House Painting Blog

C2 Cabinet & Trim Paint

November 30, 2012

Field Inspection of C2 Cabinet and Trim Paint John: Our tests to dry a little bit. And the initial application results are pretty promising. It’s been about 45 minutes. Andy: Let’s just use this guy right here. Bifolds, this is the back – let’s start on the back of this one. We just wanna do [...]

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Spill Response Training Federal Clean Water Act

November 24, 2012

Spill Response Training John: Hi, I’m John. I’m here to talk about proper use of spill kits in the Seattle city limits due to the Federal Clean Water Act. The city needs to stay in compliance in order to receive its permits for the…should I just be talking to you or to the camera? Ok, [...]

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Updating stained wood to white paint from Benjamin Moore

November 21, 2012

Updating stained wood to white paint in this Redmond Washington contemporary residence with Benjamin Moore Satin Impervo.

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Fine Paints of Europe Hollandlac Seattle Highrise project

October 27, 2012

Text: TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE WITH COLOR – WONDERFULCOLORS.ORG — Andy Sewrey: We’re here in Seattle, on the 22nd floor of a high-rise condo that we’ve been working in. This is a pretty unique space. It’s quite elevated, and for Seattle we get an immense amount of light here. Mostly it’s because of the water. You [...]

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House Painting and repair 1913 Seattle Home

October 27, 2012

Read owner Elizabeth Franklin’s Angie’s List Review for this project This 1913 built Seattle home in Mt. Baker was a major restoration project in addition to the house painting and prep. No less than 175 hours of carpentry repair was performed to prepare the building for painting. Cellular PVC was selected to be used on the third [...]

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Hiring Painters conversation

October 16, 2012

Hiring Video: Anna, Andy, and Scott Anna: My name is Anna Giles. John: What do you do? Anna: I’m the assistant to the owner of Shearer Painting. John: Can you do a couple of interviews? Anna: Yeah. John: Introduce Andy and Scott. Introduce Scott as the manager of 12 years. Ask them some questions – [...]

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Benjamin Moore Paint 217 Primer enamel underbody

October 15, 2012

John Shearer: Oh, thank you – how does my hair look? Hello, my name is John Shearer. I’ve been a painting contractor for 22 years. And for 22 years, we’ve relied on the same priming system underneath Satin Impervo for our finishes. It’s Benjamin Moore’s enamel underbody 217. And, I would say that, the [...]

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Angie’s List review Kirkland, Washington

October 8, 2012

Member: Donna Zempel Kirkland, WA 98033 Categories: Cabinet Refacing/Restoration Epoxy Flooring Painting – Interior Services Performed: Yes Work Completed Date: October 14, 2011 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $20,000.00 Home Build Year: 2005 Description Of Work: Painting Interior – all walls and trim, including repair of areas of drywall and some trim, as well as [...]

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Chalk Board Paint and How to Paint a straight Line

October 7, 2012

How to paint a straight line – here are the basics: The smoother the wall you have, the easier it is to paint a straight line. This is a contemporary home, built in 2006. This drywall has a texture on it. What that means is, when you apply your tape in a straight line, there [...]

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