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Hiring a Painting Contractor – Which Painter Should You Pick?
Published on 2012-03-01 13:25:11
Hiring a painting contractor can be a serious decision, usually there is a lot of money at stake, and of course you want a beautiful paint job. Which contractor do you pick? How do you weigh your options? This is a daunting task even for the most stoic out there. We’ve already touched on this [...] > read more
How To Use A Step Ladder
Published on 2012-02-07 07:27:22
This post will look at how to use a step ladder – a step ladder is a very common ladder used when house painting as it allows easy access to areas that are usually just out of reach, additionally the step ladder does not need to be supported by a wall or other object making [...] > read more
How to Find Local Painters
Published on 2012-02-05 13:53:55
Finding local painters isn’t always an easy task. Where to begin is a confusing step for the majority of home owners, this is especially the case because it’s not easy to find out how painters operate until after you’ve hired them. That’s why it’s best to take a thorough approach when hunting for a painting [...] > read more
7 Tips for Marketing Your Painting Business
Published on 2011-11-27 01:40:14
I’ve been thinking about marketing lately so today’s blog is 7 tips for marketing your painting business. I find marketing extremely interesting, creative marketing really inspires me and I love to come up with ideas based on other marketing concepts, there are always so many creative ways to find new business or get your name [...] > read more
Why do professional painters wear white?
Published on 2011-11-23 05:19:21
So why do professional painters wear white?! An interesting question and perhaps more interesting is that there is no real consensus. This is a heated topic of discussion amongst some professional painters. There appears to be a variety of reasons and if you ask any individual painter you might hear very contrasting opinions. I’m going [...] > read more
Applying Stain & Varnish Basics
Published on 2011-11-22 15:49:27
Let’s take a look at the basics of applying stain and varnish. A careless finishing job can ruin the appearance of the most careful work. On the other hand, a skillful finisher can often make less-than-perfect woodworking look better. It always pays to put your best efforts into finishing. Why bother to finish wood? Let’s [...] > read more
Interior House Painting Tools – The Basics
Published on 2011-11-08 20:08:43
Interior house painting requires a variety of painting tools – here are some of the ‘must-have’ basics. House painting certainly requires its share of tools; but before you start your project make sure you have the basic interior house painting tools together. Starting a job without having the proper tools can quickly lead to frustration [...] > read more
Fantastic Paint Ad from Dulux
Published on 2011-11-04 10:59:29
Let’s Colour is a worldwide initiative to transform grey spaces with colourful paint. This 2 minute global film was shot by multi-award winning director Adam Berg over four weeks in Brazil, France, London and India. Every location is real and they remain transformed by a palette consisting of 120 different colours. The people in the [...] > read more
How to: Painting A Room – Estimating Paint
Published on 2011-11-02 08:52:32
Before you begin painting a room it’s important to first estimate how much paint your interior will need. This depends on a few factors such as the texture of the wall, your paint application method, the quality of the interior paint you plan on using, and the paint colour you decide upon. First measure the [...] > read more
How To: Cut in the walls (painting videos)
Published on 2011-11-01 17:12:20
Learning how to cut in walls can be very intimidating for the majority of amateur painters. It’s also the most important part of your paint job, if you have a really tight cut-in your paint job will look much crisper and cleaner. Learning how to cut takes a lot of practical painting experience but you’ll [...] > read more
Interior Problems: Roller Marks
Published on 2011-10-28 13:33:28
Roller marks are a common interior painting problem associated with 80% of paint jobs. Okay, I’m not 100% on that 80% but I see this problem mostly in houses where the home owners have painted and are either in a rush or inexperienced. You can find these problems in commercial buildings as well where painters [...] > read more
From the hazy fog of time – The house painter returns
Published on 2011-06-23 16:37:30
Back from the dead, The House Painter returns… More like back AS IF from the dead. But regardless, it’s time to brush the dust off this old blog and spice her back up. I’ve got the old thinker running on double-time brewing some jui > read more
Tips: Buying interior paint
Published on 2009-09-03 10:59:29
When shopping for interior house paint you may think you’re only shopping for colour but this is far from the truth. What sort of paint you use will have a big impact on the final results from overall aesthetics to durability and wash-ability. > read more
Paint Brushes: Properly loading your brush.
Published on 2009-08-20 18:52:51
Once you’ve found a brush (if you’re looking for a brush read ‘Paint Brushes: Picking a brush.’) the first step is learning how to load paint into your paint brush. It may seem obvious to some but the important part of loading a brush > read more
Tips: Painting textured ceilings.
Published on 2009-08-18 16:00:06
Popcorn ceilings, acoustic ceilings, knockdown ceilings .. whatever you want to call them painting these textured ceilings can be a real hassle. Here area a few tips to help you make your textured ceiling painting experience a little less of a nightm > read more
Tips: Finding a professional house painter
Published on 2009-08-18 08:22:28
When you don’t want the hassle of DIY painting and are looking for top-quality results it’s time to find a professional house painter. There are a ton of benefits from hiring a house painter, however knowing where to look and what paint > read more
Paint Brushes: Picking a brush.
Published on 2009-08-16 12:42:02
Visit any painting store and you’ll encounter a ton of brushes to choose from. There are brushes ranging in size from super tiny to 4″ for all sorts of purposes. The first thing to learn about brushes is price does matter, a cheap brush > read more
Why paint your house?
Published on 2009-08-15 10:24:05
From ancient times to today’s modern era people have loved the creative aspects of color and painting, let’s take a brief look at what house painting does for us in today’s world. Aesthetics / Atmosphere Not only is painting your h > read more