McCarthy Painting

03/11/2021

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Our work is very stable and is year round including in the winter time.

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08/12/2018

How to Identify Dry Rot
Dry rot, also known as brown rot, is a wood-destroying fungus that affects soft and hard woods. Mostly found in damp and humid conditions, dry rot depletes the moisture from dry wood, sometimes causing extensive structural damage. If not identified early, dry rot seeps through bricks and mortar to wood located in poorly ventilated areas. It cannot affect the masonry but dry rot strands carry the moisture needed to spread.
Instructions
1 Search for wood that is sunken or shrunken.
2 Determine whether the affected area is black and covered in mildew.
3 Look for affected wood that has flat "skin-like" growth. The skin may have a mushroom-like growth with shades of silver and gray. It may be patterned with patches of light purple or yellow and peels easily.
4 Check wood with damp and musty odors. Watch for white "cottonball" growth on the wood. This is very important if you suspect water damage.
5Examine any dust around the rotted area. Dry rot dust is a rust red color.
6 Inspect any area with wide, soft and fleshy wide spores. The spores may have an orange and green surface. Look for thick gray strands, up to three millimeters in diameter, growing within the cracked section of wood. These strands may be found alone without any other symptoms of dry rot. The strands make the wood brittle and crack easily and can grow over other damp wood, possibly leading to dry rot.
7 Verify dry rot with an ice pick inserted in the middle of the affected area. If it goes through the wood easily, you have may have dry rot. If the wood seems solid and dry, you may not have any major problems with the wood. However, you should look for cracks and rips in the wood that is susceptible to water damage.

08/03/2018

5 Ways to Tell if your House Needs Painting
The Incredible Shrinking Board
Do you have a board on your house that looks like it is shrinking? No that is probably not your imagination. At the ends of boards are often the first place where symptoms of dry rot begin. Dry rot is caused when moisture is allowed to saturate exposed piece of wood for extended periods of time. Dry rot is not caused by the moisture, though. Dry rot is caused by one of several spices of fungus that infiltrates the bare wood which is carried in and propagated by water. The fungus contained in the water in turn begins to digest the wood. So yes, your wood is shrinking. But what’s a little dry rot right? Wrong! If you still think your house is fine despite the sudden wasting away of the wood and the new found knowledge that a life form is literally eating away at your home. let me introduce to you a little game I like to call “I told you so.” If you have a board that has the above mentioned symptoms take a screwdriver and with moderate pressure poke at the shrunken area. Done that? Good. Now you know why the game is called what it is.
The Paint Isn’t Peeling, Thats a Faux Finish
Okay so the paint is peeling on your home. If you have waited until this point you have waited too long. Remember our friend dry rot that we talked about earlier, well he has just been invited to an all you can eat buffet now that you have neglected your home long enough to let the paint peel. Sure the house can wait another year so long as you have enough money to buy that new flat screen TV, but lets put it this way. Would you rather pay for a paint job, or would you rather pay for a paint job plus rebuilding your decaying house. If the flat screen is more important than the structure that keeps your head dry, as a man, I can tell you whole heartedly that I totally understand. Fellas click here to learn how you can paint your exterior yourself, or ladies tell your husband to stop watching that newly purchased and come over here and take notes!
Your Home is not Supposed to be that Kind of Landmark
Okay if your were trying to tell someone how to get to your house and at the end of the directions you say something to the affect of “my house is the one that you can see from space,” its probably not an exaggeration to say that you need a paint job. Now I realize that an “ugly” house is kind of a subjective thing, but let me put it to you this way. Do you remember the primary color wheel that you used to have in your 1st grade classroom? Good now if the outside of your house is painted any of those colors, and you put it there, you have officially forfeited the right to ever make color decisions for anything ever again.
The Stucco Guy Told me that I Would Never Have to Paint my House
Okay so you have a stucco house. Now you had that house built say 20 years ago and the stucco guy told you, “this is the best siding that you can get (this part wasn’t an exaggeration 20 years ago)! Stucco siding will last forever and you will never need to paint it!” Okay that second statement there might have been a little over the top. Sadly enough, this statement is based on a true story. After my customer told me about this encounter I then asked him how long forever was. After I asked him this I could see by the deer in the headlights look that we had just made contact. Nothing lasts forever. If your stucco building has hairline cracks… or big cracks for that matter it is definitely time to paint. Hairline cracking in stucco is like having paint peeling off your wooden siding. If water is allowed to go into those cracks, water can then reach your wooden studs and we are talking to our good friend Mr. Dry Rot once again. So all together now, say it with me, NOTHING LASTS FOREVER!
Does my House Need Painting
Now you may be sitting here reading this article and all of a sudden wondering, gee golly gosh does my house need painting? Well if you had to ask yourself that question, odds are you probably do. A high end paint job can last you about 10 years, and sometimes more depending on an array of factors. Unfortunately, most contractors out there don’t do high quality work. Check the southern exposure on your home first for clues that your structure may be due for a paint job as that is typically the side of the house that needs painting first. Additionally when you first see that your building shows any sign of dry rot, paint peeling, chalking or any other signs of degradation do not wait! Having your house painted may be something you dread having to do, but trust me when I say that having parts of your home rebuilt because you waited to long, is far worse of an alternative than repainting your building as a preventive measure.

07/28/2018

Top 10 Reasons Why You Need to Paint Your House Inside and Out

Most of us would agree that painting is a quick and easy way to refresh or update your home. From painting a child's room to changing the color of your exterior finish, painting is one home improvement strategy that's both cost effective and produces immediate results. Painting your home's interior and exterior walls and trim has added value. The benefits that painting can bring to you and your family are many, and varied. Yes, indeed, keeping a fresh coat of paint on walls and trim can also keep homeowners and their families healthy, while boosting the home's interior and curb appeal.
Check out the Top 10 Reasons Why You Need To Paint Your House Inside and Out.
1. Increases Real Estate Value of Your Home. Painting both interior and exterior walls, trim and other home surfaces will increase the overall real estate value of your home. This helps in valuation of your assets, and can help with resale.
2. Enhances Curb Appeal. Painting exterior walls, trim and other surfaces of your home will increase curb appeal, further increasing value of your biggest asset.
3. Promotes Healthy Indoor Air Quality. Painting interior walls, trim and other surfaces with quality, low VOC and zero-VOC paints and finishes can reduce odors and fumes, and promote healthy, indoor air quality for you and your family.
4. Keeps Dust, Dirt to a Minimum. Particularly in homes with plaster walls, keeping your interior walls, trim and other surfaces painted can keep dust and dirt at bay. Paint keeps plaster in check, and dust to a minimum. For old homes or tough interior surfaces, make sure you use high quality paint.
5. Hides Permanent Marks, Stains. Painting both interior and exterior walls, trim and other home surfaces will help the homeowner cover permanent marks or stains that have proven difficult to remove.
6. Protects Exterior Surfaces. Painting both interior and exterior walls, trim and other home surfaces will help the homeowner protect the home from the inclement weather, particularly ice and snow.
7. Protects Interior Surfaces. Painting both interior and exterior walls, trim and other home surfaces will help these areas hold up under normal wear and tear, and protect walls from damaging effects of water.
8. The Most Inexpensive Remodel. Does your home need a new look? In this economy, homeowners are finding out that there's nothing quite like painting to refresh your home and living environment, at a fraction of the cost of a remodel.
9. High Value Make Over. Does your home need updating? Painting can provide a quick update at pennies on the dollar.
10. Positive Energy, Improved Homeowner Outlook. Amazing as it seems, sometimes changing the interior and exterior colors of your home can have the effect of changing your outlook on your home and living environment. Light or white paint makes small rooms and spaces appear bigger. Bright colors can make a family or play room fun and vibrant. Pastels can make a bedroom cozy and serene.