When to book an exterior painter, month by month
Book before the weather turns, not when it does
Good exterior crews book their season as soon as the first warm week makes everyone look at their siding at once. The book-by month on each place page is 2 months before its painting window opens. April is the most common one, for 846 places (26%). 43 places have no book-by month, either because they can paint year-round or because no month is reliable enough to plan a job around.
How many places book in each month
| Book by | Places | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 232 | 7% |
| February | 389 | 12% |
| March | 592 | 18% |
| April | 846 | 26% |
| May | 382 | 12% |
| June | 361 | 11% |
| July | 152 | 5% |
| August | 73 | 2% |
| September | 37 | 1% |
| November | 7 | 0% |
| December | 92 | 3% |
Places with two seasons
1,163 places have two separate windows a year, usually spring and autumn either side of a summer that is too hot, too humid or too stormy. Each window gets its own book-by month.
| Place | Windows | Book by |
|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | March to May and October to December | January, August |
| Phoenix, AZ | October to November and April | August, February |
| Philadelphia, PA | June and September | April, July |
| San Antonio, TX | March to April and October | January, August |
| Dallas, TX | March to May and October | January, August |
| Jacksonville, FL | March to May and October to November | January, August |
When you call, ask for a start date, not just a quote, and ask what happens if it rains on the day: a painter who will not paint into a forecast is the one you want. Bring your place's page; it shows which months have days to spare.
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