Hey there, folks! Alex here, and today we’re going to talk about an important topic: why you should never use exterior paint indoors. You see, painting is a fantastic way to refresh your living spaces, but not all paints are created equal, and the differences between interior and exterior paints are more than just skin-deep.Continue reading
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The reasons why using cheap paint for your house is throwing money away
If it’s that time of year, yet again, when your house exterior needs to be painted, it can be tempting to save money and buy some cheap paint, after all, paint is paint, right? No. As the old saying goes, pay cheap, pay twice, and that is the pitfall that you could end up with...Continue reading
The most effective way to use emulsion paint for your decorating project
Paint is composed of pigments that add colour, binders that keep it together and solvents that make the liquid evaporate when drying, and additives with special properties like mildew-blocking or stain-killing properties. Some paints also contain VOCs (volatile organic compounds) which may cause asthma as well as reproductive and developmental issues in infants and children.Continue reading
10 Essential Tips for a Professional House Painting Job: Expert Advice to Transform Your Home
No matter your painting strategy – hiring professional help or doing it yourself – there are certain key points you need to keep in mind when approaching this task. With that in mind, we enlisted the expertise of some of our experts on the top ten tips they share for conducting professional house painting jobs.Continue reading
A Handy Guide to Painting With Gloss Paint
Gloss paint provides a sheen-based finish that can make dark or small spaces seem larger. Not only that, but it’s hard-wearing and resistant to scuffs – ideal for hallways and trim work! Gloss paint can draw attention to imperfections in woodwork and other surfaces, so it should only be used sparingly. For instance, if painting...Continue reading
What Research Should You Do to Find a Good House Painting Contractor?
If you want to hire a house painting contractor to do your work, you need to do some research before you can be sure you’re getting the best service for your needs, and to avoid being ripped off. When you do this, you’ll be able to find a house painting contractor that will get the...Continue reading
How Important is it to Have the Exterior of Your House Painted? More important than you might think.
When it comes to your home, the exterior is one of the areas that you should really be paying attention to. It is one of the things that will help to increase the value of your home. Not to mention, it will also be able to protect your home from future damage. So if you...Continue reading
What are the main advantages and disadvantages of masonry paint?
Using masonry paint on the outside of your house is an easy and inexpensive way to beautify your home. It can be applied to your exterior walls, doors, windows and more. It’s also great for covering up old paint and stains, and can be painted over again if needed, in fact it generally requires frequent...Continue reading
5 Trade tips and tricks for a great house painting job from start to finish
Do you ever wonder how decorators make painting a house look easy? Well it’s not as easy as you think but with these top tips, you can learn from the experts and carry out a painting job to be proud of! Most “normal” people (?) take painters and decorators for granted, it could be suggested,...Continue reading
Protect your home exterior with resin based wall coatings, like this property in Redditch
Do you live in a house that needs some TLC to the exterior? Perhaps there may be cracks too, which normally indicates the rendering behind the paint has failed and needs replacing. It’s a false economy in thinking you can just paint over the cracks and the problem will vanish, because it won’t, plus the...Continue reading
Applying a textured exterior wall coating on a semi in the Wirral, Merseyside, providing a paint finish that lasts over 20 years
We love getting out and about and meeting new customers so it was a delight to work for the couple who owned this lovely Semi-detached home on the Wirral, Merseyside. We put together this page, with some photos, to show you the type of work we carry out each and every week. No two jobs...Continue reading
Six reasons to NOT paint the outside of your own house, EVER.
Does your house need painting but you don’t know where to begin? That should be the FIRST alarm bell ringing just there. Fair’s fair, I wouldn’t know how to carry out your job, but why are you considering carrying out the job of a professional decorator? Is it as easy as that?Continue reading