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Effective Pressure Washing

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Effective Pressure-washing: A Key to Creating Exceptional Paint Jobs

Whether you own business or personal property, it’s in your best interests to keep your property in the best possible condition. In order to stay on top of maintenance, there are many routine tasks that must be periodically performed. Painting is one such task, and a good paint job can revitalize the look and feel of your property, not to mention preserving its value.

In order to lay the groundwork for the best possible paint job, it’s often necessary to thoroughly clean any surfaces that need paint. One of the best ways to pre-clean surfaces is to pressure-wash them, but producing an exceptional pressure-washing job is easier said than done.

Keys to Effective Pressure-washing of Surfaces

1. Use the Best Equipment: The two popular types of pressure washers include electric powered and gas powered. Whichever type is preferred by a given homeowner, professional-grade models usually do the best job. Professional-grade equipment brings power to the table for you and easily cleans resistant stains.

2. Use the Best Techniques: Even the best machines need skilled operators to get the best out of them. Our pressure-washing specialists have significant experience in the field and can perform to a professional level as a result. This saves you time, money and effort while simultaneously protecting your property.

3. The use of chemical cleaners like TSP (Trisudium Phosphate) or degreasers such as Simple Green, Krud Kutter thru a chemical injector or various size tips will save time and prevent severer damage to the surface.

Some Benefits of Professional Pressure-washing

Ensuring the cleanliness of your walls, patio, decking, roof and other areas can extend the life of these structures. Professional pressure-washing can strip away contaminants from walls, making it easy for primer and paint to adhere to these surfaces. This allows for superior and long-lasting paint jobs.

There is a lot that goes into maintaining your property. Pressure-washing before a paint job allows your building to look not only pristine but importantly uncover any hidden damage that is beneath the paint.

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Hiring a Painting Contractor

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Why Hiring a Residential Painting Contractor Is a Wise Investment

It’s understandable to want to save money and tackle some improvement projects yourself. This is especially true when it comes to painting. While smaller painting projects may be do-it-yourself jobs, there are several good reasons why hiring a painting contractor can be a wise choice. It can also be a great way to save time, money, and needless stress in the long run.

Painting Involves More Than Applying Paint

The process of interior and exterior painting involves more than applying a fresh coat of paint. Before a preparatory process you must consider certain factors.

What kind of prep and paint can be required on the surface like walls, ceilings, trims, doors, and base boards? Because it helps with adhesion of the paint and increases its durability, paint preparations may also involve fixing imperfections such as holes from nails or cracks in plaster.

Painting contractors come prepared with safety gear, caulk, patching tools, and other essential accessories that will save you even more time and cost.

Painting Is Often More Time-Consuming Than Anticipated

One of the most compelling reasons to hire your painting contractor is getting a reliable estimate of when everything should be done.

Doing the painting project yourself can require stopping to take care of other responsibilities you may have or, you may have to save it for weekends.

This can be a challenge if it’s going to take more than a few days to do the work.

There’s Something to Be Said for Project Planning Assistance

Painting contractors often have a knack for knowing what colors and textures will likely work better in a certain room or spaces. You also won’t have to worry about figuring out how much paint to buy or what supplies you will need. Since painting contractors typically have firsthand experience working with various surfaces, they also tend to know how to pick the right type of paint or products that fit best.

While hiring a painting contractor is an investment, it’s definitely one to considering as most contractors provide free estimates. Often, it means saving time since the job will be done by our professionals who do this type of work for a living. We’ll let you know how long it should take to complete the project as well be here with you until it’s finished. A professional contractor can also save you cost if you consider the quality of the results you’ll likely receive.

 

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Are 5-Year Paint Products Different From 20-Year Paint Products?

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If you’re looking to paint the interior or exterior of your home, you want to invest in a paint product that’s made to last. Perhaps you’ve noticed that some paints are warrantied for 10 or 20 years while others are only warrantied for five. The longer-lasting paints usually cost more, so it’s tempting to just reach for the cheaper can and assume that everything will be fine. Before you stock up on budget paints, consider some of the important factors that can impact paint quality.

All Paints Are Not Created Equal

There are numerous factors that determine how long a paint will last, especially on the exterior of a home. For instance, water-based paints hold up much better than their oil-based alternative because they naturally stretch. Oil-based paints remain stationary and are therefore more prone to cracking and peeling when changing weather conditions cause the siding to expand and contract.

A five-year paint may be water- or oil-based, but it usually doesn’t offer much in the way of premium ingredients like high-quality pigments or abrasion-resistant coatings. Paints with these types of protective formulas tend to have longer warranties because they really do last longer.

What Sets Premium Paints Apart?

Though water-based paints offer greater durability, these paints themselves can vary drastically in quality. All paints consist of solid polymers known as binders, which are used to hold the pigment (color) in place. The binders in a water-based paint may consist of 100 percent acrylic, vinyl acrylic, or another acrylic compound. Higher-quality binders provide greater color protection and a longer-lasting paint job, so a truly premium paint will use a superior binder like 100 percent acrylic.

It’s also important to consider the ratio of pigment to solid. The binder is your solid material, and the pigment represents your color in liquid form. A premium-grade paint may consist of as much as 45 percent solids, while a cheaper five-year paint may contain less than 30 percent solids.

Finally, premium-grade paints typically contain helpful additives for enhanced protection and longevity. These additives may include thickeners for denser brush strokes and surfactants for faster adhesion to the surface. When it comes to paint, it’s almost always worth it to spend a bit more. The results will save you a great deal of money in the long run.

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Residential Interior Project

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Here is a residential project in Orange County we’re really proud of!

After reading our reviews on Yelp, Minjin she decided to give us a call to paint her home. Our office staff took her information and advised her on the process. Minjin had just purchased her home and like most home buyers, was eager to move in as soon as possible.

Albert scheduled a convenient time to meet to survey Minjin’s home and talk about the project. Minjin did not have in mind any particular colors at the time, but with our free color consultation, decided to go with neutral tones. She chose Swiss Coffee to accentuate a combination of colors with her furniture and décor. She also took Albert’s suggestion to add three 4’ bands in one of the bedrooms to accent the color on the walls.

Minjin was very pleased with the outcome!