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How to Prepare Your Decking for Painting

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – now really is the best time of year to get your home’s exteriors in order. Three reasons for this are as follows: The weather is still pretty great, so you may as well take advantage …

Can You Remove Paint From Brick?

Painted brick can be downright gorgeous. Depending on the color you go for, the resulting effect can be anything from quintessentially modern to fantastically rustic. Exposed brickwork in general is an exceptionally desirable feature, both indoors and outdoors. But what happens if you eventually find …

Exterior Painting Estimates – What Factors Affect Costs?

At Homm CPS, we appreciate how daunting it can be to request a quote for an exterior home painting job. With no frame of reference, you have absolutely no idea how much you can expect to be quoted for the job. Worse still, there’s always …

Can I Use Interior Paints Outdoors?

One of the most common questions asked by homeowners with planned exterior painting projects concerns the types of paints that can be used outdoors.  Specifically, it’s often questioned as to whether most everyday indoor paints can be used for exterior painting. In theory, you would …

Painting Your Home’s Exterior This Summer? Why Not Go Green?

Sustainability is more than just a buzzword for the modern household. It’s also far from a flash-in-the-pan fad, or a temporary trend that will eventually subside. For households across the United States, sustainability has become a top priority.  More people than ever before are making …

How to Make Your Next Pro Paint Job Cheaper

Contrary to popular belief, hiring the pros to paint your home’s exterior could actually save you money. When you think about the tools, equipment, safety gear, paint and other consumables you’ll need to tackle the job yourself, you’re probably looking at a fairly extensive outlay. …

What’s the Best Color for a Home Gym?

Throughout the pandemic, people found themselves spending more time at home than ever before. Heading out to the gym simply wasn’t an option for some time, prompting many to take matters into their own hands. Today, things have largely returned to normal, and most people …

How to Paint Your Interior Light Fixtures

Why replace when you can repaint? That’s pretty much our motto when it comes to all types of interior painting, which can breathe life into furniture and fixtures that appear past their prime. Light fixtures are no different, which can often be treated to a …

Spraying vs. Brushing: Which is Better?

Over the years, the painting profession has been transformed by all manner of weird and wonderful innovations. One of the most wonderful of all being the paint sprayer, which has since been adopted by the vast majority of professional contractors. Rudimentary in its initial form, …

What is the Best Weather for Painting Outdoors?

It’s that time of year again when attention instinctively turns to long-overdue exterior painting projects. Whether planning on giving your entire home a fresh lick of paint or simply sprucing up your shed, there’s no better time than right now to get to it. That …