If you live in a home with an unfinished basement, chances are that every time you walk downstairs, you have to encounter your concrete floors. Or heading out into your garage every day you see the smooth concrete of your garage floor. If you’re trying to think of some ways to liven things up a bit, it might have crossed your mind to paint it. Painting your concrete is much cheaper and easier than trying to install another kind of flooring over top of the concrete and, if it’s done well, you can end up with a nice result that won’t be an eyesore.

Why pay thousands of dollars for a terrible house paint job, that won’t last you 4 years when you can get insured work done from exterior painters who are invested in the work they do? It's not an anomaly for a worker you hire to not do the work you pay them to do. Protect your money and your property.

The benefits of properly preparing your exterior surfaces before painting extend far beyond the purely aesthetic. Making sure to follow certain guidelines before painting your home’s exterior can add both value to your property and years to the life of your new paint job. Since most paint failures result from inadequate surface preparation, don’t skimp on this crucial step just because it takes extra time and effort! Preparation procedures vary depending on the type of project and the surface/s to be painted. Here, we’ll detail the best practices for preparing the exterior of a standard Ohio, wood-sided home prior to painting.

Vinyl siding has long been a favorite choice of homeowners – it’s inexpensive, durable, and attractive, all three valuable qualities in a material that will cover the outside of your home. Like everything, however, over time vinyl siding will begin to look worn out and old, or maybe you will just feel like you want to change things up a bit. Times like these, you’ll probably think, “I wonder if I could paint it.” You can!

It’s finally time—you absolutely must do something about that old, discolored stucco. But, is it necessary to paint it? Is it even advisable? Basically, you have three options: pressure washing, re-stuccoing, or painting. You can stucco over existing stucco only if you haven’t painted it already. This option is the least utilized of homeowners with stucco exteriors, mostly because the process is complicated, costly, and typically lengthy.

Spring's bright blossoms, longer and lighter days, and chorus of sweet birdsong has seemed to slip into 2020 under cover of darkness. But, just as nature has woken up from her winter slumber, so must we snap ourselves out of the first few cooped-up, murky months of this year. And, what better reason to hop up off our couches (and out of our "day pajamas") than to set the scene for loads of warm-weather memories!