Category: Exterior

Exposed brickwork can be a fantastically attractive feature, indoors or out. Whether it adorns the fireplace in your living room or the exterior of your home, brickwork looks awesome. However, brickwork is by no means impervious to the test of time, or the harshness of the elements. Sooner or later, all types of exterior brickwork […]

Picking up the best possible exterior paint you can find holds the key to quality results outdoors. As does ensuring you use it properly, and applying as many coats as necessary to get the job done. Nevertheless, it’s all largely inconsequential if you don’t start things the right way in the first place. Specifically, the […]

Conducting a full inspection of your home’s exterior is the first (and arguably most important) step in any exterior painting project. It’s also the moment when you realize what looks to be smooth and sublime is actually anything but when examined up close. As you progress, you find more and more imperfections along the way […]

At Homm CPS, we’re often quizzed on the extent to which interior and exterior paints differ from one another. That is, assuming there is any real difference whatsoever. Logically, you’d expect exterior paint that’s exposed to the elements to have very different properties to those of interior paint. And you’d also be correct in your […]

At the risk of jumping straight to the conclusion, the obvious answer to the above question is yes…big time. You don’t have to be an architect or a professional painter to understand and appreciate the appeal of outstanding exterior paint job. Picture any property in your neighborhood and imagine what it would look like in […]

Have you ever completed an interior paint job, only to step back and find that the color of your walls isn’t anything like you expected? If the answer is yes, don’t be too hard on yourself – you’re certainly not in the minority. Truth is, there are tons of factors that can affect if and […]

The quality and condition of your exterior paint can make all the difference when looking to sell your home for the best possible price. Use our handy exterior paint checklist to get your exteriors in order.

It’s typically assumed that fall is the worst season of the year to paint your home’s exterior, but is this really the case? The answer might surprise you – check out our fall home improvement guide!

Meta: Painting exterior trim doesn’t have to be difficult, though it can be made much easier by following a few basic guidelines and pointers from the pros. To underestimate the importance of (properly) painting exterior trim is to make a big mistake. Though technically one of the smaller aspects of a wider exterior paint job, […]

Some surfaces around the home are more challenging to paint than others. One of which being traditional bricks, which have a tendency to complicate interior painting projects. At least, in the sense that they’re not quite as easy to paint as more standard interior walls. From classic cottages in Chevy Chase, MD to modern homes […]