An online friend in Florida asked me where she could find a good painter. Of course, I asked if her budget allowed for a great Vancouver painting company to come down and do the job for her. Sadly, it didn’t… so I suggested she go down to her local paint store and ask them for a […]
Professional Paint Colour Consultations – Its all Part of the Warline Advantage When it comes to choosing paint colours, most painters you hire will hand you a fan deck. They don’t want to be involved in the process of choosing colour because they don’t want to be blamed if the end result wasn’t what the […]
I keep wondering about the relationship between quality and price and what is more important to a customer. Does the cheapest price always win out over the best job? Does the best job always mean the most expensive price? I don’t think so, but I do think that as price goes down, you more often get […]
Is that Price to Paint my House too Good to be True? With the high number of paint contractors in the lower mainland today, many are willing to underbid to get a job. It’s part of what happens in a slow economy and over saturated market. But there are certain fixed costs in painting, including the […]
10 Questions to Ask a Paint Contractor BEFORE You Make the Hire Are you looking for a quality paint contractor to help you with your residential paint project in the greater Vancouver area? We could say to you, “look no further” but we actually think you should. That’s how confident we are that you will […]
Homeowner Orientations – Insider Tips for Inspecting the Paint Job Congratulations. You just bought a new home. Not just one you haven’t lived in before, but a brand new home that no one has lived in. With the speed at which communities are growing in the greater Vancouver and the lower mainland, buying a new […]
When Should You get the Outside of Your House Painted? If you are re-painting anything more than just a couple of rooms in your home, the prep and work involved in a proper paint job can be a real inconvenience on home life and routines. Moving furniture, having crews in your home and working around […]
The Face Off – Comparing Exterior Home Painting Estimates Here is a quick way to compare estimates for the exterior painting of your house. Ask the painter if the painting of the trim will be faced off or wrapped around? “Huh?” you say. Take a look at the trim on your house. The trim is any […]
How to paint angled ceilings I am very lucky to be a colour consultant with my own paint crew in my back pocket. It means I often get to make decisions on the fly. I can ask my crew to paint things or not paint things so I can see how it looks without committing […]
How to Paint Expansion Joints Yesterday I shared with you how to deal with tricky ceiling angles and proper colour placement. The same interior paint job happened to also provide me with the opportunity to share another colour placement dilemma that I often see handled the wrong way. Expansion Joints If you are unfamiliar with […]