Home Maintenance

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What Kind of Paint Brush Should You Use?

We’ve spent a good amount of time in the past talking about how essential it is to work with quality paint products. Bargain options may seem attractive, but at the end of the day they create more work, more expense, and less desirable results. In short, quality matters. Today, let’s take a step back in…

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How Can You Prepare Your Exterior Paint for Winter?

First of all, why bring up winter now? You’re probably trying to enjoy the last bit of summer, maybe squeezing in a vacation, trip to the beach, or soaking up a little extra sunshine before the fall season kicks in. Well, we’re definitely not rushing summer, but painting and home maintenance is most successful when…

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What Causes Exterior Paint Failure?

Few things are more frustrating than investing time, money, and sweat in your home’s exterior paint, and then watching your work begin to chip, peel, and flake just a few years later. Or maybe even sooner… The truth is, applying paint my seem fairly easy, but applying it well is a whole different scenario. Professional…

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Tips for Cleaning and Maintaining Your Interior Paint

After you’ve invested time and energy in transforming your interior paint, the next step is to protect and preserve those carefully-chosen colors. Life happens, bringing along scuffs, dings, and scratches as little mementos along the way. With the right preparation and proactive TLC, however, you can successfully keep your fresh paint looking fresh. Your Interior…

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Ever Considered a Painting Maintenance Program for Your Home?

If you follow our blogs, you know by now that we are major proponents of quality work, ongoing maintenance, and finding a trustworthy professional to meet your needs. Today, let’s focus on maintenance. Some homeowners feel that it’s best to wait until the very last possible moment to care for your home’s surfaces, interior or…

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How Many Coats of Exterior Paint Do You Need?

As you plan your exterior painting update, you have a lot to consider. Color, brand (invest in high-quality paint!), quantity, and, of course, how many coats to apply. You don’t want to overdo it, but you also certainly don’t want to apply too thin a coating either. Exterior paint provides too much essential protection and…

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