Preparing your home for winter can potentially involve endless steps. As many of us know, a homeowner’s work is never complete. So, to help you out, we compiled this short list of what we believe are some of the most important steps to preparing your home for the winter months. Seal your Home from Moisture and Keep Heat In! Your house should …
Our latest project was an exterior residential house painting project. The property was a large West Seattle home featuring unique architectural elements which reflect the taste of the homeowners – our clients hand-built their house about twenty years ago. Our client in West Seattle called us after an incident where the detached garage in the back of their house burnt down. After re-building the garage, …
Touching up an exterior paint job can be tricky business. Depending on how long ago your house was painted, touching up problem areas without extra care can lead to flashing (uneven sheen of paint). In fact, if your house was painted several years ago, even a careful touch-up job may result in flashing due to the aging of paint over time. Inspection …
Summer 2014 Featured Project: Wallingford Lead Renovation Painting Preparation The initial preparation involved pressure washing the entire house. The rest of the preparation involved before painting was very intensive, involving stripping and priming the old surfaces, along with lead-safe precautions as a result of the age of the old paint. After the house dried from pressure washing, we applied a …
When hiring a professional painting firm, the preparation is just as important as the painting itself. Here is a brief list of preparation steps you should look for and ask about on your exterior painting estimate to ensure a job well done. 1. Thorough walk-through / inspection It may sound obvious, but it’s important! Prior to painting a house, there …
There is a strong chance that your house contains lead-based paint if it was built before 1978. If you’re hiring a contractor, the old paint will likely be disturbed. The dust created by normal preparation procedures can be very harmful to those who come into contact with it. In fact, dust is the most common way that people are exposed …
Did you know May is National Military Appreciation Month? National Military Appreciation Month (NMAM), as designated by Congress, provides a period encompassing both the history and recognition of our armed services with an in-depth look at the diversity of its individuals and achievements. This month gives the nation a time and place on which to focus and draw attention to …
Exterior Painting Tips: Back-Brushing As the painting industry has evolved, airless sprayers have become more and more prominent for exterior painting. The benefits of using an airless sprayer include the ability to paint larger areas in less time, and the uniform appearance created by the sprayer’s even application. These factors make it the perfect choice when painting a large house. However, …
Metal can be one of the trickiest surfaces to paint. It requires special preparation and special products. If you apply paint without a thought, as if you were painting any other surface, the results may be disappointing. As professional painting contractors, every so often we tackle a job where we have to paint metal surfaces. Here are some tips to …
We recently completed a condo painting project in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, involving painting the walls, trim, and accents. From this project, we documented a great example of a concept we stressed in one of our recent blogs; place accent walls in interesting places, particularly areas that you’d like to highlight or where you’d like the focus of a room to …