When Colors Collide

Ok....so you pressure wash and clean the deck and buy three gallons of stain. And just by chance the first two gallons you open are this brownish looking color called "redwood" something, and you think, "doesn't look like any redwood stain I've seen before, but maybe it's a brownish redwood." You carry on and you get down to the last five feet and open the last gallon and boom! Ah, there's the redwood. Now you've got two colors.

Somewhere down the line some redwood stain got mixed wrong at the factory, and the owner graciously goes to the store. The store employee pulls 10 gallons off the shelf, and finds several mistinted redwoods. So, we got as close as we could, and wouldn't you know it the homeowner got 3 free gallons of stain.

Two coats, two different colors. Perfect!

Thanks Joan! 

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Sixty Foot Ladder

It's been a really long time since I went up on one of these and it's an adventure, but it was time.

Mark and I have done some nice jobs together over the years. It took us 4 days to replace the corners with "No Rot" PVC boards and most of the siding with Hardi-Plank. Then we painted everything down to where we could reach it all with the 40' ladders.

The missing piece on the corner under the ladder was as high as the 40' ladders would take us.

It's really not as bad as it seems, you just have to get used to it.

So what is up there?? Rust!

What I did when I got up there was wire brush all the rust down. Then I applied a rust converter to turn it black, sort of converting the rust back into a what I call a "quasi" metal. Then I applied Rust-Oleum's brown "Rusty Metal Primer", and then two coats of Rust-Oleum's "Black Semi-Gloss" finish.

Once the chimney cap was restored Mark and I moved that beast of a 60' ladder to the side of the chimney and completed the rest of the repairs, and painted down to where we could reach the rest with the 40' ladders, and home free.

If you or anyone you know is in need of home repairs or is looking to buy or sell real estate please contact me.

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Pressure Washed Clean

 Thanks Cathy 

Spring Into The Market

Pressure washed exterior and some fresh paint touch up helped get this 1400SF ranch ready for the Spring real estate market.

Thanks Jennifer and Brian, and good luck! 

 

Painting Cabinets

One of the projects you like to get finished before the Spring pollen gets here. Painting kitchen cabinets on a cool Winter's day. Thanks Charlotte and Bill.

Going Green

Kitchen in North Raleigh going green with Benjamin Moore Eggshell finish. 

 

Putnam Ivory

Finishing up this week in Durham with Benjamin Moore's Putnam Ivory. Thanks Shawana.

 

Indoor Scaffolding

A must have for those tricky stairs. 

 

Super Clean

Driveways and Sidewalks. Thanks Bill and Colleen 

Before

 

After

Before

After

Selecting Color

When selecting color for a room you always find the fabric first. These bed linen's provided the base to start from in which the owner took the grayish light color for the walls, the light green for the master bath, and the dark charcoal for the all 'round accent color. This color concept enhanced the existing green glass tinted modern style headboard and black floor lamps.

Clean Adds Value

It's the little things that count when adding value to real property. Keeping it clean and fresh lowers long term maintenance costs, and helps to increase and maintain your real property values at their highest levels. Our pressure washing service offers residential and small locally owned commercial cleaing of homes, buildings, sidewalks and driveways. Call or email from for a free estimate.

Finished Cabinets

Refinished in Natural Pine. Thanks Vicky and Wade! 

Cabinets

Sanded lightly and restained with a natural oil "jell" stain. Work in progress. 

Made In The Shade

Finished this home recently in Cary under some very large pine and shade tree's.

Thanks Sarah and John!

                                 
               Chimney and Trim Repairs.

Pressure Wash, Railings and Window Glaze

Thanks Dain and Laura!
Pressure Wash Clean
         Cleaned, Sanded, Primed and New Painted Railings Window Prep and PrimeNew Glaze and Paint

   

Pressure Washing Clean

Thanks Jake!
Front Porch Steps 
Driveway 

 

Kitchen and Den

Thanks Teri and Mark!

Extreme Home Makeover

Thanks Wendy and Jacob! Before

After

Taupe Exterior

Very nice upgrade. Thanks Wendy and Jacob!

Finishing The Back

Decks can be extremely low maintenance if you keep up with them, and really finish the back of your house.

Thanks Bill and Colleen!

Before...

After.....

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Soaked It Up

Long overdue but finally completed.
Thanks Marilyn and Pete!

Deck Staining in April

Before

After

Pressure washed, two coats of stain, and all ready for Summer. Thanks Mary!

Blast It!

Pressure washing a concrete driveway...


Pressure Washing a deck...

Painting in Winter

This house was started in December '09 but not completed until late February '10. We were able to get the prep work completed and oil primer applied where applicable, but the unusually brutally cold Winter we had this year delayed the project. We'd work when we could but our days were numbered. Still got the deck to stain once the pollen is all gone but overall things went well. Thanks Mary.

Move in Ready

Two nice pictures from the townhouse we painted this week.
Thanks Donna.

Dining Room

Master Bathroom