by VMS Home Painting | 24/07/2026 | Exterior Painting
A haint blue porch ceiling is a pale blue or blue-green ceiling, a Lowcountry custom rooted in Gullah tradition, where the blue was meant to keep “haints,” or spirits, away from the house. Most people who paint one today also want the look: a covered porch...
by VMS Home Painting | 10/07/2026 | Exterior Painting
Stucco is a cement plaster: cement, sand and water troweled onto a wall, which the industry standard for applying it, ASTM C926, calls portland cement-based plaster. That makeup is why stucco painting is its own job. New stucco is strongly alkaline, its pores hold...
by VMS Home Painting | 03/07/2026 | Exterior Painting
A flake of paint that drops off your siding works a little like a core sample. Before you sweep it up, turn it over: the back usually says more about the problem than the front does. Exterior paint peeling happens when the film loses its grip on the surface under it....
by VMS Home Painting | 10/06/2026 | Exterior Painting
The best exterior paint for a humid climate is a top-quality 100% acrylic latex with a mildew-resistant film, in a sheen chosen for how damp each wall stays, over the right primer for each surface. The brand on the can matters less than what its data sheet says about...
by VMS Home Painting | 03/06/2026 | Exterior Painting
“How do I remove mildew from my exterior paint?” is one of the questions Google shows next to this topic. Before you answer it, answer a simpler one: is that gray, black or green film actually mildew? Mildew on exterior paint is a fungus growing on the...
by VMS Home Painting | 10/05/2026 | Exterior Painting
The mistake paint makers warn about with vinyl siding is picking a color darker than the siding came in, in a paint that was not made for vinyl. Sherwin-Williams warns that going darker than the original shade can cause warping and other defects. So, can you paint...
