Exterior painting in Redwood City

Sun, old cottages and HOA colors in Redwood City

NOAA's Redwood City station averages a summer high of 80.2F and 79 days a year at 80F or more. Hot sun on a south or west wall makes paint dry before it levels out, which shows as lap marks, so in summer we follow the shade around the house. Winter lows average 41.1F, below the minimum on some paint labels, so cold-season work waits for milder days.

Several Queen Anne cottages from before 1906 stand in Mezesville, and old wood like that needs careful scraping; on homes built before 1978, federal lead rules apply. In Redwood Shores, over 1,300 single-family lots fall under HOA CC&Rs, so check whether your association approves colors before you choose. Contractors can't work weekends here without written approval, so Redwood City paint days are weekdays.

Worth knowing about Redwood City

• Redwood Shores depends on levees; FEMA said in 2020 that without upgrades it would be remapped as a flood hazard area, with about 4,700 households needing flood insurance.
• At NOAA's Redwood City station, 1991 to 2020 normals put summer highs at 80.2F and winter lows at 41.1F.
• Of Redwood City's 32,135 housing units, 64.2% were built before 1980 and 8.1% in 1939 or earlier; the 1950s alone account for 21.2%.