Sending Business to the Competition Yup, the title is right. I gave a customer the contact information for another painter. I’ll explain why. I get lots of calls for all sorts of painting jobs. This particular lady saw our ad and called because she couldn’t get a hold of a painter she had used in […]
Exterior House Painting Tips – More Facing Off I am going back to this subject because it is exterior painting season and this is an important tip for when you are getting your house painted. There are two ways to paint the trim of your house. One is called facing off, which is essentially only […]
Please Don’t Make Me Paint Your House Cloud White Today is my first day of True Colour Expert Training with Maria Killam. I wasn’t actively looking to take time off during the height of our busy season at Warline Painting to spend three days learning about the undertones of colour, but when I read a […]
Should You Show a Contractor Your Other Bids? Have you ever gone through the process of getting estimates from paint contractors and shown the contractor your other bids when you met with him? Did you wonder if it was a good idea to show him other bids? Most of the advice out there is that it is […]
When Should You get the Outside of Your House Painted? I keep wondering when I am going to stop being surprised by what other paint contractors try and get away with. We just finished an exterior painting estimate for a small multi-family strata complex in Cloverdale. The strata council member that we did the on site walk around with, […]
The Magic Trick for Choosing the Perfect Colour A few of my friends and colleagues have asked me why I haven’t written about the True Colour Expert Course with Maria Killam that I took three (okay almost four) weeks ago. Gosh, time goes by fast. Well, I’ve been busy guys. I’ve been working on new colour consultations […]
The Million Dollar Red Flag When Hiring a Contractor I, unfortunately field a lot of calls from homeowners who call me because things are not going well with the exterior painter they hired. I say it’s unfortunate because they are calling me usually after they have given the painter money and are often at some […]
When Should You get the Outside of Your House Painted? If I didn’t know better, I would think purple is becoming the new popular choice for house colours in my neighbourhood. They seem to be popping up everywhere. The more of these houses I see though, the more I am becoming convinced this is not […]
Colourful Houses Create Communities with Character We started work last week on the exterior painting of one of the Painted Ladies on West 10th Avenue in Vancouver. Owned by John Davis and his family, these four houses are absolutely beautiful showcases of some of the best heritage houses in Vancouver. All have been renovated into […]
Tudor Rules – How to Paint Your Tudor Revival Home I think people either love traditional tudor homes (tudor revival) or they hate them. There is no doubt they are unmistakeable in their architecture. The bold lines and trim details often contrasted with some form of black and white leave some people seeing stripes. Personally, […]