Filed under Exterior Painting
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’s Exterior Painting Tips – When Selecting Colors, Consider Your Roof
On April 14, 2006, a hail storm in Indianapolis caused 1.3 billion dollars in losses and generated 282,500 insurance claims for roofs and car damage. I remember the sound and fury of the hail hitting my roof and bouncing across my yard and driveway. Luckily, my vehicles were in the garage so I did not […]
3 Tips for Hiring a Painting Company
So the “Silly Season” for painters is about to begin. I got my first call for an exterior painting estimate on the very first day of spring from a client who I did interior painting for last summer. Indianapolis area painting contractors have about a six-month window to do exterior painting every year. Rain and […]
