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All You Need to Know About Decorative Painting Techniques

Posted on 12/22/201404/07/2022 by christine

You don’t need a lot of furniture and details to create an amazing interior. You can literally display your artistic taste on the walls of your home. The decorative painting techniques will add dimension and texture to the otherwise boring room. Plus they are far easier to pull out than you think. If you feel insecure in your skills, you can hire a building service. There are a variety of options that will give a unique touch to the walls. You can choose between dramatic effect and mild and obtr...

Southern Perfection Painting Tip: How to Paint Double Time

Posted on 12/15/201403/12/2020 by christine

Size Matter If you are going to paint a large room or wide outdoor wall, it would be faster to finish the wide wall or ceiling if you are going to use an 18-inch wide roller and roller cage. The roller is supported in both sides that makes it easier to apply paint with consistent pressure. You can find wide roller equipment in most paint stores, or you can order a whole set online. This may not work well with broken walls and ceilings with many corners.

Residential Painting : How to Choose Quality Paint

Posted on 11/21/201404/07/2022 by christine

A lot of us seem to fail to understand the importance of quality paint when we try to skimp out on supplies doing a major paint job. If we actually spend some time thinking about the subject and do some research, we will soon find out we need to focus less on the proper shade of color and more on the actual quality of materials used in the paint itself. Quality paint offers much better cover, which in term means less coats and work, and longer-lasting paint jobs. The following tips wil...

Painting Tip: Paint Your Walls Like A Pro – Day 2 Painting Continuation

Posted on 11/08/201406/05/2023 by christine

Previous Painting Tip: Extension Poles for Paint Rollers So you did not finish your painting project today. Let's continue it tomorrow... but the paintbrushes and rollers will dry up and it's hard and time-consuming to soften them again for the next day's painting job. The trick is to roll off or brush off excess paint and wrap your paint rollers and brushes twice with a plastic food wrap to keep them from air drying. Place them in the fridge overnight. The next day, just take them out 30...

Exterior Painting Tip: Paint Your Walls Like A Pro – Extension Poles for Paint Rollers

Posted on 11/02/201405/17/2023 by christine

Previous Painting Tip: Anti-Splatter Canvass Dropcloths In exterior painting very high walls and ceilings, instead of buying step ladders that are heavy and bulky for storage (and costly too), you can just use a soft, nonslip grip, rigid metal core extension poles and attach it to your paint rollers. A clever way to make painting easier for you, right? Next: Continue Your Painting Job The Next Day Photo by Mike Dillon

Residential Painters Tip: Paint Your Walls Like A Pro – Anti-Splatter Canvas Dropcloths

Posted on 10/25/201405/17/2023 by christine

Previous Painting Tip: Tint Your Primer In avoiding paint splatters or even spills, several painters use covers to prevent staining the floor with paint. Most DIY painting activities just use inexpensive and convenient newspapers, but in the end does not assure for the floor to be mess-free. Others use plastic or even cardboards. There are also some that uses plastic over cardboards to ensure floor coverage. However, SPPI residential painters have known that the best anti-splatter floor cove...

Interior Painting Tip: Paint Your Walls Like A Pro – Tint Your Primer

Posted on 10/16/201405/17/2023 by christine

In our last interior painting tip, we shared about the need to prepare the surface for DIY painting. In this blog, we will briefly share the importance of tinting your primer. 2. You can actually buy colored primer paints instead of White or Grey primer. But an easier and cheaper (and more dedicated) option is to mix a White primer paint with a little bit of your top coat color. This will help completely hide different color primed surface (white/gray over top coat). In interior paint...

Interior Painting Tip: Paint Your Walls Like A Pro – Surface Preps

Posted on 10/11/201405/17/2023 by christine

In interior painting, doing it on your own walls is the most basic do-it-yourself home improvement. For the next 6 painting tip posts, we'll give you the basic how-to's on how to prepare your walls like a pro. 1. Surface preps. Surface preparation includes scraping, sanding, patching and filling of holes, cracks dents and other surface imperfections. Preparing the surface will help hide pockmarks and cracks. Next: Tint your primer Photo by: Pittaya Sroilong

Residential Painting: Finding Carpenters, When You Need More Than Just Painting

Posted on 07/28/201404/07/2022 by christine

Carpentry and Painting SPPI is a painting services company, and we, painters, work hand-in-hand with carpenters. And if ever you might need one, here's a guest post from builders clearance Fulham, giving us a brief overview of what we should know about carpentry and finding carpenters. What does a carpenter do and when might you need one Carpenters are very skilled craftsmen who can do a variety of work ranging from making furniture to helping with the construction of buildings. The ...

Residential Painting: The Process of Painting A Wall

Posted on 07/02/201404/07/2022 by christine

Washing filling sanding and masking your walls before painting

In residential painting, the process of painting a wall or a room is not just about putting on the paint. There is plenty else to think about to ensure that you are getting the job done right, and that you get a great result. The better the preparation work, the more likely you are to have a good time with the painting. There is a four point preparation plan that you need to apply to the walls that you will be painting, even after you have put the dust sheets down! Have a look over the follo...

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