Is there Lead in Your Paint? What Vancouver Homeowners should Know Before Renovating older homes Have you ever heard of RRP? It’s probably not likely if you are Canadian, but if you live in the United States and own a home that was built before 1978, RRP is definitely something that you need to be […]
An Argument for Making Smoking Illegal It is happening less frequently, but it is an unmistakable smell when you walk into an old house or apartment that has been inhabited by a chain smoker. The question for a potential buyer is always “can we get rid of the smell?” and hopefully without taking the walls […]
So Very Nice Alpine Garden in My Neighbourhood Nothing is better than getting the call from a happy customer who wants you to paint more of their house. Last year we got to transform the interior of this Surey home (that happens to be in my neighbourhood) from dark and greeny beige walls and ceilings to […]
Can You Handle the Colour? Warline Transforms a Customer’s Home using Benjamin Moore Colour Stories As I mentioned in a previous post we just completed our first interior repaint using Colour Stories, Benjamin Moore’s new line of paint colours. We were trying this new colour palette at the same time we were testing driving our […]
Debunking Myths about Deck Staining When we finished our course to become Benjamin Moore Certified Stain Applicators, the first thing Warren said was “I feel sorry for the next person that asks Heidi about their deck”. Warren is my husband so he can get away with the occasional comment like this. So maybe I like […]
Are Your Deck Boards Installed Right Side Up? Part of the education at Benjamin Moore’s Certified Stain Applicator course the crew at Warline Painting took at the Poco Inn and Suites in Port Coquitlam last month was about understanding wood and wood construction. For all of us, it was the most eye opening part of the course. We […]
Cutting Corners can Cost You – Tips for Vancouver Heritage Homeowners There is no doubt that owning a heritage home in Vancouver has higher maintenance costs compared to owning a newer home. It can be tempting to look for ways to cut corners and save money when it comes to exterior painting. Here are a […]
When Should You get the Outside of Your House Painted? It hasn’t skipped my attention that the weather in Vancouver is getting slightly better. Funny thing about the sun. It gets people thinking about being outside again and all of those projects that need attention. Exterior painting and exterior house colours have been high on […]
Putting Bad Painters on Notice – Times are Changing If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that lately Warline has started posting photos of substandard paint jobs. The sad truth is that it’s not that hard to find a bad paint job. In fact, it’s pretty easy. Low standards and subpar […]
Not so Special, Painting Specials Have you seen one of those specials for painting where they will paint three rooms for $299? There was one I recently read online for a local painting company offering to paint a room for $80. Seriously? I see these deals all the time and they annoy me, to say […]