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This is Roger Tinker, Owner and General Manager of All Star Pest Control located in Columbus
Georgia.
There is sometimes a tendency to overlook paint that is not in good condition on a house only to
discover other problems because of bubbling or peeling paint.
Painting is a valuable resource to protect and to keep wood from rotting due to moisture that is
absorbed when good painted conditions are not maintained. It is a lot cheaper to paint the siding and
other parts of the house than it is to replace wood damaged from moisture.
A case in point is that carpenter bees will not attack wood that is painted properly. Carpenter Bees
are prevalent for about six weeks in the Spring and then they go back into the woods. I only seem to
get complaints from customers that have poorly painted houses with bubbling or peeling paint.
It is cheaper for people to fix the bubbling or peeling paint than to pay for a Carpenter Bee treatment
each year.
Bubbling or peeling Paint can indicate a roof leak. Water running inside the exterior walls from a
leaking roof can damage the unpainted side of siding. Exceesive moisture can create wood rot and
cause the paint to bubble or peel.
The same condition can happen if there is excessive moisture in the crawl space of your home.
Moisture can rise up through the inside of the exterior walls creating wood rot that will cause the paint
to bubble or peel.
And of course, old paint just needs to be scrap and repainted.
Paint that is bubbling or peeling provides a good habitat for many pest that will then venture into your
home. Some but not limited to, are America Roaches, spiders, earwigs, silverfish, ants as well as
rodents.
Please feel free to contact me if I can help you.
