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Greg Mrakich Painting: Interior Painting Considerations
A long time client of Greg Mrakich Painting in Indianapolis, Indiana, recently decided to move from their home of the last 50 years, a modest 1960’s ranch, into a two year old house with an open floor plan. They were going to have me come over to help them pick out some new colors and […]
Greg Mrakich Painting: Should I Hire One Painter Or A Paint Crew?
My name is Greg Mrakich, and I’m a professional painting contractor based in Indianapolis, Indiana with over twenty years experience. I established Greg Mrakich Painting in Pasadena, California, where I was licensed by the state of California in painting and decorating. When my wife was transferred to Indianapolis, Indiana for a marketing manager position, I […]
Winter in Indianapolis is a Good Time to Paint Interiors
The interior paints available today allows for interior painting year around. Even in Indianapolis in the dead of winter, you can get your interior painted without the smell of paint lingering for a week or longer. I’ve noticed over the past few winters, that my painting company, Greg Mrakich Painting of Indianapolis, Indiana is getting […]
Greg Mrakich’s Painting Tips for Textured Walls and Ceilings
Greg Mrakich Painting, Indianapolis, Indiana was asked to provide painting tips for textured walls and ceilings by Phil from Westfield, Indiana. Thanks for asking me Phil, this is a great question and something I run into quite frequently – especially when painting homes built in the past 30 years. In some areas of the country, […]
Indianapolis Interior Painting Deals – Too Good to be True?
My name is Greg Mrakich. I am the “Greg” of Greg Mrakich Painting in Indianapolis, IN. Like many of you, my wife and I subscribe to an email service that offers daily deals from Indianapolis area retailers, restaurants and various home improvement and other service providers at highly discounted rates. A couple of weeks ago, we […]
Wallpaper Removal: When to Call in a Professsional
For the most part, people stopped putting up wallpaper about 15 years ago. It went out of style, but there sure is a lot of it out there that needs to be removed so walls can be painted. In the past few weeks, Greg Mrakich Painting received a handful of calls just to remove wallpaper […]
Three Questions You MUST Ask Before Hiring a Painting Contractor
Here are three questions to ask painting contractors when getting bids for your next painting project. These questions will help you make a smart decision. Who is going to do the actual work? This may seem like a silly question, but it really is the most important one you could ask. When you hire Greg […]
Exterior Painting, EPA Lead-Safe RRP Guidelines
Boy is it Hot! I’m currently painting the exterior of a home built in 1938 in the historic Butler-Tarkington neighborhood of Indianapolis. It is my first exterior paint project on an older home since the new EPA guidelines for repair, renovation and paint (RRP) came into play. These guidelines have slowed me down by about […]
Painting Estimates
You can buy a couch for $ 15,000.00. You can also furnish a three bedroom house for the same price. What’s the difference? The materials used and who made the furniture. The same is true with a paint job. The type of firm you hire (large with high overhead, or a small painting company like […]
New Construction Painting is Not the Same as a Repaint
The skills required to do a quality repaint are not the same skills required for new construction painting. But with the slow down in new housing construction, many new home construction painters are bidding on interior repaint projects, and they may give you a price that is too good to be true to get the […]
