Category: Exterior painting

  • 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Paint Below 50°F

    5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Paint Below 50°F

    When planning an exterior painting project in Western New York, it’s essential to consider the weather, particularly the overnight temperatures. Painting outside when overnight temperatures dip below 50°F can lead to several issues that compromise the quality and durability of the job. Here’s why you should wait for warmer weather before you paint. 1. Poor…

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  • Painting a Tudor Home in Kenmore – Last Exterior House Painting of 2024!

    Painting a Tudor Home in Kenmore – Last Exterior House Painting of 2024!

    This is our last exterior house painting of the 2024 painting season. Over night temperatures are dropping, meaning paint wont have adequate time to dry and cure before potential moisture condenses on the surfaces. Good painting weather also often becomes a problem. Don’t forget, in 2006, we all had 3 feet of snow on the…

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  • From Old & Worn to New and Fresh – Pole Barn Painter

    From Old & Worn to New and Fresh – Pole Barn Painter

    This pole barn is about 60 years old and has never been painted. An eye sore for the neighborhood, the homeowners hired us to revitalize the barn and make it look better. After thoroughly pressure washing the exterior of the pole barn, we spot primed the rusty areas with Rust Oleum red oxide primer. We…

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  • Rejuvenating this Beautiful Home in East Amherst

    Rejuvenating this Beautiful Home in East Amherst

    The front of this home gets a solid 6+ hours of sun per day. As a result the stain breaks down from the UV. We pressure washed the siding prior to staining the wood siding to remove dirt, dust and bird droppings. We applied one coat of stain to the front of the home. We…

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  • Long-Lasting Exterior House Painting Amherst NY. Quality and Durability.

    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.

    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.

    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 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.

    Exterior Tudor House Painting in Kenmore NY.

                      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, we were able to make it happen using scaffolding. Initially we weren’t planning to use any scaffolding,…

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  • House Washing & Patio Sealing in Lancaster NY.

    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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