Painting in Winter in Wednesbury

Winter is a very good time for indoor decorating and usually the wrong time for outside work. Inside, homes are heated, the weather does not matter, and many people like to freshen rooms before Christmas or get them done ready for spring. Paint dries a little slower in a cold room, so keeping the heating on and the room ventilated helps it cure properly.

Outside, cold and damp are the problem. Most masonry and exterior paints need the surface and air to be above about 5C while the paint dries, with no rain and no frost overnight. In winter, short days, damp walls, morning dew and frost leave very few safe painting hours, and paint that gets wet or frozen before it cures can fail, wrinkle or wash off. Some winter-grade paints extend the window a little, but most exterior work is best planned for spring.

In Wednesbury we fill the winter months with interiors, hallways, stairs and landings, ceilings and woodwork, and book outside fronts and render for the warmer, drier months. If you want your exterior done in spring, booking it over winter means you are not waiting when the good weather arrives.