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Long-Lasting Exterior House Painting Amherst NY. Quality and Durability.
We are back for round two! Twelve years ago we painted this home. In 2012 we changed the color from stark white, to a bluish grey. We also replaced the shutter with new ones. Its actually cheaper to buy new shutters, than it is to paint the shutters (plastic ones). The UV from the sun,…
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Deck refinishing Gone Wrong – Our Last Deck.
We recoating this deck about 3 years ago, the homeowners are selling the house so they asked us to come back to freshen it up. We pressure washed the deck, then lightly sanded the deck and railings with an orbital sander. After which we applied one coat of semi-transparent stain to the deck, railings, and…
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Exterior Door Restoration.
When purchasing products for installation in your home, its important to understand that often times those items have a factory finish that is supposed to be later covered by the homeowner or their contractor with their own decorative finishes. Pre-Finished Doors are not Painted Here we have a pre finished door that was never finished.…
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Deck Painting in Lancaster NY – Rust Oleum 6x Review
Deck Painting Lancaster, NY We stopped painting decks a few years ago due to the inability to get a product that actually lasts longer than 8-12 months. Spend thousands of dollars to have a painter professionally refinish your deck just to have it peal in sheets with in a year is a great way to…
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Exterior Tudor House Painting in Kenmore NY.
Edit: I have no idea how to remove the ‘read more’ link, which just links back to this page. There were a few surprises with this one. A couple of hard to reach areas proved to be a bit of a challenge to reach safely. In the end,…
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House Washing & Patio Sealing in Lancaster NY.
Today we pressure washed this home in Lancaster. While vinyl siding is generally maintenance free, it does get dirty and often attracts mold and mildew which can be unsightly. Given the warm weather of summer, it’s a perfect time to get your home washed by Carrigan Painting We also rescued this little guy from the pool…
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Popcorn Ceiling Removal in Newstead
Popcorn removal from a living room ceiling, and hallway. We skim coated the ceiling, primed and painted the same. The homeowners opted to paint the walls themselves. Small Crack Repair We V out the crack to give the new material something to grab on too, and hopefully the crack won’t come back All done: Since…
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Trying out PPG’s new NYS Compliant Oil Primer: SEAL GRIP Interior/Exterior Universal Alkyd
This home has really nice sand swirl texture in most of the rooms. Among the best we have seen. However the ceilings haven’t been painted in a few years so we are priming and painting them to make them white again Some minor cracks in the ceiling we opted to glue and then caulk instead…
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Plaster Bulge Repair – Just How Bad will it get?
Plaster Bulge Repair We determined we needed a bigger roller After the walls and ceiling were coated, we began patching the plaster. All patched up. On Friday we skim coat the ceiling, and Monday we prime everything. These are all plaster patches. The pink stuff is a bonding agent for the…
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Why Your Bathroom Ceiling Is Failing (And How to Fix It)
Not all bathrooms have issues with peeling paint or ceiling damage, but if your bathroom has a shower, there’s a good chance some form of moisture-related deterioration is happening. Hot air, high humidity, and condensation combine to stress your ceiling. Over time, the constant exposure to moisture causes coating failure. Once that happens, the substrate…
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