The Correct Treatment of Wrought Iron Rails….
Wrought Iron Rails can be a BEAUTIFUL aspect of a home. As with most areas of your home, if you are fortunate enough to have these often underappreciated works of art as decorative pieces, proper maintenance of them can ensure that they add a touch of beauty and functionality for many, many years. Wrought iron rails […]
What the HECK is a “Stink Pipe”?
You may or may not have heard of the term “Stink Pipe” before. If you have heard of it, there is a good chance it was in passive conversation from someone in your circle of family or friends that works in the construction trades. A “Stink Pipe”, as crude a term as you […]
Where in the WORLD are these Water Stains coming from ?!?!?
Possibly one of the most disconcerting feelings of any home or business owner is seeing a water stain popping up on a ceiling within their property. Water stains and where they actually come from are seldom thought of until they are noticed and a queasy feeling can often set in from there… Where […]
This Week… The Challenges with Skylights!!!
Skylights can be an awesome feature to someone’s home. Skylights allow natural light to both warm and brighten interiors in ways that artificial lights (think lightbulbs – whether incandescent, fluorescent, or LED) just cannot do. If you have a vented skylight, you also have another way to increase airflow in the home and […]
Painting Glossy Interior Trim…and Getting the Paint to Stick!!
With all of the excitement in the residential real estate market these days, there are many folks moving into new homes. One of the first things that people often do when they get that new set of keys, is to paint the inside of the new home prior to them moving in so that […]
The Benefit of a Properly Flashed Chimney
There are many roofing companies out there that do a phenomenal job at roofing a home or business. They are hard-working and knowledgeable professionals that do an absolutely fantastic job of putting a new roof on any given structure. They do a nice job of stripping the old roof off, disposing of the […]
Artillery Fungus
Do you have small, black, hard spots that look like specks of tar over certain portions of the exterior of your home? If you answered yes, chances are you have something that is called Artillery Fungus affecting your home. Artillery Fungus is a wood-decay fungus that likes to live in moist landscape such as […]
What does “Cleaning out my Gutters” REALLY look like???
Since I started out in the Painting & Repair business in 1995, I have frequently been asked “How much does it cost to clean out my gutters?” To me, this has always been sort of the Contracting version of a…… To have some someone simply scoop the loose debris from the inside of the […]
The Biggest Mistake Homeowners Make When Remodeling…..
After being in the business for close to 25 years, the biggest mistake I see homeowners make when embarking on a remodeling project is The failure to properly plan. This failure may be due to their inexperience taking on whatever project they are doing (as the majority of people do not remodel that […]
Can you Paint Ceramic Tile or Glass?
YES! THIS CAN BE DONE! Once in a while we get a request to help someone paint (or for advice of painting) ceramic tile or glass. The most common initial question is often some version of “Can these types of surfaces be painted with readily available paint (paint that can be bought at the local […]
