Well its been a little while since I posted anything on this blog…My wife and I had a little boy on Feb. 25. He has kept our house full of excitement and busyness:). I hope to be getting on pace with more posts soon, but I think I will have to slow the [...]

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One of the most irritating things that can happen to something you have painted is to have that paint peel off. Most people find painting monotonous and messy, with that in mind it is best to work in a way that you won’t have to do the job twice. This post is going [...]

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First of all, what is shellac? Shellac is not a coating you will see very often in modern houses (maybe on the antiques in the modern houses). Shellac is a resin secretion from a lac bug mixed with alcohol to protect and color wood furniture and trim. This was a popular coating, [...]

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Do you have vinyl shutters on your house that are difficult to get off and looking like they need a little freshening up? I had this problem just recently and thought I would just paint them, but vinyl does not accept paint very well (It usually just peels off after a few weeks). [...]

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One thing to remember when you are painting an old house is that you are probably painting over some lead paint somewhere. Lead paint was very popular 30 years ago (banned in 1978 for household use) and is still very popular in other countries – China for example. Some of the properties of [...]

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Ever heard anyone say that if you had the right tools you can make anything? Well they forgot to mention all the time it takes to learn all the good tricks that go along with the tools. Painting is not an exception, but a good brush may up your game more than you [...]

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Are you tired of the dark paneling in your house? I recently changed a storage room in my house into a bedroom. The old paneling was nice for a game room or library, but did not work for a bedroom (our bedroom, no offense to those who like dark paneling in their bedroom:). [...]

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Drafty windows can cause your electric bill to jump dramatically during the winter. If you have an older heater it is likely to cost you even more. Older heaters sometimes are just run on heater coils with a forced air fan (now called emergency heat). A strong draft in the house can [...]

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Tack Cloth is a sticky cloth you can buy at the hardware store or on the internet for finishing paint and varnish projects. This cloth is used to remove dust between sanding stages when finishing a project. Ok….good information but how does this effect me? – If you ever get the hankering to [...]

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Leaking Roof, bathtub, cracks in your trim?  This is probably because the wrong caulking was used in your house.  It is very common to see a latex painters caulk used in one’s bathtub or tile job.   Latex painters caulk is certainly not the right caulk for this job.   I will list a some [...]

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