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How much does it cost to paint my kitchen in Toronto?
So you want to paint the kitchen in your Toronto home? Congratulations! Painting your kitchen can be a cost-effective way to update your kitchen without going through a major kitchen renovation. It can also have a dramatic effect on resale value. If you're doing your...
My interior paint is peeling off the walls, what do I do?
We just encountered this issue on a client's house in Toronto, and here's how we remedied the situation. The problem: The last layer of paint was peeling off the walls, leaving the previous layer of paint exposed. This was due to painting latex over top of oil...
How do I know I am comparing apples to apples with my painting quotes?
There are many different painters in Toronto, ON and each has a different way of approaching a job, here are a couple of pointers when you are comparing quotes: Is the painting contractor covered by WSIB and does that painting contractor carry Liability Insurance? A...
How many rolls of wallpaper should I order for my wallpaper project?
Wallpaper is a great way to add colour, pattern and texture to a space. But how much wallpaper do you need to order? There are general rules of thumb as to how much coverage you will get from each roll, which I'll go through here: First rule is, just because the roll...
What sheen should I use to paint the interior of my house in Toronto?
This is a question I get all the time. Interior paint ranges from flat to eggshell to semi-gloss with some variations in between. Lower sheen paint shows less imperfections in the surface, but it is less washable than a higher sheen. Higher sheen paint is more...
Cost vs. Value
“How do your prices compare to the competition?” Well, let me start off by saying that we will not be the cheapest painter you can get, but what do you get for handing over your hard earned dollars? First of all you get experience – CAM Painters has been in business...
Pricing
“How much is this going to cost me?” Whether our customers say it or not, the price of their painting project is a primary concern. We like to be upfront with our pricing, meaning that the price we give you on our written quote is the price that you pay at the end of...
Our Story
I, Craig Armstrong, started CAM Painters in Toronto, ON back in 2001, but how did I end up in the painting business? Here is my story... I was born and raised in the east end of Toronto and the only memories of painting and decorating as a child was pulling up the...