Tagged as Greg Mrakich Interior Painting Tips

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: 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 […]

Indianapolis Painting Deals – Read the Fine Print

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 several email services that offers daily deals from Indianapolis area retailers, restaurants and various home improvement and other service providers at highly discounted rates. Today, we received an email offer […]

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: 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 […]

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 […]