Show painting now Is year around home operation it la Is an erroneous belief that painting Is necessarily seasonal As successful a job may often be accomplished in winter or summer as in the spring or fall good results depend to a large extent upon certain necessary weather conditions which are opt to prevail nt any time of the year and when you take advantage of these conditions in the so called off seasons for painting it la Is possible to secure the services of the best painters who can give your work their undivided attention in the buster seasons it Is often difficult even impossible to secure the more skillful workmen too because of the demand on the painters time the work Is often rushed under such circumstances your work Is apt to suffer therefore it if your house Is in need of paint take advantage of the long dry spells that occur in the winter time when the atmosphere Is not too cold for exterior painting of course the necessary requirements must be observed such as dry weather which will insure a dry surface the thermometer should register at least 35 85 degrees or over ever if it Is colder the moisture present in the air condenses on the fleshly f painted surface although the paint dries eventually its durability and life are impaired exterior painting should never be done during rainy weather or while the surface la Is wet fog and frost on fresh paint kill the gloss and cause washing new wood that has previously absorbed moisture must bo be allowed to dry out thoroughly otherwise the moisture will force its way through to the painted surface and by breaking the bond of the paint cause it to peel good material will be just as essential to a good paint job as good workmanship interior inferior paint will spoil the finished work it does not last and it Is apt to crack peel and discolor repainting will be necessary in a short time cheap paint will cost less per gallon but it costs more per square foot A gallon of good paint will ordinarily cover from three to five hundred feet two coats whereas an inferior product cannot approach this standard it Is unwise too to skimp in the number of coats of paint applied to your house sometimes one coat la Is sufficient but it Is generally agreed that it Is 13 more economical to apply two coats say every four years ta than in n one coat every two years two coats will guarantee a perfect finish and more complete preservation in the end two coats will be more economical to you than one in that it will la last st longer and look better for a longer period of time for an unpainted house three coats are indispensable in repa repainting lilting a house the unexposed places such as gutters the undersides der sides of tin roofs etc should not be neglected because they are ou out of sight does not mean that they are butof out of the reach of the elements which cause them to corrode and decay A it Is naturally much easier to create continually favorable conditions for interior painting the temperature which should average from GO 60 to 70 degrees te degrees grees can be arranged according to necessity and there Is no danger of interruption from snow or rain it Is to your advantage then to plan your house painting both interior and exterior for the painters dull season As a rule you will find it possible to take advantage of a favorable temperature and clear weather for the exterior work and it la Is within your own abilities to create such circumstances for the interior work |