How to Find the Right Painting Contractor?

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Using a professional painting contractor takes the stress out of painting your home. But finding the right one is an important decision that requires careful consideration.
Paintway give you the following tips to hire the right professional for any painting project:

The best way to find a quality painting contractor is to get referrals from friends, neighbours, and acquaintances who have had good experiences with painting contractors in your area.

Get Quotes from at Least Two Contractors Paintway are always competitive with price.

If quotes differ widely from one another, ask what is not being done or where corners are being cut. Often the less you pay the quality will suffer. Cheap Price …Cheap Painting Job 🙂

Don’t be afraid to ask questions! The only silly question is the one that isn’t asked!

Always ask contractors the following questions:
How long have you been in business?
Do you have the proper/required licenses? (This varies by state, and some states may not require licensing.)
Do you have insurance? (This helps determine whether your contractor and any hired workers are insured for injury and liability.)
Can you provide references?
Do you offer written guarantees of your work?
What products do you use?

Be Specific About the Project
It’s a good idea to walk each potential contractor around the areas (indoor or outdoor) to be painted while discussing your needs, and particularly any aspects of the project that could affect the price. Be specific about which surfaces you want to have painted (walls, trims, moldings, ceilings, etc.) and the paint colours and finishes you want used.

As you meet with each contractor, pay attention to the following signs and behaviours:
Does the contractor project a sense of professionalism and experience?
Is the contractor courteous and business-like?
Is the contractor busy? (Good ones usually are.)
Does the contractor return phone calls and provide quotes in a timely manner?
Is the contractor on time for appointments?

Review the Contract
Once you’ve settled on a contractor, ask for a written contract and review it carefully. As a consumer, you have the right to ask detailed questions about any issues you need clarified. In particular, be sure to verify the following:
What exactly is being painted (house, trim, walls, moulding, etc.)
Details on preparation and cleanup We always CLEAN UP! Alot of Painters Don’t.
Paint colours for each area to be painted
How the contractor will protect plants, patios, furniture, or other items
How much time the project will take, from start to finish
When and how the contractor will be paid
Once you complete these steps, you’ll be ready to hire the right painting contractor—and enjoy your newly painted home.

The SImple Way to Use a Paint Roller

Load the roller cover with paint

Load the roller cover with paint by dipping into the paint about 1/2 in. and then rolling it against the screen. Filling a dry roller cover with paint will require five or six repetitions. After that, two or three dips are all you need. Leave the roller almost dripping with paint.

Roll paint on the wall

Lay the paint on the wall with a sweeping stroke. Start about a foot from the bottom and 6 in. from the corner and roll upward at a slight angle using light pressure. Stop a few inches from the ceiling. Now roll up and down back toward the corner to quickly spread the paint. You can leave paint buildup and roller marks at this step. Don’t worry about a perfect job yet.

Use a quality roller sleeve

A good roller cover is the most important part of your rolling setup.

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Smooth the paint along the ceiling using a long horizontal stroke without reloading the roller with paint. If you are skilled enough to roll within an inch of the ceiling while rolling vertically, you can skip this step.

Keep a wet edge. Keeping a wet edge is crucial to all top-quality paint jobs, whether you’re enameling a door, varnishing furniture or rolling paint on a wall. The idea is to plan the sequence of work and work fast enough so that you’re always lapping newly applied paint onto paint that’s still wet. If you stop for a break in the middle of a wall, for example, and then start painting after this section has dried, you’ll likely see a lap mark where the two areas join. The rolling technique we show avoids this problem by allowing you to quickly cover a large area with paint and then return to smooth it out—which brings us to the second important painting technique.

Lay it on, smooth it off. The biggest mistake most beginning painters make, whether they’re brushing or rolling, is taking too long to apply the paint. Photo 1 shows how to lay on the paint. Then quickly spread it out and repeat the laying-on process again (Photo 2). This will only work with a good-quality roller cover that holds a lot of paint. Until you’re comfortable with the technique and get a feel for how quickly the paint is drying, cover only about 3 or 4 ft. of wall before smoothing the whole area off (Photo 3). If you find the paint is drying slowly, you can cover an entire wall before smoothing it off.

Get as close as you can. Since rollers can’t get tight to edges, the first painting step is to brush along the ceiling, inside corners and moldings. This “cutting in” process leaves brush marks that won’t match the roller texture on the rest of the wall. For the best looking job, you’ll want to cover as many brush marks as possible with the roller. Do this by carefully rolling up close to inside corners, moldings and the ceiling. Face the open end of the roller toward the edge and remember not to use a roller that’s fully loaded with paint. With practice, you’ll be able to get within an inch of the ceiling rolling vertically, and can avoid crawling up on a ladder to paint horizontally like we show above.

Pick out the lumps before they dry. It’s inevitable that you’ll end up with an occasional lump in your paint. Keep the roller cover away from the floor where it might pick up bits of debris that are later spread against the wall. Drying bits of paint from the edge of the bucket or bucket screen can also cause this problem. Cover the bucket with a damp cloth when you’re not using it. If partially dried paint is sloughing off the screen, take it out and clean it. Keep a wet rag in your pocket and pick lumps off the wall as you go. Strain used paint through a mesh paint strainer to remove lumps.

Scrape excess paint from the roller before you wash it. Use your putty knife, or better yet, a special roller-scraping tool with a semicircular cutout in the blade. Then rinse the roller cover until the water runs clear. A roller and paint brush spinning tool, available at hardware and paint stores for about $8, simplifies the cleaning task. Just slip the roller cover onto the spinner and repeatedly wet and spin out the roller until it’s clean.

Paintway’s tips for preparation to painting inside your Home

Most of us can do an okay job of painting a room. But a seasoned professional does a great job. Obviously, pros have more experience than the average homeowner, but they also know techniques and tricks that make them better painters. Some of what you’ll read may surprise you. For instance, their secrets won’t cut painting time. Painters spend two to four days on an average-size room. That’s how long it takes to prep, prime and paint correctly. It’s more work, but when you stand back to admire the results, you’ll agree it’s time well spent.To begin, move everything out of the room. Bigger pieces of furniture can sometimes be left covered in the center of larger rooms, but if you are repairing wall, Take everything out. Plastering a wall dust…..dust goes everywhere.” Remove doors, light fixtures and hardware, and label everything with masking tape. Also, invest in drop cloths. “It’s surprising how well a few drops of paint can cover a floor, Buy high-quality drop cloths, such as canvas or paper-backed plastic. (Paint soaks right through lightweight fabrics and bedsheets.) Plastic sheeting works, but it’s very slippery and doesn’t absorb drips.

PREPARE THE SURFACES Find, then fix, cracks and dents 🙂

SELECTING THE PAINT Pick a powerful primer …Preparation is if not MORE important than the painting itself!

Paintway’s tips for preparation to painting inside your Home

CHOOSE THE RIGHT PAINTING EQUIPMENTRoller rules
The perfect roller would hold a roomful of paint, leave the right amount of texture, wouldn’t spray or fuzz, and would be easy to clean. Until somebody invents the ideal one, follow these tips to choose the right roller. “The longer the nap, the more paint the roller will hold, but it will also create more texture. A 1/2-inch nap lamb’s-wool roller holds plenty of paint without too much texture, Less expensive rollers can work, Just wash them first in dishwashing liquid to remove any stray fibers.

Use a bucket

Paintway prefer buckets with a roller grid to roller pans. They hold more paint than pans and It’s tougher to tip over a bucket.

A bucket also lets you box, or mix, two or three cans of paint to avoid color discrepancies. To use a bucket and grid, dip the roller a quarter of the way into the paint and run it over the ramp to work the paint into the nap.

Work with a painter’s rod
A painter’s rod, or pole, can help you paint ceilings more quickly — no climbing up and down ladders required. And there’s no need to stand directly underneath the area you are painting, so you won’t catch every wayward splatter. A pole is also great for walls and floors.

Buy a better brush
A good paintbrush is key to a professional-looking finish. “A quality brush costs $15 to $25, The equipment has a lot to do with their success. Pay attention to the bristles. Synthetic brushes are made of nylon or polyester, or a combination of the two. Poly bristles are stiffer, which makes them good for exterior or textured work, but for fine interior work, Paintway uses softer nylon brushes. Look also for tapered bristles, which can help you work to an edge, and flagged tips, which help spread the finish smoothly and evenly. Brushes are available in 1- to 4-inch widths. Paintway keep an arsenal on hand to match the job. A smaller brush gives you more control, but no one wants to paint a door with a 1-inch-wide brush, starting with a 2- or 2-1/2-inch sash brush. The angled brush makes it easier to cut to a line and puts more bristles on the work than a square-tipped brush.

Painting a Laundry Room?

What color should I paint my laundry room?
The most forgettable room in the house is the laundry room. It’s not very exciting and nobody wants to go in there because it’s a really small room with dust bunnies all over the place. Going in the laundry room means we’re about to do a very unpleasant chore – laundry – either folding or washing. So what color do we paint the room that nobody likes?

Do we just leave it Contractor’s Beige? Do we paint it some leftover colour from one of those mystery cans in the garage? Do we paint it some fantastic hue hoping that great colour will make the laundry get folded faster? Well, all joking aside, there are a few options and I’ll tell you how I choose colour for laundry rooms.

In most cases when I suggest the laundry room is the same as the foyer or hall color. These two areas of the home I usually keep fairly neutral so I can come in with stronger colors in the rest of the home. So the lonely laundry room gets the leftovers which is fine.

What color should I paint my laundry room?

Beige is a great colour and its very neutral.

What if you don’t want beige in your laundry room? It’s a good idea to still keep it a fairly neutral color but try to give it just a little pizzazz. Pulling a color that you see in the flooring is a really good idea to tie in the look of the room. Since laundry rooms really aren’t that big, giving it a monochromatic look would make it appear somewhat larger.

Another option is pulling a color from your countertop. This laminate happens to be tan which is a really good choice since tan is a fairly trendy color now and so very versatile. Tan will also look amazing with your white appliances.

Still not exciting enough for you? How about trying one of the ever so popular coastal colors? A soft blue or green may be the color that is perfect for this room. Between the soothing color and the hum of the machines, you’ll be asleep before your spin cycle starts.

If you want to go for drama and you really can’t decide on a color, chocolate is always a good stand by. It’ll go with just about any cabinet, flooring or countertop color. It’s also good to hide any scuff marks that may appear on the wall from those cumbersome laundry baskets.

Now this last color comes with a funny story. I had a client that wanted a really bright pink in her house and she was bound and determined to have it even though I suggested it wasn’t the best color choice for her home. For the most part I try to work in a color if the client is crazy about it but the rest of her house was soft neutrals and this bright pink really had no place in her home.

She decided that she wanted this bright pink in her laundry room which was the room right off from her very light gray kitchen. Do pink and gray look great together? Yes, they do but this pink was so bright and so obnoxious compared to the rest of her home she couldn’t take it any more and wanted to repaint it. I suggested she use the remainder of her foyer color after she primed her very pink laundry room.

I’ve also had clients say that they wanted a really bright happy color for their laundry room. They wanted a cheery color for a room that was so annoying to be in that perhaps the color would make them feel good while folding away. Great color counteracts a room that otherwise, is very ugly and both laundry and color can find a harmonious place in the home – the laundry room.

Which Paint Do I choose when Painting Your Own Home D.I.Y?

Tricks to finding the right paint type and paint colour.

Which Paint Type Is Right for You?
Flat/Matte

Where to use: Best choice for walls with many imperfections. Use on ceilings and bedroom, dining-room, and living-room walls. Do not use in the kitchen or bathrooms.

Touch-ups and scrubbability: Flat or matte finishes are easy to touch up but hard to clean. Premium flat paint, such as Benjamin Moore Regal Matte Finish or California Paints Super-Scrub Matte Finish, has better washability.

Eggshell

Where to use: This low-sheen finish is a great choice for living-room or bedroom walls. Do not use in high-traffic areas, like hallways, because the delicate finish mars easily.

Touch-ups and scrubbability: Eggshell has a washable finish that can be easily touched up.

Satin

Where to use: With a silky, pearl-like sheen, it’s a good choice for woodwork as well as walls in the family room, children’s rooms, laundry room, kitchen, and bathrooms.

Touch-ups and scrubbability: Satin has a warm finish that’s scrubbable. More difficult to touch up because any difference in sheen will be apparent.

Semigloss

Where to use: Semigloss is a popular choice for trim and moldings, and is also ideal for kitchen and bathroom walls because it is more resistant to humidity and withstands stains, chipping, and scuffing.

Touch-ups and scrubbability: Durable and easy to clean, it’s the most scrubbable sheen for walls. However, semigloss is more difficult to touch up because the difference in sheen may show up more easily.

Gloss

Where to use: Gloss is rarely used on walls because it shows imperfections like a mirror does. It is typically used on woodwork, trim, moldings, and works well only for surfaces that are truly smooth.

Touch-ups and scrubbability: It’s the most durable finish and the easiest to clean, yet is the most difficult to touch up because the difference in sheen may show up more easily.

Hope these tips help you when choosing which product to use 🙂

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How to paint your ceiling….

Step 1: Purchase the Right Tools. When painting a ceiling, be sure to purchase a paint roller with an extension handle. It’s much easier and less tiring to paint a ceiling while standing on the floor rather than on a ladder.

When painting a textured ceiling, be sure to use a thick-nap roller to ensure that you get full coverage over the bumps and irregularities in the textured surface. For a smooth drywall ceiling, you can use a roller with a smooth or shorter nap.

Painting a ceiling may seem overwhelming if you’ve never done it before. And often it’s hard to see what you’re doing since you may be putting white paint over existing white paint, but Home-improvement expert James Young shows us some tricks from the pros. Purchase the proper tools to paint a ceiling

Step 2: Prep the Room
To prep the room, remove all of the furniture if possible before you begin painting. Use drop cloths and/or newspaper to protect the floors and any furniture that you must leave in the room. James recommends canvas drop cloths; although they’re slightly more expensive, they tend to work better and are reusable.

Use quick-release painter’s tape to mask around trim and the area of the wall where it meets the ceiling. In our case, we didn’t need to use tape since we also painted the walls and were painting the ceiling and walls in the same color.

1. Mask trim with quick release painter tape
Step 3: Prime the Ceiling
It’s advisable to prime the ceiling before painting, using a primer with stain-blocker. Priming the ceiling or walls before painting should ensure that one coat of paint will be sufficient use primer with stain blocker before first coat.

Step 4: Paint a Cut-In Line on the Ceiling
Begin by painting a cut-in line on the ceiling. This is a 2- to 3-inch strip where the ceiling meets the wall. Start in the corner of the shortest length of the ceiling. For this part of the job, you will need a paintbrush and a stepladder Begin by painting a cut in line on ceiling

Step 5: Paint the Ceiling
While the cut-in line is still wet, begin painting the ceiling with the roller. This is done while the the cut-in line is still wet to prevent a visible line.

The proper technique for painting with a roller is as follows:

Dip the roller in the deep portion of the paint tray.
Roll it back and forth in the shallow end of the tray to squeeze out excess paint and ensure even coverage on the roller.
Use the roller to make a zigzag pattern on the ceiling.
Go over the zigzag pattern with straight strokes to even out the paint.
Once the paint has dried, you may want to go back and apply a second coat, starting with the cut-in line and finishing with the roller.

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Decided to paint yourself? Here are some sure tips to get you on the Right Track.

Skipping the Tape?
Do you have the skills to get straight lnes around the woodwork, windowsills and door frames? Don’t wing it…Grab the painter’s tape and get the nice, clean edges you want.

Painting Without Primer?
Primer gives paint a good surface to adhere to and brings out the true color of the shade you’ve chosen. Going without it can lead to a whole heap of issues later on down the track. PREP is everything! It is more important than the painting itself!

Impatience🙃
You took the time to fix every imperfection with plaster? Wait….. Make sure it’s completely dry before you sand and prime. Otherwise, all that patching was a waste of time.

Paint Buildup on Pad Edge –
When using edge pads around ceiling edges and corners, make sure to wipe off excess paint frequently to avoid marking the surface.

Brushing When You Should be Rolling –
For a large interior area, a roller will do a better job in less time. Select the right nap roller for your sheen of paint and try to avoid pushing the roller into the wall when you paint.

Underestimating How Much Paint Needed –
The pros say you need one gallon for every 400 square feet. Plan ahead and you can avoid running back and forth to the store with a paint swatch in your hand.

Walls Must Be Clean!
Paint looks much better when it has a good, clean surface to stick to. Wash your walls before painting and get professional results you can be proud of. If they are not clean – your paint wont hold the test of time.

Painting When the Humidity is High
When the air is full of moisture, water-based paint takes longer to dry. If the weather winds up more humid than expected, take the day off and wait for a dry day.

Skipping the Surface Prep
Your new paint won’t stick to glossy, dirty walls that are in bad condition. Take the time to prep, or you’re bound to have problems down the road.

Cover your paint tray with a plastic bag in between breaks to stop the paint drying out. — Cover your paint tray with a plastic bag in between breaks to stop the paint drying out

Paintbrush Abuse
When using latex paint, wet your brush bristles with water and shake the brush dry before you dip it in the paint. The brush will hold more paint and deliver better results.

Buying any Paintbrush
When you’re choosing paintbrushes to use with latex-based paint, nylon/polyester blends produce the best results. Turns out polyester is good for something besides sport shirts.

Painting with Furniture in the Room
Getting paint off your furniture is a lot of work. If you can’t move it out of the room, at least make sure it’s completely covered with a drop cloth.

Failure to Protect the Floor
Paint has the amazing ability to go all the places you’d least expect it to. Before you pop the can open, make sure you have a drop cloth over everything and the edges are taped.

Polka-Dot Doorknobs
Unless you like the look of splattered paint, we recommend that you slip plastic bags over your doorknobs and tape the edge to avoid unsightly paint splatter.

Painting the Wall Plates
Want professional-looking results? Take five minutes to remove the wall plates and tape around your light switches and electrical Points

There is always more work than anticipated when it comes to painting your home..SO CALL PAINTWAY today for a FREE Quote 🙂

How to paint the exterior of your home?

Thought about doing it yourself?

Paintway are giving you a few tips to help you get started.

How to Paint a House Exterior.

Before you begin your exterior house painting project, keep these steps in mind.

Preparing to Paint.

First, remove as many items as you can (planters, mailboxes, shutters, house numbers, hoses, outdoor furniture, light fixtures, etc.). Then be sure to protect any bushes or items that can’t be removed by covering them up with drop cloths. You can also put drop cloths under the areas you plan to paint. Next, be sure to clean (an option is to power wash), repair (fill in holes or cracks with caulk), and prime all surfaces before painting your house’s exterior.

Once the primer coat has dried and all your preparations are complete, you’re ready to paint. Remember to mix your paint thoroughly before you start painting–and continue to stir it during use. Start with the Body of the House (“Fascia”)

When tackling your exterior house painting project, you can paint with either a brush, a roller or, most likely, both. Rolling can save you time, but you will need to use a brush for corners, trim, and doors.

Painting with a Brush.

To load your paintbrush, immerse the first third of the bristles into the paint and tap it lightly against the inside of the can. Try not to drag the bristles across the lip of the can, as this will remove too much paint.

When you apply paint, use long, smooth strokes with your brush. On clapboard surfaces, if paint gathers along the horizontal edge, it has been applied too heavily or not brushed out enough. Remember that for a well-spread, even coat, you should brush oil-based house paints back and forth several times.

Latex paints, however, require less brushing. Because they dry out quickly, excessive brushing can cut deep brush marks into the paint film. When you use latex paints, apply the paint generously with one or two back strokes and then leave it to dry.

.Painting with a Roller.

Applying paint with a roller works well with porous surfaces like masonry and stucco. Ideal for flat surfaces, rollers will not fit into inside corners, and will often deposit too much paint on the edges of outer corners.

To use a paint roller, dip your roller in the paint tray, rolling it back and forth to remove any excess paint. If it drips when you pick it up, it is overloaded. Use long, even strokes, and roll in different directions to coat the entire surface. Finish painting with strokes in one direction.

Painting Trim.

The trim should be the last area you paint. Begin by coating your window sash and door paneling first, and then paint the window frames, sills, and door trim.

If paint gets on the window’s putty line, it will serve to protect the puttied surface from water. To create a clean edge, scrape off any excess paint with a razor blade. If shutters can be removed, paint them separately and replace them when the rest of the job is finished. Then it’s time to admire your work!

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How to paint the exterior of your Home as quick and efficient as possible🤓

Are you considering painting the exterior of your home and need some tips? Interior painting and exterior painting do have similarities, however there are some major differences that need to be taken into account. Below you can find some handy hints when attempting DIY exterior house painting. If you’re not sure whether you’re cut out for the DIY methods then perhaps it’s best to consult with Paintway.

Preparation:

You’ll need to clean dust and grime of the surface you’re looking to paint (a pressure washer machine will really do a great job)
You can also use other utensils which can scrub off any grime or loose paint
If there is any nails sticking out anywhere on the surface then you need to nail those back in and apply putty.
All wood needs to be primed
Make sure if there is any damage on the surface that you fix these up before painting.
Place down plastic covering on anything you don’t want to be ruined by paint, or use old sheets.

Tools You Will Need:

Paint Roller
Ladder(possibly)
Paintbrush and Tray
Bristle Brush

Application Tips:

You should always start your painting process from the top and work your way down, this minimises mistakes.
Avoid painting during hot days and in direct sunlight
Paint the larger areas before the small corners of crevices, as you want to get large areas painted quickly before any drying occurs.
You should aim to get at least two coats completed rather than just one thick, one, as you’ll have better coverage with this technique. Having a third coat is perfect.
Always paint your strokes in the same direction and end the stroke onto already wet paint.

Products:

You can either use oil based paint or latex paint, which have their differences:

Latex paint will dry faster than oil based paint
Latex paint is water based
Oil based paint is easier to get a smooth result but are general more difficult to apply
Oil based is glossy, whereas latex comes in both matte and gloss

If you want get a specific look or style it’s best to consult with a professional who can guide you towards colours, products and techniques which are in your best interests. Everyone has a different idea regarding what they desire, and so you should find specific instructions that assist your outcome.