Lightmen Daily

You do not need to repaint your house because September arrived. You should know what condition the exterior is in before months of wet weather. Check: Siding Trim Fascia Caulking Gutters Shaded walls Bare wood Peeling areas If everything looks stable, great. If something looks questionable, find out what it is while you still have choices.

Ah, Portland — land of endless coffee, flannel shirts, and rain. Lots of rain. So naturally, one of the top fears we hear from homeowners is this: "Won’t the rain ruin my fresh paint job?" Let’s separate the soggy fiction from the fact. Because while paint and water are like oil and vinegar when mixed the wrong way, Portland’s weather isn’t the death sentence for exterior painting that people think it is. You just have to know what you’re doing — and at Lightmen Painting, we do.