You should repaint your home any time you see paint failing, chipping, cracking, fading, or discoloration. Each house is different so we often recommend going through a small checklist every so often just to keep your house up to [...]
The purpose of the primer is to prepare different substrates to accept the topcoats of paint. Therefore, primers are designed to solve the challenges interior and exterior painters face. The challenges include sealing out moisture, resisting bleeding of stains [...]
When power washing your house you must be careful not to do any damage to the exterior of your home like getting water in your attic, water in between the siding and walls, siding damage, window damage, or remove [...]
Preparing the exterior of your home before a painter arrives can help ensure your valuables will be kept in a safe place away from any crew member working. Common things customers move more we get out to the house [...]
Often it isn't easy to pick what color's to paint the exterior of your home. Why? Because you have so many options to pick from, including the color, sheen, and brand. To help you decide, we offer various services, [...]
You can paint your vinyl siding the exact same color or lighter color, that is generally safe. If you want to paint your house to a darker color you have to get an approved siding vinyl color from the [...]
Yes, you have to paint the siding of your home after it is installed, except for vinyl. Using high-quality paint to paint your siding is an essential step to making it last and stay protected. SFW Construction uses pre-primed [...]
Children are at the highest risk, as their growing bodies absorb more lead than adults, and their brains and nervous systems are more sensitive to lead’s damaging effects. Since children often put their hands and other objects in their [...]
If your older home needs a paint job, can a contractor help? The preferred contractor for homes built before 1980 is first and foremost going to be lead certified. In other words, most of the interior and exterior are [...]
With so many different primers to choose from, how do you know the difference between each one and which one is right for you? PVA - Drywall and Wallboard: Although any latex paint can be used over raw drywall, [...]
Buying primer versus paint and primer all-in-one, what's the difference? Priming is a general term. It's not specific to one product; all it means is that depending on the substrate, it will prime the surface in preparation for a [...]
Lead paint is dangerous because when it is absorbed into the body, either through inhaling fumes and dust of lead-contaminated objects, eating paint chips, or playing in lead-contaminated soil it can cause damage to the brain, organs, kidneys, nerves, [...]