Perfect Paint Starts With Clean Walls | SERVPRO® of Piscataway

Painting is one of the most common DIY tasks that homeowners undertake. From refreshing a room to a full-on home remodel, handling your own painting is a great way to make the budget stretch further. Adding new color to a wall is exciting, but don’t skip over the important prep work before you pop that paint can open.

Painting over dirty walls isn’t a common DIY horror story, meaning that most homeowners aren’t aware of the risk it brings. No matter how thin your budget is stretched, a wall cleaning service is an investment that will mitigate the need for costly repairs later on. SERVPRO® of Piscataway has seen a lot of damage due to improper paint jobs—which is why we’ve put together a list of precautions so it doesn’t happen to you!

###Dirty Walls Won’t Let Paint Adhere Modern paint brands have achieved some incredible feats in synthetic engineering, but even the most expensive can won’t let you paint over just anything. Your walls hold on to more than you think—like greases and residues—that will keep your paint from drying evenly. Your mudroom and kitchen are likely where this will start, but a central air unit can quickly spread this problem all over. Once the paint is on the wall, the uneven spots will have to be sanded, cleaned and painted over again—meaning a lot of extra time, money and hassle.

###Chips and Flakes Might Plague Your Walls Grease can wreak havoc, but dust bunnies and dirt can cause just as much damage. Painting over debris will cause bumps and ridges in your wall that can lead to flakes and cracking over time. Once the paint begins to flake, the color will have to be stripped and the wall cleaned before another coat of paint goes up. That’s a surprising headache no one wants to be saddled with.

###You’ll Inconvenience Your Future Self You might stay in your home forever, or you might be planning to sell it right after the renovations are completed. Regardless, tastes change and evolve, meaning that wall will eventually be painted over. Without splotches or chips, you might be able to pass it off at first—but eventually, a poor paint job will have to be addressed. Whether it falls on your shoulders or you get a savvy buyer that requests a painting credit, the money will come from your pocket.

Painting is fun, but accidentally botching a paint job is not. Saving the extra headache and expenses by investing in a professional wall cleaning service will make sure your project is done properly for paint that lasts a lifetime.

Whether you’re remodeling or just want your walls to feel like new, SERVPRO® of Piscataway’s trained team of professionals can make your walls sparkle.