How To Select The Best House Paint

How To Select The Best House Paint

Step into any hardware store or paint store and you’ll notice seemingly endless choices of paint you can buy for your home. Countless brands offer a variety of luster and sheen in any color you can dream up. How do you choose the right paint for your home’s exterior or interior paint job? The key to selecting the right paint for your house is in understanding the importance of quality paint. (more…)
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Understanding Lead Paint

When lead paint was introduced for its use in homes and businesses there were no health concerns or risks associated with it. Rather, it was a high-performing paint suitable for nearly any paint job. Adding lead compounds to paint it made it stronger and more durable, as well as flexible and able to withstand all types of weather. It adhered especially well to wood, and was subsequently the first choice of homeowners and master painters...
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Why Are Good Painters So Hard To Find?

Choosing the right painting company for your painting project is a big decision. The painters you select will need to have all the right skills for the job and be extensively trained in everything from proper technique to safety. Moreover, the painters you hire will not only be working on your home but in your home, so you want a company whose workers you can trust and who you know will take good care of...
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Why We Don’t Use Temporary Employment Agencies to Find Our Painters

Temporary employment agencies are popular among professional painting companies, including many around Jacksonville. These agencies provide an easy way to stock the company with short-term laborers who may help complete a task, often as quickly as possible. There are many risks associated with using painters from such agencies. For example, a painter from such an agency may not have been properly trained in how to use the specific paint for a certain project, which could...
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Exterior Painting – Our Hottest Summer Service

A new coat of paint has the power to transform the look of your home, whether you want to simply freshen up the existing color, or change to a completely new color scheme. Perhaps more importantly, a fresh exterior paint job will help protect your home from the Florida elements, including harsh sunlight, UV rays, rain, and high humidity. The Painting Craftsmen is proud to offer exterior house painting as one of our premier and...
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Why You Should Hire A Professional Painter

Using professional painters at The Painting Craftsmen can keep the interior surfaces of homes looking fresh and beautiful. Through a variety of traditional and modern painting techniques, our team of professional painters can restore and create flawless finishes that will stand up to the test of time and please any homeowners taste. The Techniques That Keep Homes Looking Their Best When wanting to make your home look its best or when wanting to refresh its...
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How to Love Your Outdoor Space Again

Has your outdoor space been neglected over winter? Does the landscaping look like an overgrown jungle due to the lack of lawn care or the deck look dilapidated due to the constant beating from the weather elements? If the exterior of your home, your backyard or other outdoor areas are beginning to look a little worn, now is a good time to consider doing something about it. Springtime is one of the best times of...
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Why Spring is the Perfect Time to Make Changes

The color on the walls you picked two years ago probably doesn’t have the same appeal now as it did back then. Fall in love with your home all over again this spring by making changes and updates to the look and feel of your home. You may be surprised just how much a simple color change can brighten up your house, especially after this year’s dull and seemingly never ending rainy winter.  At The...
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2014 Trends in Wallpaper

Design trends change every year and sometimes it's difficult to judge what the new styles will be. However for 2014, designs for wallpaper aren't the only thing that's changing. There will also be a shift in what to wallpaper, as some individuals seem to be adding flair to not only their light fixtures and sliding doors but their furniture as well! So, if you want to know what the most in demand patterns, colors, and styles will be...
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