What to Do When You Notice Bubbling Under Your Coating

You walk past a wall you have looked at a hundred times, and this time something is off. A cluster of small bubbles has risen up under the coating, like blisters on the surface. Your first thought is usually the one everyone has. Is water getting into my house? Take a breath. Bubbling under a […]

What to Do When Efflorescence Appears on Coated Masonry

You walk past the brick and there it is: a white, chalky bloom spreading across a wall you already had painted or coated. Your first thought is usually mold. Your second is worse: is water getting into the wall, and did the coating just fail? Take a breath. This is one of the most common […]

What to Do When Paint Won’t Stick to Your Chalky Siding

You run your hand along the siding and it comes away coated in fine white powder. A season after painting, the fresh coat is already flaking off. If that is your house, you are dealing with chalking, and you are far from alone. Chalky siding is one of the most common reasons paint refuses to […]

What to Do When Your Repaint Fails Within Two Years

You paid a contractor to repaint the house two seasons ago. It looked great the day they packed up. Now the south wall is already peeling, and you are standing in the driveway wondering what you did to deserve this. First, this is not your fault. Expecting more than two years out of a fresh […]

What to Do When Your Exterior Paint Keeps Peeling in Wisconsin

Here is a call we get almost every spring. A homeowner near Milwaukee had the house professionally painted a couple of years back. It looked sharp heading into winter. By the time the snow melts, the same wall is peeling again. Same spot, same frustration. If that sounds like your house, take a breath. Peeling […]