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Eliminating Cigarette Odor and Nicotine Residue
This past year Greg Mrakich Painting LLC, Indiananapolis, Indiana; was hired for a complete house repaint (walls, ceilings and all wood work) that presented special problems. One of the homeowners who had lived in the house for over twenty five years was a chain smoker. All the painted surfaces were covered in smoke and nicotine residue, as were the floors […]
Greg Mrakich Painting Indianapolis: Indianapolis Home Sales Up 28%
A story in the March 26 Indianapolis Star about existing home sales caught my attention. We are seeing positive signs in the Indianapolis area housing market. According to the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of REALTORS® (MIBOR), existing home sales for February 2013 are up 28% compared to a year ago February and six percent over January […]
Greg Mrakich Painting Indianapolis: Repainting Trim When Oil-based Paint is Not an Option
In Indiana, as well as many other states, oil-based paint for residential use has been taken off the market primarily due to its impact on the environment. Over the past 20 years, the EPA kept changing the specs for oil-based paint to make it less harmful to the environment and people. However, in the process, […]
Greg Mrakich Painting Indianapolis, Indiana: Painting Kitchen Cabinets
Greg Mrakich Painting, a professional painting company in Indianapolis, Indiana, receives calls all the time from homeowners asking about painting their kitchen cabinets. The question I hear most is “I have stained wood cabinets. Can my cabinets be painted?” The answer is, usually, yes. The hardest part of painting kitchen cabinets is the prep work. The […]
Greg Mrakich Painting Indianapolis: Painting Brick Exteriors
Lately, Greg Mrakich Painting in Indianapolis, Indiana has received multiple inquiries from homeowners interested in painting ‘raw’ (non-painted) exterior brick. If you are thinking about painting your brick exterior, it’s important to understand that once you paint brick, you will need to maintain it. Whereas, if you leave the brick in it’s natural state, there […]
Greg Mrakich Painting Indianapolis: Interior Painting Tips
Greg Mrakich Painting, Indianapolis, Indiana shares his tips on interior painting on Youtube. Throughout the past two years, I’ve shared tips for interior and exterior painting on my blog. I’ve also cautioned homeowners about really reading the fine print before hiring a painting company through posted online “deals.” Now you can also check out some […]
Greg Mrakich Painting Indianapolis: Painting Trim
Greg Mrakich Painting Indianapolis provides tips about everything you want to know about painting trim: When do I need to paint my trim? This is an easy one. If it is beat up and looks like it needs it, it’s time to paint. Or, if you want to change the color of the trim. It’s […]
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, […]
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 […]
