You’re moving your mother into an assisted living facility and you’ve been tasked with painting her house to get it on the market to sell. Lucky you. You’re looking at...
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Picking the Right Paint for Exterior Painting
If this doesn't answer your questions about picking the right paint for exterior painting please feel free to call me at 509-551-1060 for advice. I would also suggest...
Online Help for Choosing Colors
Selecting Colors for Your Home Sometimes choosing colors can be the hardest part about painting a house. Here is some help. Please keep in mind that there is a big...
Don’t Tint Low or Zero VOC Paint
If you are buying zero or low VOC paint to reduce the air pollution in your home be sure to either not tint it or tint it to a very light tint. So far tint is a...
Light Can Play Tricks On You When You Finish Painting
It's Not Your Fault If you or your painter paints a room and you discover it's not at all the color you expected it may not be due to poor color picking, poor coverage,...
Will I Recover My Investment if I Remodel My Kitchen or Paint the Exterior?
Many people go to sell their home and their realtor takes one look at their kitchen and tells them they need to get it remodeled before trying to sell the house. They...
Thinking of Painting Your Foundation or Retaining Walls?
If given the chance, I'm going to try to talk you out of it. Not that a painter wouldn't want the business but some things just trump that desire to make another buck....
Paint Quality – Why It Matters
A high-quality coating starts with ingredients that allow paint to apply more easily, look better and last longer. The following four key ingredients affect the...
Why Not Paint Your House Red?
I just got through painting my second red house. For my first red house, the owner already knew he wanted it red. It was an assisted living facility in Kennewick. This...
The Internet House Painting Guide
My friend John Shearer of Shearer Painting in Seattle has put together a boat load of useful information regarding house painting called The Internet Guide to House...
Painting Kitchen Cabinets
Painting Instead of Replacing Cabinets - A Great Alternative Quite often you can give your kitchen a bright, new look for a fraction of the cost of replacing your...
Picking The Right Paint For Interior Painting
There are many variables to consider for picking the right paint for interior painting in Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick. I would have to write a too-long post to get...
When is it Too Hot or Too Cold to Paint Exteriors?
Too hot: 100 degrees is the recommended maximum, including the surface temperature of your siding. Does that mean we can't paint on days when the temperature exceeds...