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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: 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 – Spring is Around the Corner – Is it Time to Paint Your Home’s Exterior?
In just a few days it will officially be Spring, regardless of what the thermometer says. As I sit here writing this post, snow is in the forecast for central and southern Indiana. Living in central Indiana, you can never depend on the weather in October (or March for that matter!) It could be warm during the […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
