{"id":169,"date":"2016-06-03T18:15:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T18:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elaranpainting.com\/Painting-Tips\/?p=169"},"modified":"2016-06-03T18:15:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T18:15:25","slug":"top-3-reasons-to-have-your-home-pressure-washed-before-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elaranpainting.com\/Painting-Tips\/top-3-reasons-to-have-your-home-pressure-washed-before-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Reasons to Have Your Home Pressure Washed Before Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elaranpainting.com\/Painting-Tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerwashing.jpg\" alt=\"powerwashing\" width=\"200\" height=\"301\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elaranpainting.com\/Painting-Tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerwashing.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.elaranpainting.com\/Painting-Tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerwashing-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the best ways to improve your home&#8217;s appearance and to keep it healthy is to have its exterior repainted. However, it&#8217;s very important that you know that the paint job that you&#8217;re getting is of the highest quality possible. A low quality exterior paint job will quickly deteriorate and force you to have your home repainted much sooner than you would otherwise need to.<\/p>\n<p>One way to guarantee the best possible exterior painting job is to hire the professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elaranpainting.com\/\">North Georgia painting contractors<\/a> at <strong>Elaran Painting<\/strong>, who can provide you with excellent service from start to finish. Another is to make sure that you have your home pressure washed before it&#8217;s painted, which is a service that our contractors will be happy to provide.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top three reasons to pressure wash your home&#8217;s exterior before you have it painted:<\/p>\n<h2>1. Pressure Washing Will Give You a Longer-Lasting Paint Job<\/h2>\n<p>Pressure washing your home&#8217;s exterior will get rid of a lot of build-up that you may not even be aware of. Over time, dirt and particulate matter accumulate and build up all over your North Georgia home, and there&#8217;s most likely also a good deal of mold and mildew on your walls. Even if you can&#8217;t see these things, they&#8217;re probably lining a huge portion of your home&#8217;s exterior. If you paint your home while this grime is still on your walls, you&#8217;ll just be painting the build-up and not the actual walls, which can be a major problem.<\/p>\n<p>When you paint over grime, fungus, or mold, you&#8217;ll see the paint start chip and peel away very soon. The paint will react to heat and rain much more quickly, and it will be very noticeable. Pressure washing is a great way to ensure that your exterior paint job will be a lasting one.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Your Garden Hose Want Do the Job<\/h2>\n<p>There really isn&#8217;t a DIY version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elaranpainting.com\/Services\/pressure-washing.html\">pressure washing<\/a> your home&#8217;s exterior that is comparable to the service that a professional will be able to perform. You won&#8217;t be able to get the job done with any ordinary household equipment, and renting a pressure washer can be both expensive and dangerous. If you do attempt to wash your North Georgia home&#8217;s exterior on your own, you might be able to see a visible difference, but it&#8217;s often what you <em>can&#8217;t<\/em> see that will do the most damage over time.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Professionals Know Exactly What to Do\u2014And What Not to Do<\/h2>\n<p>Our North Georgia painting contractors will be able to provide you with excellent pressure washing services that will get the job done, and we&#8217;ll be able to ensure that no damage is done to your property during the pressure washing.<\/p>\n<h3>If you&#8217;re looking for pressure washing services in North Georgia, call Elaran Painting at 706-889-3112, or complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elaranpainting.com\/estimate.html\">our online request form<\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best ways to improve your home&#8217;s appearance and to keep it healthy is to have its exterior repainted. However, it&#8217;s very important that you know that the paint job that you&#8217;re getting is of the highest quality possible. A low quality exterior paint job will quickly deteriorate and force you to have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[16,15,13],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top 3 Reasons to Have Your Home Pressure Washed Before Painting - Ellijay Painting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here are the top three reasons to pressure wash your home&#039;s exterior before you have it painted. 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