This exterior house repaint in Daytona Beach turned a plain single story block home into a two tone white and navy house. The walls and garage door are white. The lower band of block, the gable over the garage and the fascia are a deep navy blue, with the round gable vent picked out in white.
The first photo is not a before shot. It was taken part way through the job, with the first white coat on the walls and the trim not yet painted, and the hoses still running across the driveway. The second is the finished house. There are more residential projects like it. We show both because the middle of a repaint rarely looks the way people expect.
- Location
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Property
- Single story block house with attached garage
- Surfaces
- Walls, block base, gable, fascia, garage door and trim
- Work shown
- During and finished
During and finished photos
Each photo is labeled with the state of the work, so you always know what you are looking at.
Does a two tone paint scheme work on a Florida block house?
It works well, and the dark color low on the wall does a practical job as well as a visual one.
The bottom couple of feet of any Florida house take a beating. Rain splashes sand and mulch back up onto the wall, sprinklers spray it, and lawn equipment scuffs it. On an all white house that band goes grey and dirty long before the rest of the wall does. Painting it navy hides most of that. Carrying the same navy up into the gable and along the fascia makes the lower band look planned rather than like a patch.
There is an honest downside. Dark colors absorb more heat and fade faster in direct sun, so a navy base on a wall that faces south or west will show its age before the white does. Good exterior paint slows that down. It does not stop it. We point out which walls get the most sun when we walk the house, so you can decide where the dark color goes.
Why does a house look worse halfway through a repaint?
Because the first coat is not meant to be the finish. It is the foundation.
Block and stucco soak up paint unevenly. Patched areas, bare spots and older sections all drink differently, so a first coat can look streaky or blotchy even when it has gone on perfectly. The trim is still the old color, the base has not been cut in, and there are hoses and ladders around. People look at a house in that state and worry. That is exactly the stage you see in the first photo here.
The way we handle an exterior, the house is washed first, which is what those hoses on the driveway are for. Then come repairs and caulking, the first coat, the second coat, and finally the trim and accent colors, which are what make the house look finished. Our pressure washing page explains why the wash matters so much here in Volusia County.
How do you choose exterior colors for a house in Daytona Beach?
Test them on the actual wall, and look at them in more than one light before you commit.
A navy that looks right on a paint chip under store lights can read almost black on a shaded wall and almost purple in harsh afternoon sun. Put samples on the house, on a sunny side and a shady side, and check them in the morning and again late in the day. White has the same problem in reverse. Some whites go cold and blue next to navy, and others go yellow.
If you live in a community with an HOA, get the colors approved before anyone opens a can. Many neighborhoods around Daytona Beach have an approved palette, and repainting in an unapproved color can mean doing it twice. Our exterior painting in Daytona Beach page covers prep and timing, and Color Masters Painting can bring samples out when we come to price the job.
Thinking about a two tone exterior?
We will walk the house with you, talk through where the colors go, and give you a written estimate. Call Robert or send a request.