June is the prime month for painting says Scott Brown, owner of Scott Brown Professional Painting and Remodeling.Riverbend 2014 is in the books, and our evenings are free again without the nightly trek to the riverfront.
As everyone gets into the swing of summer, the family’s evening entertainment moves from the den to the deck and other outdoor living spaces. The beauty of summer’s lingering sunsets — in addition to vivid colors streaking the western horizon — is extra hours of daylight until 9 p.m. or later. There’s more time in the evenings for family fun or checking off the honey-do list of do-it-yourself chores.
“June tends to be that month that everybody tries to finish lingering projects to be ready for Independence Day holidays,” says Harold Stockburger, manager of the East Brainerd Ace Hardware. “We get a lot of people who have worked all spring, getting things growing, now they are getting ready to cook out.”
Stockburger says homeowners’ projects include exterior painting, fertilizing the lawn — especially Bermuda grass or zoysia, the two most popular varieties in this area — and mulching.
June also is the time to tackle exterior paint jobs. Scott Brown, of Scott Brown Professional Painting and Remodeling, says his company annually sees an uptick in requests this month.