Why Fall is the Absolute Best Time of Year to Paint the Exterior of your New England Home…
Seemingly throughout the course of every year a question that I am often asked is something along the lines of: When is the best time of year to paint my home? Obviously the answer could be different in varying parts of the country. Many times I will hedge my answer by stating what I […]
How do you Clean Painted Walls??
If you have painted walls in your home, there is a good chance that you have wanted to clean them, for one reason or another, at some point in time. We have some Clients that love to, literally, wash their walls every once in a while because it is something entwined in their DNA […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ceiling Water Stains…..
Ask any experienced realtor how they feel about water stains that are found on ceilings in homes that they are trying to sell, and you will almost feel the realtor’s blood pressure rise and see the look of someone who is experiencing electric shockwaves running through their heart. Whether someone is buying a home, […]
Those PESKY Leaks!!!
A request that I have often heard over the past almost 25 years that I have been in the construction industry, is from a bewildered home or business owner that has a leaky “something” that is driving them absolutely insane! Usually the case is that water is leaking in their home or business from somewhere, […]
Guarding Against Unwanted “Visitors”
One steamy Saturday last summer, I had just fallen asleep when I was awakened to screams in my house like one had never heard before! I woke up extremely startled and as I raced for the door to find out what the heck was going on, I heard my better half screeching, “A bat! A […]
Drip! Drip! Drip!! How do I Know if I Need a New Roof??
How do I Know if I Need a New Roof?? Perhaps the most unsettling sound one can hear as a homeowner! You are lying in bed, well into the night, when the peaceful patter of rain against your window or on the ground outside in the late winter, is interrupted by a dripping sound that […]
Do you really know when the right time is to paint the Exterior of your home?
Over our almost 25 years of being in business, this is a question that we have heard repeatedly, often at this time of year, when people are fine tuning their home improvement project ‘to-do’ lists in anticipation of Spring weather that really will be here before we know it! The answer sometimes may be […]
Interesting Residential Painting Facts!!
Residential painting seems to be something that has really been with us for hundreds of years. There have been samples of residential painting found in caves dating back to when humanity can be traced to originate! Here are a few interesting facts that we’ve borrowed from a friend in the mid-west about residential painting (with a […]
