Tagged as Indianapolis area painting contractors

Greg Mrakich Painting, Indianapolis: Exterior Paint Jobs – What “Lurks” Beneath?

About a week ago, Greg Mrakich Painting started a new exterior project in Carmel, Indiana − a suburb just north of Indianapolis. The house is located in a neighborhood that is less than twenty years old. This in itself is quite a change after working on much older homes this past summer in the Fletcher Place […]

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: 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: RRP Rule Exclusions

It is exterior painting season in Indianapolis.  Greg Mrakich Painting has already done five estimates for exterior work.  The other day I did an estimate to paint the exterior of a house located on the northwest side of Indianapolis. It happened to be in the same neighborhood that my wife grew up in. The house […]

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, Indiana Earns Coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award

Award reflects businesses’ consistently high level of customer service Greg Mrakich Painting, Indianapolis, Indiana has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service and health providers. Once again, I […]

Greg Mrakich Painting: Dining Rooms

In my twenty-plus years of being a professional painting contractor, I’ve painted somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 dining rooms. From Avon to West Hollywood and Altadena to Azusa (not yet in Zionsville – but I’m working on it!) Why am I focusing this blog on dining rooms you might ask?  Or then again, maybe […]

Greg Mrakich Painting, Indianapolis, Indiana: When is it Too Late to Paint the Exterior of Your Home?

The weather is finally cooling off in Indianapolis after a record hot summer here and throughout the midwest.  Just the other day I received a call from a homeowner who would like to have the exterior of his house painted.  This happens every year without fail.  As soon as the weather cools off for the […]

Greg Mrakich Painting: What the EPA RRP Rules Mean to You (If Your Home was Built Before 1978)

Last weekend, my wife and I toured the 38th annual Meridian Kessler Home Tour in our hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana. Greg Mrakich Painting was pleased to be a first time sponsor of this annual tour. Each year, several hundred people buy tickets to tour these wonderful vintage homes. Most of the homes featured on the […]