Paint is a cost-effective and simple way to refresh your home, increase the value, or prep for selling to a new buyer. But how often should you repaint your interior walls? According to most experts, the time between repainting varies based on many factors. Below we list some in depth factors to help you determine a more accurate guess of when you should repaint the interior of your home.
High traffic areas
High traffic areas such as entry ways, hallways, kitchens and corners in your home will need to be painted often. Those areas will more than likely contain scuff marks, fingerprints, dents, stains, and worn corners from kids playing, pets, moving in and more life events. While you can wash your walls and do some simple repairs, eventually you will need to just repaint. As with any corridor in the home – entryways, stairwells, etc – they see a lot of wear and tear compared to other rooms.
Forgotten areas
It can be easy to overlook ceilings, baseboards, and trim paint jobs, but they shouldn’t be forgotten when considering an interior repaint. Grease splatters can cover the kitchen ceiling, the baseboards may be scuffed from little shoes or pets, and window trim may be chipped or unprotected. A fresh coat of paint in these areas can really transform the interior of your home.
Change of Taste
As with anything in life, our tastes and likes change. If you paint a room one color, a few years down the road you could have new furniture, a new child or family member living in the home, or all new décor. A new paint job is a solution to all of these changes, and depending on your lifestyle, every 3 – 5 years is another good estimate for when these could occur.
Bedrooms in particular may need repainting, especially for children. As children grow and change, so do their preferences and favorite colors. Another reason to repaint children’s rooms more often is because of how frequently they spend time there. The walls may be drawn on, shoes may scuff baseboards, sticky hands and fingers may damage the walls, and other activities may cause wear and tear which gives you the perfect opportunity to freshen up and repaint.
Weather Impact
Depending on where you live, the weather may have a significant factor in the wear and tear of the paint in your home. Living in the Midwest we never know what kind of storm can come through. Whether it be heavy rain, or a wind storm that can damage your roof and allow water to seep in and cause water damage.
With Henrys Painting & Contracting, a few repairs, primer, a can of paint, and our professionals help can go a long way. Partnering with us, you will have a refreshed and new interior in no time!
Whether you have a major renovation coming up, or simply had a change in taste, it’s amazing what a new paint job can do for you and your home. Contact us today and request a interior painting quote!
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