3 Reasons you should repaint 2 years after completing the build

3 Reasons You Should Repaint 2 Years After Completing The Build

People often mistakenly apply the five to seven year repainting principle to newly built homes and offices. Here are a few good reasons why you SHOULD repaint within a two year period after construction…

 

  1. SPECIFICATION OF PAINT USED DURING CONSTRUCTION

It is not uncommon that the person specifying the paint to be applied to various substrates in a new build is not suitably qualified to do so. This invariably leads to inadequate protection and accelerated weathering reducing the ultimate life span of various elements of the build resulting in wasted and unexpected replacement and/or repair costs

  1. BUILDING CONTRACTORS OFTEN DO NOT USE APPROVED APPLICATORS

Approved applicators are required to adhere to strict preparation and application procedures including testing the moisture content of the various surfaces before working on them. If your builder did not use an approved applicator there is a strong likelihood that you have neither a product nor a workmanship guarantee on your new build’s paint job

  1. ALL BUILDINGS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF MOVEMENT OR SETTLEMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR

No matter how good your professional and contracting teams were, your new home or office WILL develop movement and/or settlement cracks in the first year or so. Although sometimes hairline in nature these MUST be rectified timeously to prevent water egress, degradation of plaster, lifting of paint and tiles and the potential for structural type damage

 

To mitigate against all of the above, projects managers and architects alike often adopt a ‘belts and braces’ approach and specify the highest quality paint during the build process. The truth is that irrespective of the paint used, if it is not applied by a suitably qualified painting contractor in the correct manner one would not enjoy the benefits of this approach. This coupled with the fact that the building will almost certainly experience some form of movement and/or settlement after construction is the reason why we now recommend that you use a ‘middle of the road’ paint specification during building, which saves you money at a time when every bit counts, accept that fact that you SHOULD repaint two years down the line and then if needs be apply the Rolls Royce of products for longevity.