the ladders and brushes outside again. Unpredictable weather made deadlines … Continue reading →

Spooky Homeowner Horror – Exterior Water Damage

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Spooky Homeowner Horror – Exterior Water Damage Red leaves are swirling, pumpkins are appearing, and there’s a chill in the air – October is here and Halloween is fast approaching! In my house, that means hot spiced cider, Halloween costumes, and making sure our house exterior is buttoned up for the winter. A professional paint job can be expected to last several years with proper prep work and high quality materials. Unfortunately, if exterior … Continue reading →

Winterizing your house with exterior paint

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Winterizing your house with exterior paint Aahhh – the smells of fall are here – pumpkin spice, cider, fallen leaves. The leaves are changing color, kids are picking out Homecoming dresses and Halloween costumes, and Meijer has already put out the Hallmark Christmas ornaments – seriously – they’re right by the greeting cards and giftwrap, I saw it with my own eyes today. This week’s perfect temperatures could turn frigid or uncomfortably hot next … Continue reading →

Professional Paint Peeling Predictions

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Professional Paint Peeling Predictions Aside from my amazing alliteration, paint peeling predictions can save homeowners a lot of money, and painting contractors a lot of time. If they don’t know what they are looking for, even the most diligent homeowners can be in for a nasty surprise. Even after hours of painstaking prep work and exterior painting with the best of intentions, some exterior paint projects last less than a year. Exterior Painting Error … Continue reading →

House Painting and Climate

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Exterior Painting: How to make it Last! A free painting quote by one of Elysium’s trained estimators will answer all your specific questions about painting your house; for general information about painting as it is related to weather and climate, read on! Autumn is a wonderful occasion to finish painting outdoor projects, but a lot homeowners question if it’s safe to paint in colder climate. The answer is yes… but you will need to … Continue reading →

Exterior House Painting During the Winter

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Exterior House Painting During the Winter One of the most destructive seasons of our year is the onset of winter and the cold that follows.  Because of these very brutal forces it is crucial to make sure your home is safe and well protected to endure until Spring. One of the most important steps in preparing for Winter is to make sure the exterior paint of your home is sealed and unexposed to the … Continue reading →

Is the temperature too cold to paint? Not yet!

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Many homeowners are trying to squeeze in end-of-the-season exterior jobs, and many ask the same question: “Is it too cold to paint?” Our reply is – not quite yet! Freezing temperatures are an absolute threshold under which no paint or stain should be applied to any home. As long as temperatures are consistently above 40*, however, most painting applications are safe. While the ideal temperature is higher, as long as the paint has enough … Continue reading →