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Questions to ask when Hiring a Painting Contractor
Are you in the process of getting painting estimates for a project at your home? Is this the first time hiring a professional painting service? Here are some important questions you should ask the estimator. Is your company licensed and insured? Some states require particular trades to be licensed. If a company is not trade…
Read MoreProduct Review: Sherwin Williams SnapDry Interior/Exterior Acrylic Paint
Often I find, when you paint exterior front doors, it takes 2-4 hours for the paint to dry and several weeks to cure. When you shut the front door after your average paint dries, there is always the fear that the new paint you just applied may release where the door meets vinyl weather stripping.…
Read MoreAnother Angie’s List Award Winning Year – Thank You
O’Connor’s Painting Service Earns Esteemed 2016 Angie’s List Super Service Award Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service O’Connor’s Painting Service has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of customer service to members of the local services marketplace and consumer review site in 2016.…
Read MorePaint Shield, a Major Innovation in Painting
My kids were always active in high school sports from swim teams to lacrosse. School locker rooms are a damp and steamy place, a perfect breeding ground for bacteria such as Staphylococcus and MRSA. The spread of bacteria from child to child can happen so easily. This past fall, Sherwin Williams introduced a new paint…
Read MoreChoosing the right paint for a busy veterinary office
Last Fall, the Laytonsville Veterinary Practice contracted O’Connor’s Painting to re-paint the interior of their offices and exam rooms. Off I went in search to find the best paint product to use for the project. I needed something that offered durability, good coverage, was easy to wash and had a low odor. What I found…
Read MoreMore sanding, less dust
This past month I made the decision to upgrade our sanding system here at O’Connor’s Painting Service. It was a major investment, but I think a wise one that will help my painting customers and employees. After researching for months and asking all my fellow painting contractors what they recommended, I settled on purchasing a…
Read MoreCold Weather Painting Primer
Brr…. it’s cold here in Maryland this week. It sent my painting crews back inside for interior painting after last week being warm enough to paint outside. Now I know it is winter and I shouldn’t expect to be painting outdoors much in January. All those exterior clients will just have to sit tight for…
Read MoreA Trick for Priming PVC
Sherwin Williams makes an exterior/interior bonding primer that I used the other day at my own home in Laytonsville, Maryland to prime PVC. Being a very slick surface, PVC can be tricky to paint and have last a long time without peeling. As I was working with the Sherwin Williams bonding primer, I got a…
Read MoreOld paint cans hanging about that you want to get rid of in a responsible manner?
Whenever O’Connor’s Painting Service completes a job, any unused paint we leave with the customer with a description of where the paint was used in the house written on the can. These paints come in handy if there is ever a need for the homeowner to touch up a spot here or there years later.…
Read MoreWhy Consumer’s Checkbook in the Washington DC Area is a Great Way to find a Painting Contractor
Locating a competent professional for your home improvement project can be a shot in the dark. You might call a few listings in the phone book, randomly picking names, hoping you are choosing a reputable company. There are plenty of “so-called” professional painters out there that are more than happy to take your money and…
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