Tagged as Indianapolis area painting contractors

Greg Mrakich Painting Indianapolis: Tips to Save You Money on Hiring a Painter

After an unusually long and hard winter, it is finally spring here in Indianapolis, Indiana and that means it’s time to get your exterior painting projects started.  If you are planning to hire a professional painting company such as Greg Mrakich Painting, here are a few things that you can do to keep costs down […]

Greg Mrakich Painting, Indianapolis Shares Tips for Homeowners on Ice Damage Repairs

Indianapolis, Indiana has had a very brutal winter with significant snow and an ice storm that paralyzed the city for days. And it’s not over yet.  Higher than average snow fall, monsoon rains and a once in fifty year ice storm have put rain gutters and roofs to the test.  I am sorry to say […]

Greg Mrakich Painting Earns Coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award

Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service Greg Mrakich Painting has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the companies rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies. “Our Super Service Award winners are the […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Paint Protects Your Home. Don’t Defer Painting.

Stop and think about what you are asking your paint to do for you.  On the exterior of your home you are asking it to stand up to changes of over 100 degrees over the seasons.  It has to stand up to the expansion and contraction of the wood siding and other wood surfaces.  And […]

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 […]