Heritage Home Painting in St. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas has a substantial stock of older housing, including Victorian and Edwardian homes near the downtown core and along the established streets around Talbot Street. These properties need a different approach from a modern subdivision home.
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Interior considerations in older homes
Plaster and lath walls behave differently from drywall. Hairline cracking is common and often seasonal; filling it properly means addressing the movement rather than simply skimming the surface. Original baseboards, casings and picture rails carry many layers of older paint, and the profile detail is easily lost if the coatings are applied too heavily.
Woodwork in these homes is frequently oil-based underneath. A bonding primer is required before any water-based finish, otherwise the new coating will peel at the edges.
Exterior considerations
Older exteriors often have wood siding, deep eaves, decorative trim, porch details and wood sash windows. Preparation takes longer because there is more scraping, more spot-priming of bare wood and more caulking than on a modern building.
Homes built before the late 1970s may contain lead-based coatings in older layers. Where that is a possibility, surfaces should be tested and appropriate safe work practices applied rather than assumed away.
Respecting the building's character
Colour choices on a heritage property affect the whole streetscape. Period-appropriate palettes, sensible body-and-trim contrast, and consistent treatment of windows and porch details usually produce a better result than a purely contemporary scheme.
Preparation included in the scope
- Assess the age of existing coatings and test where lead is a possibility
- Address plaster cracking and failed patches rather than skimming over movement
- Use bonding primers over previously oil-based woodwork
- Scrape, sand and spot-prime exterior bare wood before finish coats
- Protect original hardware, glass and decorative detail throughout
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