Category Archives: Advice

To avoid “lap marks” while painting a ceiling, keep a wet edge across the entire ceiling from corner to corner. A wet edge simply means to paint from one side continuously across to the other side and to do it all in one shot without letting it dry. If you paint half way, let it […]

Be sure to use a brush while painting your deck in those tight, hard to get spots. If you don’t, you could end up with ugly stripes or paint failure! Use a cheap brush for this, though, because it is hard on the bristles.

You hear horror stories about people hiring contractors and they either do a sub-par job, steal all of their belongings, or break things in the house and don’t have liability insurance to cover the cost (thanks to the interwebs, there are myriad sites dedicated to these torrid tales). Don’t get caught in the same situation. […]