Greenwashing & Paint

If you purchased paint recently, you most likely came across the term known as VOC. It stands for Volatile Organic Compounds. During the painting process these are the chemicals being released into the air. They are harmful to both the atmosphere and our indoor air quality. Most manufacturers claim that their own products have less of them, or zero VOC content. Painting contractors added this new term to the trade lingo as the new trade buzzword in blogs and sales meetings. ... Read more
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Washing The Rollers Or Not

There has been some discussion lately, whether to wash paint rollers or throw them out after a paint job. Being an eco-friendly painting company, we deal with this question often. But simply comparing the environmental impact of paint water waste, versus solid waste of a dried up roller is not an accurate comparison. As a painting contractor, we need to replace every thrown out roller with a new one. What is really the ecological footprint created ... Read more
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How Often To Paint The Interior

How often should you paint the interior of a house? The answer to this question depends on many factors, and many times, these factors are décor based. If the colours look dated, or if you are a new resident and the colours are not your favourite, the home will get painted sooner or later. However this blog is not meant to be about decorating and I will try to stay away from that. Also this ... Read more
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Interior Painting How-To’s

A lot has been said about painting, colours, right tools to use, the best season and so on. However, nothing can be handier than a guide that lists everything down in the simplest possible manner. DIY enthusiasts often complain about not the lack of information available to them but the excess of it. With painting suggestions pouring in from left, right and center – it can be easy to get lost. In this guide, Ecopainting, ... Read more
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Paint Ideas For Small Bathrooms

Small bathrooms can be a pain to deal with. If you as a homeowner are planning a residential painting project, optimizing the use of existing space is probably one of your major concerns. A home can certainly use more area, but in situations where it isn’t feasible to expand an existing bathroom, one of the ways you can make a small bathroom look larger is through paint. Bathroom painting is a cheap and easy way ... Read more
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Office Painting As Low Cost Maintenance

Office Painting is Low Cost Maintenance. The effect that office painting has on productivity has been discussed and researched extensively. The consensus is that color and color coordination influences the office workers’ mood. Additionally, a well maintained, and freshly painted facility is a better place to work and visit. When  client visit for sales meetings, they always associate the condition and feel of the facility with the brand. Office maintenance expenses are the accountants favorite Read More >>
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Removing Old Wallpaper

Removing Old Wallpaper is full of surprises. Part I – The Removal This blog is about removing old wallpaper from a 125 year old house. The main hallway, stairway & landing, were covered with that old wallpaper. It was a difficult decision for the homeowners to decide whether to remove the wallpaper from the old plastered walls, or simply put in new drywall and just paint the house. They really wanted to maintain the integrity Read More >>
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