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3 tips when choosing bold colours for your Toronto home!
So you’re thinking about bold colours for your Toronto home? Bold colours can be tricky to paint with, so here’s our list of tips to make sure that it goes smoothly. Coverage Intense colours are notorious for bad coverage. I’ve heard many stories about certain...
A primer on priming!
Many paints advertise “paint and primer in one” and this can potentially be a time saver. However, there are certain situations when priming will greatly help a paint job, either in terms of efficiency or durability and sometimes both. Here is our definitive list of...
What do I need to do to prepare for interior painting in my Toronto Home?
If you take a few simple steps to prepare your Toronto home you can have a great painting experience! The painting experience can run very efficiently and be done with minimal inconvenience, however, there are things that you should do to make this a reality. In this...
What goals do you have for your Toronto home in 2018?
It's that time of year! The time that everyone reflects on the past year and sets goals for the next. How about setting some goals for taking care of your home in 2018? If you proactively take care of your home it will pay dividends down the road in terms of money...
My @#$#&*! painter never showed up!!!! How do I find a reliable painter?
Unfortunately this is a more common experience in Toronto than it should be. Here's how you can avoid this occurrence and find a reliable painter... Here's the backstory, You found someone either through a recommendation of a friend, or perhaps on Facebook, or a lawn...
Which painting contractor offers the best value for my Toronto home?
Let's say you're presented 2 painting quotes for your Toronto home, one half the price of the other. Which quote is the best value for your Toronto home? Well, it all depends on what you value. Sometimes the cheapest price is not the best value, so let's peel back the...
3 things your Toronto home wants for the holidays!
During the holidays you give gifts to relatives that you don’t really like - so how about giving a gift to your Toronto home? Your Toronto home protects you from the harsh elements, keeps you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. So why don’t you show it some...
Can my staircase be stained & painted in my Toronto home?
This is a familiar scenario: You have the flooring redone in your Toronto home and then realize that the staircase doesn't match the new flooring. We can help! Many people are painting the wood on their staircases in a two-tone colour scheme and it looks fantastic! ...
Proper preparation for your Toronto home
If you want the paint work in your Toronto home to look the best it can, the preparation work that goes on before a can of paint is opened is critical to the finished product. First thing, let’s define levels of preparation and what type of customer each is geared...
Our guide to painting the trim in your Toronto home
Here is the official CAM Painters guide to trim painting! Do you want your trim looking silky smooth and nice? Read on… Determine if you need to prime your trim There are a couple of situations where a primer is recommended. First, if you’re painting over bare...