House Painting

House Painting
How to Paint Your House...without killing yourself or anyone else.
As a former painting contractor I've concluded that house painting is simple, just not easy;  the devil's in the details.  While most people say that there's three phases to painting a house: preparation, application and clean-up.  I like to add one more -- planning.   Like anything else, you can avoid downtime with just a little planning on how you go about it. It might help take the "pain" out of "pain-ting." (I know, it's cheap.  Sorry.)

Repaint Your Home in One Day
Give Your Home a New Look - Fast!
Looking for information on how to paint your house fast? Tips to help you transform your house in one day? With some fore-thought and a little preparation it can be done. If you have a whole weekend to spare, then you can plan a total new look for your home. The secret to a complete home-makeover is to enlist some help. So here's how to get the paint job done and have a party at the same time. Photo courtesy of pittaya under the Creative Commons license.

How to Remove Paint in Your House
Paint Removal Tricks for the Beginner
If you end up renovating your property, or perhaps restoring an older piece of furniture, one of the greatest issues can be how to remove paint. There are various points to consider, and there are plenty of details that you might not be familiar with. Your most important concerns relating to paint removal is whether the paint you will be managing is lead-based. When you are dealing with lead-based paint, you must consider distinctive safety measures mainly because if you don't, you'll put le...