Filed under EPA rule for renovation
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why Paint Before Listing Your House?
So you’ve found your dream home. It meets all the needs of your growing (or shrinking) family and even has that three car garage you have been wanting. Your next call is to your trusted Realtor® to come over and give you advice about what you need to do to get your house ready for […]
Greg Mrakich Painting: Tips to Maintain Your Wood Windows (and Save Money on Window Replacements)
I have received more and more calls lately to re-paint or touch up the interior of wood windows. Windows are subjected to the extremes of weather causing them to expand and contract every day. When you consider the ‘oven effect’ of heavy blinds, curtains, drapes and shutters, it’s a lot for the wood and the […]
Greg Mrakich’s Tips for Painting Wood Paneling
Many homes built in the 1950s through early 1980 have wood paneling in at least one room. Some of the paneling is very high end – solid wood tongue and groove and is a great addition to the look of the home. When I lived in Los Angeles, one of my customers had me paint […]
EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule for Pre-1978 Houses
I just completed the EPA certification class and test for working in houses that were built prior to 1978. Kudos to Sherwin Williams for sponsoring the certification class. This RRP rule is a real game changer in as far as what it will cost to paint and remodel these homes. If there are cracks to […]
Painting Tips For the Do-It-Yourselfer
One thing I have noticed here in Indianapolis when doing painting estimates is that many interiors were not previously painted by professional painters. Wall paint on ceilings and trim, thin coverage of paint, paint on the carpet or floor, and crooked lines are all giveaways. If you are going to tackle your painting project yourself, […]
