During wintertime, everyone spends more time indoors than they typically do. You may notice that the inside of your home is looking a little dull and could use a refresher. A fresh painting job shouldn’t wait for the Summer, making your home a more...
As we near the end of summer and the exterior painting season, it is important to consider the lead paint practices of contractors when deciding to paint your home. For the majority of customers with homes built prior to 1978, it is likely that lead...
Do you have a condo or a home with multiple floors that needs painting? For customers with homes that reach tall heights, it can be difficult to find the right company to paint their home’s exterior and be certain that every potential problem will...
A simple trick to add value and aesthetic appeal to your home is to install wall moldings in your rooms and hallways. Different molding options include crown moldings, columns, chair railings, wainscoting, window casings, baseboards, and door...
With a new year and new beginnings often comes an itch to update your home. One of the best places to begin is in the bedroom- where you will start and end every day of 2018. But paint colors aren’t just about choosing what’s most appealing at first...
Paints are composed of three central elements: pigment (which gives paint its color), binders (which makes the pigment adherent), and solvents (which keep the paint liquid). It’s the latter category that we’re concerned with here, primarily because...
The function of any primer is to give your surface an even base, to seal stains, and to ensure the smooth bonding and application of topcoats of paint.
Like anything else in a home, interior walls need cleaning. Unlike most other surfaces, however, they need to be treated gently, with as little chemical abrasion as possible, if you want to preserve the finish.
Windows are close to the weather, and—that being so—they take a lot of abuse from the elements. More often than not, peeling paint from wooden windowsills and frames can be sourced back to moisture. When snow melts on your sills, when rain stands...
Excessive chalking is a common issue that looks precisely as you might imagine: a powdery, dust-like layer that lays over the surface of your paint. In fact, if you type “excessive paint chalking” into a Google Image search, you’ll find photo after...