Crystal Falls painting built for hill country conditions.

Serving Crystal Falls homeowners

Crystal Falls is one of Leander's most sought-after communities — rolling hill country terrain, a golf course, and custom and semi-custom homes built to take advantage of the natural setting. The hill country environment creates exterior painting conditions that are more demanding than flat urban neighborhoods: more direct sun exposure from the elevated position, cedar architectural elements that bleed tannin through paint if not properly primed, and temperature swings between winter nights and summer afternoons that expand and contract paint films more aggressively than in town.

Cedar is the most common specialty substrate we encounter in Crystal Falls. It is a beautiful, naturally rot-resistant wood, but it contains resins and tannins that bleed through paint and cause discoloration if the wood is not primed correctly before finish coats. We use shellac-based or oil-based primers — Zinsser BIN or Zinsser Cover Stain — on all cedar surfaces before any acrylic finish coat goes on. Skipping this primer step is the most common reason exterior paint on cedar trim discolors within the first year, and it is a step that shortcuts-oriented crews consistently skip.

For the broader exterior coating on Crystal Falls homes, we use Sherwin-Williams Emerald Exterior or Duration — products rated for UV exposure at the level Crystal Falls homes see on south and west-facing surfaces. We apply these products at proper film thickness and follow a two-coat finish schedule on all painted surfaces. Interior cabinet painting and full interior repaints are also popular in Crystal Falls, where homeowners are investing in premium finishes that match the quality of their homes. We use Sherwin-Williams Emerald Interior or Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel on Crystal Falls interior projects.

We offer interior painting, exterior painting, and cabinet painting throughout Crystal Falls and the surrounding area.