Frequently Asked Questions

I let the customer decide witch brand and product line they feel comfortable with.

When I give a estimate I send over a copy of a non profit consumer reporting magazine, and let them decide.

Walls

1. Measure the length of each wall in your room
2. Add them together
3. Measure height of your wall (from floor to ceiling)
4. Multiply it with the total length of the walls
5. Minus openings, doorways and windows
6. This will give you the sq. footage of the walls

Ceiling

1. Length of your room times the width of your room
2. Will give you the sq. footage of the ceiling
3. Most paint covers approximately 400 sq. ft. per gallon as stated on the back of most cans. However, that’s laboratory conditions (like cars whose sticker states they get 30 miles per gallon city and 40 miles per gallon highway). Coverage is affected by the texture (porosity) of the surface and the humidity level. If the surface has flat paint and hasn’t ever been primed, and there is low humidity, you’ll need more paint per sq. ft. for coverage. If the surface has been sealed, has a high gloss and there is high humidity, the paint must be applied thinner to avoid runs, drips and sags (even if you sand the walls and or use a de-Glosser).

Self-priming paint. Paint manufacturers want you to believe that there paint does not require use of a primer prior to painting bare walls or wood, or walls previously painted with semi-gloss or high gloss finishes. In my opinion that simply isn’t true.

Self-priming paint doesn’t actually contain a primer along with paint in the can. The manufacturer believes it has the ability to act as if the surface was primed due to its enhanced coverage. My experience tells me you’ll probably be disappointed if you think a coat of self-priming paint will cover stains or raw substrates like drywall or wood. There are many instances that you just can’t replace the right primer.

Primers have several purposes:

1. Primer is an undercoat, it provides a base for a uniform topcoat, it ensures better adhesion of paint to the surface, increases paint durability, it provides additional protection for the material being painted, and helps with coverage.
2. To encapitalize one surface from another, usually stains (water) and odors (urine).

3 Most Common Primers for Residential use are.

Zinsser 123, Water Base, used on most interior/exterior applications, blocks tough stains, I recommend this for most applications. Dries to touch in 30 min. (Will raise the grain of wood and the fibers of drywall)

B-I-N, Shellac-Base Primer sealer, Great to encapitalize stains and odors, for almost all interior surfaces. This dries amazingly fast in usually 45 min. it doesn’t have time to raise the grain in wood or drywall fibers. Alcohol based which means you need alcohol to clean up with alcohol (has odor and VOC admissions, it’s temperature sensitive, interior use mostly, good for sealing knots on the exterior.

Kilts, Oil Base Primer sealer, powerful stain blocking formula that blocks most heavy interior and exterior stains. Takes longer to dry and is harder to sand. (Block certain stains like smoke and water stains, hardens with time and raises the grain of wood and drywall, it’s very hard to sand)

Absolutely, See Licensed and insurance

Absolutely, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Livingston Counties

No. See Payments.  

I’m  happy to help you select the right color.  I will provide you with our insight as to what colors may or may not look great together. 

As much or as little as you would like.  Many customers opt to move furniture and window treatments in order to save money, while others choose to have us do everything, including removing and replacing all items in the areas to be painted.  We will discuss this with you at the time of our consultation.