Crown Molding
One of the decorative features of homes that I have seen homeowners get most excited about over the years is crown molding. I don’t know if it is the way the word ‘crown molding’ slides off one’s tongue, or the vision that folks think of when having a conversation about it in their homes, but […]
Unintentional Damage by the Well-intentioned
Recently I had a situation with a Client that was truly heartbreaking to work through. The Client had lost her husband within the past year and is currently fighting health challenges of her own. Since her husband had passed, a mysterious leak had developed within her home. The leak did not happen all the time, […]
Opening Pandora’s Box
Anyone that owns a home with even a little bit of age to it (and quite many times, even much newer homes!), is susceptible to the idea of opening ‘Pandora’s Box’ any time they go to repair a piece of rotted exterior wood on their home. When taking off the rotted components, there is a […]
Caulking Your Foundation
If you have a home in New England, there is a good chance that you have some type of “foundation” associated with your home. Foundations are found at the base of your home and serve as a solid structure for your home to be built on top of. There are many analogies across life that […]
Reglazing Windows
Of all the things that can possibly be undertaken as they relate to painting, whether it be interior or exterior, there are two tasks that I have always despised more than others. One is removing wallpaper. Removing wallpaper is a grueling chore which to me, every time I have had to do it, has always […]
Surfactant Leaching
As New England Summers gradually move forward and the calendar advances, there is a phenomenon that occurs with painting outside which is often a head scratcher when it is seen and can lead to various forms of panic. Annually we tend to receive at least a couple of calls where Clients reach out to us […]
Interior Peeling Paint
While it is certainly not unusual to see peeling paint on the exterior of someone’s home, it is a bit less common to see peeling on the interior of the home. It would even be safe to say that seeing peeling paint on the exterior of a home is eventually an expected sight at some […]
Mill Glaze
Peeling paint can be one of the more unsightly things a homeowner has to contend with. Not only is it unsightly at first glance, but once discovered, the peeling paint has the tendency to draw the homeowner’s eyes to it like a magnet every time they pass by the portion of the home that the […]
Roof Leak Frustrations
Recently we had a Client that reached out to me, who was extraordinarily frustrated over a situation they were having with a leak. At one point over the past several months, we had done a repair around a pipe that was penetrating through their roof. This repair was beyond necessary as the sealant around […]
Where is Asbestos Found?
Asbestos is a natural mineral made up of delicate and flexible fibers that are impervious to heat, electricity, and corrosion. These qualities are what have made asbestos a “go-to” building material prior to society eventually figuring out how harmful it actually was. If your home was built prior to 1987, you may be surprised […]
