As the days start to shorten and temperatures drop, the window for painting your house is beginning to close. If you have been meaning to get around to that exterior paint job, now is the time to pick up the phone and make it happen. In the Anchorage area, A-1 Kaylor Painting offers the best workmanship around. With decades of experience, quality materials, and friendly customer service, this painting contractor is the name to trust when it's time to paint your house. 

Paint requires optimal temperature and moisture levels to dry properly without cracking, and these shift dramatically well before the first frost hits. Southern states can get away with pushing through until December, but in Alaska, we usually have to put the brushes down sometime in October or earlier.


Although summer is an ideal time to paint due to the warmth and relative dryness, early fall can also be a great time for exterior painting. Temperatures are more consistent from day to night during the fall, which keeps paint drying at a steady level and prevents cracking. Although any paint company will recommend a minimum temperature for applying exterior paint, that threshold can be pretty low. Premium paint manufacturers including Sherwin Williams, Resilience, and SuperPaint offer exterior paint colors that can be applied down to 35-degree weather—just don’t let the mercury drop below this mark.

Moisture is a big factor, too. You can only apply paint to dry surfaces. Once the snow hits, you can forget about dry wood until the spring thaw. Even if the snow hasn’t hit directly yet, the humidity in the air could have a similarly detrimental effect on any painting projects.

Perk up your home with a fresh coat of paint before winter arrives. Call A-1 Kaylor Painting at (907) 345-7309 for a free quote on your paint job today.