Luckily, HGTV's Mike Holmes' trusted inspector, Paul Bonenfant, shared a rundown of everything that can go wrong on the exterior of a spruced-up house. And some of his call-outs might shock you.

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side The HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Everlast Exterior (Lowe's) is part of the Paints test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests ...

Todryk said (via HGTV on YouTube), "By painting it all kind of one dark moody color, and all of a sudden that very obvious exterior wall becomes a really cool feature wall." In another room ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side The HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams WeatherShield is part of the Paints test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Exterior ...