Removing wallpaper is one of these activities that every painter has an opinion about. Some painters developed methods of doing it successfully and others wouldn’t touch it. Being a tedious and time consuming activity, hiring a wallpaper removal service is an option, but it can get expensive. If you are a DIYer with some free time, you can certainly attempt it yourself. You need some useful tools, some good instructions, patience and a lot of … Read more
Every day the doors of apartment and condominium buildings see a lot of wear and tear. Residents rush in and out of their home, sometimes with shopping bags, other times with furniture, but always in a hurry. Delivery workers and movers have a job to do and their job is to bring large objects through the doorways. To withstand this abuse, doors get painted with the toughest enamels available. Ecopainting has a lot of experience … Read more
Caulking is used to fill the gaps between two different or similar materials. Painters value prep-work as the foundation of a professional paint job. As trade skills go, caulking, like patching, is a skill that new painters tend to overlook. In a way, it’s understandable, since a new painter wants to get to the brush and the roller as quickly as possible. Prep work is usually not that noticeable and it is heralded much later, when the … Read more
There are many YouTube videos about how to do anything these days and you can find step by step instructions for any DIY task. When we decided to host our Drywall taping and patching event we didn’t know what response we would get from our community. Ecopainting had free educational and community events before with various degrees of success. We called this one a training event for couple of reasons. First, this was going to … Read more
Are you looking for local painters to paint your home in Riverdale? Maybe you are a business owner thinking that the exterior of your establishment could use some sprucing up? We think you should consider hiring Ecopainting. We love painting in Riverdale and our customers are ecstatic with the service that they receive. During the last twenty years we have painted homes, stripped and stained decks, porches and painted schools and daycares. This is what … Read more
Disposing of dirty paint water – What not to do Painters wash their tools frequently, especially after jobs with many colour changes. Sometimes there is no access to water, especially when painting in new construction projects. When water is plentiful, some painters wash their tools outside with a hose without considering where the wash water is going. As an environmentally friendly contractor, Ecopainting places great importance to the issue of paint waste. Pouring paint and paint … Read more
Artificial or natural light will affect the appearance and final look of any freshly painted home. Take a can of paint, and paint two rooms with it – one that gets ample sunshine and another one that doesn’t. If you use a warm red or yellow paint in a room that has a north-facing window, it will look brighter and help with the bluish hue of a lighting source. But use the same paint in … Read more
North York is a beautiful area to explore if you are in one of its neighbourhoods. There are a number of well designed, luxurious homes worthy of being featured in a magazine. Ecopainting gets a number of painting jobs in North York every summer, many of them being exterior. The residents here take pride in their homes and keep the exteriors well maintained. We have done work for a large number of homes in the area. … Read more