Dark Paint Siding

Pick the right paint.

Dark paint siding.

When it comes time to do your painting wait for a day with moderate. So you d be asking your new paint coating to hold up to a lot of flexing over time. Choosing the right paint and colors for vinyl siding choose the right type of paint. In the past painting vinyl siding wasn t possible because the paint wouldn t fully adhere.

I d also be concerned about the paint gluing the siding panels together at the seams then cracking loose with changes in the weather. Prep your siding. Adding a dark coating will attract more heat and will probably increase the expansion as well. Heather keeling thinking about heat absorption dark exteriors are always going absorb more sun energy than whites creams and other light shades which are more reflective.

Going darker isn t a problem per se but you need to do it the right way. Yes if you do it right step 1. While a fresh coat of smoky gray navy blue or black paint on your home s exterior may look good for a while it s probably not long for this world. This pretty home has a creamy paint color for the window and siding trim which i can t use but i saved it because i love the black windows with the dark siding.

When it comes to exterior house colors darker is never the answer says jeff neal a project estimator with painting contractor capital coating. Pick the right day to paint vinyl siding. Even though this siding is brown which i m avoiding i do love this shot for inspiration. Save pin it see more images image credit.

If you don t want the paint to chip or the vinyl to warp when using dark colored paint.