How Do I Keep The Historical Look Of My Home?
Many times customers ask, "Is it possible to keep the historical look of my home?" The answer is yes! If you hire a contractor who specializes in historical home restoration, that is. A professional contractor who works on older homes should have the skills to keep the historical look of your home. Skills include, but not limited to; lead paint removal experience, a designer to help find a historical template that works, and prep and paint experience. If your contractor does not have a designer and paints outside of a historical pallet it can affect the value of your
What Specialty Repair Services Should Historical Restoration Contractors Know How To Do?
If you have a historical home, hire a skilled contractor who knows the essential specialty repair services. Dealing with older homes vs. new homes is a big difference. Specifically, the amount of learning, training, and skill required is largely different. For example, older homes often require at least some carpentry work. So, our paint estimators will orchestrate a complete restoration to fit your needs. Whether it is siding repair, structural dry rot, crown molding, window repair, or special millwork details, we have an in-house option to get the job done.
My House Tested Positive For Lead, What’s My Next Step?
If your house tested positive for lead, make sure to test both the inside and outside painted surfaces for lead-based paint. Often, if one side of your house tested positive, they both tend to have lead paint. In this case, if you have lead-based paint on both sides, you will want to identify which project is more important to mitigate the lead hazard and start there. You may have wanted to paint the outside first, but if you have your children and interior lead-based paint, that may take precedence over the exterior. Once you have decided where to start
How To Know If Your House Has Lead Paint?
The lead test consists of a home swab test, a lab test, and an XRF Device. Home Testing (swab): There are different types of home lead tests. Pens used to wipe across the wall and identify lead aren't the most accurate. But can detect if enough lead is present to justify a lab or XRF test. Lab testing (sample): Sending soil, paint, or water samples to a lab is a cost-effective way to narrow down lead presence in your home. However, preparing for large renovation projects, where lead exposure could be a more significant concern, we recommend hiring a professional. Either
How Many Coats Of Paint Do I Need To Apply To The Interior Of My House?
Often customers want to know how many coats of paint to apply to the interior of their home. The first coat is primer specific. oil, latex, color blocking, odor-blocking, shellac primer should be applied if the paint is anything other than latex. If the current paint job is in good shape, generally two coats of paint will do the job. Unless, your new color is a brighter color, like yellow, red, blue, green. They generally require an additional coat (third coat).
