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Toronto Painting Contractors & Cost: Why does it vary so much?
Most people advise getting a few quotes before moving forward with any painting contractors. Sometimes these quotes can be quite similar and sometimes they will vary. One contractor may charge half the price of another. Let's unpack why this happens and what you're...
Painting Your Bathroom; What to Watch Out For
Bathrooms need special attention when prepping and painting. The moisture present in a bathroom can compound any improper prep work or poor quality products. This post is a word of caution about painting latex over oil-based paint without proper preparation.......
Why is paint peeling on the interior of my Toronto home?
You're having a shower in your beautiful Toronto home and you look up and see that there is peeling paint on the ceiling. "How did this happen?" you say to yourself, "and how can I fix it?" Peeling paint is far more common on the exterior of a home than on an...
Rollers – What kind of roller should I use to paint my Toronto home?
A common question I am asked from my Toronto home painting clients is, "What's the best brush and roller to use for a painting project?" It really depends on what you're painting and the finish you want to achieve. Last post I talked about brushes, this post let's...
What kind of brush should I use to paint my Toronto home?
I often get asked by people who enjoy DIY projects, "what kind of brushes and rollers do you use?" In this post, I'd like to talk about brush selection, and in a subsequent post I'll talk about roller selection. Quality is key. A low quality brush will only give you...
Colour selection 101 for your Toronto home
Many people find choosing a colour for their home to be a very daunting task. Here are a few tips to make sure that you're happy with your colour selection. Start by looking at design magazines or design websites Leaf through some design magazines and see what...
Should I Paint my Toronto home before or after installing new flooring?
Many clients want to do have both Soleil Floors - Flooring Professionals doing their floors and the painting projects at the same time. So the question is, "what's the best way to sequence those projects?" There are advantages to laying Kahrs Engineered flooring...
How I ensure that you have a great painting experience
As the owner of CAM Painters many times I am asked when I do a quote whether I'm the one doing the work or not. I run a fairly small operation, so I'm able to be on site much of the the time. However, there are times when I can't be on the job site. I've got to be...
Paint It Forward Feb 2016!
The Background I recently heard of the Paint It Forward initiative started by Josh Abramson, a painting contractor down in California. His team would seek nominations of people and/or organizations who were in need of painting, but couldn't afford it. The team would...
Craig Armstrong’s story
I think it's very important to have coaches in life. There are people who are further along the road in many areas which I want to improve. A coach can guide me past and around the potential pitfalls that would derail me from achieving my goals. A coach has a...