While some get a real kick out of exterior home painting, for others it’s the chore to end all chores. Admittedly, the latter category has considerably more members than the former. Nevertheless, exterior home painting is the kind of thing you can’t realistically avoid. That is, unless you don’t mind the prospect of your home […]
Andres Matheu
Six Tips for Selecting Exterior Home Paint Colors
Whether you’ve made the decision to paint the exterior of your home yourself or to bring in the professionals, there’s still one important choice only you can make. That being, the color (or combination of colors) to use for your home’s exterior. If this is a process you have ever gone about before, you’ll know […]
Painting Brick-Wall Exteriors as the Pros Do
Brick walls have a reputation for being extraordinarily difficult to paint properly. The reason being that bricks are porous and therefore have a habit of soaking up paint like a sponge. Which is precisely why this is a job most people tend to avoid when and where possible. The thing is though, brick walls don’t […]
5 Reasons Why Painting Exteriors With a Brush Isn’t So Crazy After All
When looking to paint particularly extensive home exteriors, two tools immediately come to mind. Those being the increasingly popular paint sprayer and the classic paint roller. In fact, the only approach you probably won’t consider at all is that of the traditional brush. For a few precision points maybe, but certainly not for the whole […]
Exterior Paint Choices: Flat or Satin Finish?
As anybody who’s ever gone about the job will know, selecting the perfect paint for a property’s exterior isn’t exactly easy. Selecting the ideal color is difficult enough, but then there is also the question of flat and satin finishes. You know that your home’s exterior is exposed to UV rays, snow, wind, rain and […]
Exterior Home Painting: 10 Things You Need to Know First
Depending on the way you go about the job, painting the exterior of your home can be anything from a real joy to an unmitigated nightmare. On which side of the scale it lands…well, most of it comes down to you and the decisions/actions you take along the way. On the plus side, it doesn’t […]
Carpentry Works – Why It Pays to Go Pro
When it comes to the replacement of rotten wood around the home, there are basically two ways you can go. One of these is to tackle the job yourself, the other is to call in the professionals. Of course, the obvious benefit of the DIY approach is the fact that you don’t have to pay […]
Painting Metal Rails and Railings Outdoors
There’s usually at least one individual in every household who isn’t afraid of rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands dirty. Whether it’s everyday repairs around the house, a new coat of paint in the bedrooms or the odd DIY project in the garden, there isn’t much they won’t at least try their hand […]
Epoxy Floors – Pure Magic for Concrete Floors
Given the fact that most of us don’t walk around with our eyes trained downwards, it’s hardly surprising floors don’t get too much attention. Nevertheless – and for reasons that are blindingly obvious – to call floors around the home important would be something of an understatement! Every now and again, homeowners may reach the […]
Painting Kitchen Cabinets – Cheaper Than a New Kitchen
For millions of homeowners, the idea of completely revamping and refreshing the kitchen is appealing to say the least. Especially in instances where the kitchen in its current form hasn’t changed for quite some time. Nevertheless, given the way in which new kitchens tend to be somewhat on the expensive side, it isn’t a realistic […]
