House Painting CT

Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 December 2011 07:57 Written by ermand Wednesday, 28 December 2011 07:06

Exterior:

If you live in CT you probably know that painting the exterior of your house is limited to the weather.
So when is a good time to paint?
That is completely dependent on temperature. There are some paints that allow you to work as low as 35° like Sherwin Williams Resilience, others might require 50°. Usually oil paints require higher temperature. Normally the exterior house painting season in CT runs between March and November.

Where to buy near West Hartford CT?

Interior:

Interior house painting CT shouldn’t be any different from the rest of the country and can be performed throughout the year provided there is heat in the house when it’s cold.

Where are paint prices headed?

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 July 2011 07:56 Written by ermand Saturday, 23 April 2011 12:44

Just as exterior painting season approaches the paint prices have started to crawl up. But where is this all coming from? Below are quotes from The Wall Street Journal explaining. You can read their full story here

Voracious demand from China, India and other emerging markets is boosting prices for titanium dioxide, a key ingredient in paint, just as it has for oil, copper, iron ore and fertilizer. As raw-material prices rise, manufacturers are trying to pass the added cost through to consumers, stoking inflation fears.

Painting contractors all over US have also suffered business by increased material costs.

Sherwin-Williams raised prices in its paint stores three times last year, by a total of more than 16%. House painter Aaron Obringer, who owns Precision Brush Painting in Pittsburgh, said he now pays around $25 for a gallon of basic flat interior paint, up from $20 a year or two ago. “It’s like out of control,” he said, adding that paint-store employees blamed “something going on in China.”

It is true I have seen Sherwin Williams, Benjamin More and other professional paint stores increase prices at least twice last year and once this year so far.
And the inevitable question is what can be done?

A simple list of tools that you are going to need before starting a painting project

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 March 2011 04:27 Written by ermand Saturday, 5 March 2011 06:02

Make sure you got everything before you start painting. Here is a list of tools you are going to need

Drop clothes
Rag
Plastic
Sandpaper
Sanding pole
Tape
Putty knives
Knife
Screw driver
Caulking gun
Ladders
Work light
Brushes
Cutting bucket
Roller tray
Rollers
Roller covers
Extension pole

You will also need these materials.

Patch or compound
Caulking tubes
Primer
Paint
Paint remover

If you think of anything else please leave a comment.