Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Deck Stain

Recently Donigan Painting worked with a customer in Fayetteville.  John and Gina called to have there new  basement painted.  They added on another section to their home and finished the newer and older basement areas.  The finished sheetrock needed to be primed and two coated along with a dozen custom doors, base molding and ceiling.  They needed about 4,000 sqft painted.  Once the quote was accepted, the contract was signed, colors finalized, and a deposit was put down we set the date and got right to work.  To begin we thoroughly vacuumed and cleaned all the walls to remove dust from sanding the sheetrock.  Next we damp wiped all the walls to get any remaining dust removed.  Following this one coat of PPG's Seal Grip Acrylic Primer was applied.  The ceilings were simultaneously rolled out with Pittsburgn's Ceiling Paint.  The walls were then two coated with Benjamin Moore's Regal Select Interior with Wheat in an eggshell finish.  The doors and base molding were sprayed out using Impervo Satin White.  Once the base and door molding is installed we will return to caulk and wood putty gaps and nail holes. 

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Syracuse, NY 13208
315-313-3254
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Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Deck Stain Syracuse NY

Deck Staining and Prep:

Recently Donigan Painting worked on a bunch of decks in all types of conditions.  Here are a bunch of things to keep in mind if you are planning to refinish your deck this season that may help you.  First, decks are always stained not painted.  If you or a contractor plan to stain your deck make sure you or they are using stain.  Typically with newer decks, that are natural tone or not stained, you can use a transparent water protector or semi transparent stain which is oil based so you can still see the woods naturals color.  Solid color stains are typically used on older decks that are beat up or have been painted.  Solids look like paint colors and for the most part you can have them tinted to just about any color.  Any stain you use will penetrate the wood and be absorbed as opposed to forming a layer on top of the surface like paint.  If you have an older deck that has been painted and stained god knows how many times use a solid stain.  If your deck is new and has not grayed you can go with a semi transparent that has some color added.  Before you start brushing, rolling or spraying it on there make sure you thoroughly pressure was the surface.  If you have mold, mildew or it's just a dirty mess you can spray on bleach after pressure washing or try a deck cleaner.  Personally I have used deck cleaners and have not found one that works better than pressure washing or bleach.  Unless it is 90 degrees out the deck will need a couple days to dry.  To test for dryness take a little water,  a teaspoon, and pour it on a small section.  If it beads up it's still wet.  If it is absorbed your good to go.  Once you've applied two coats, industry standard, let it dry for a few days before placing furniture or a grill back on it.  You can walk on it the next day after stain has been applied. The right product and prep work will get you half way there.  Hope this helps

Donigan Painting EPA RRP Certified
224 Ross Park
Syracuse, NY 13208
315-313-3254
www.doniganpainting.com

Proudly Serving: Syracuse NY, Dewitt NY, Fayetteville NY, Manlius NY, East Syracuse NY,Minoa NY, Lafayette NY, Pompey NY, Nedrow NY, Fairmount NY, Camillus NY, Warners NY, Mattydale NY, North Syracuse NY, Cicero NY, Baldwinsville NY, Liverpool NY, Salina NY,Solvay NY, Jamesville NY, Onondaga Hill NY, Lyncourt NY, Seneca Knolls NY, Bayberry NY, Onondaga Hill NY, Nedrow NY, Skaneateles NY, Eastwood NY, Strathmore NY, Sedgwick NY, Syracuse University, Onondaga County, Oneida Lake, Tully NY

Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

Last week Donigan Painting worked with a customer in Clay, NY.  Marshall called a few months ago for a quote to stain his contemporary cedar house.  Once the quote was sent and accepted we set the date for July.  A few days prior to starting the house was throughly pressure washed to remove dust, dirt, spider webs.  With the hot temps that week it dried over night and we got right to it a few days later.  Their deck had been painted a number of times and is 30 years old so special attention was paid to it during the cleaning to get it looking brand new or close.  One coat of Olympic Solid Stain in Cedar was applied to the body of the house followed by one coat of solid stain on the soffit in Oxford Brown.  The deck was two coated with a similar color to match the houses soffit to finish off this project.  Here is how it turned out below.

Donigan Painting EPA RRP Certified
224 Ross Park
Syracuse, NY 13208
315-313-3254
www.doniganpainting.com

Proudly Serving: Syracuse NY, Dewitt NY, Fayetteville NY, Manlius NY, East Syracuse NY,Minoa NY, Lafayette NY, Pompey NY, Nedrow NY, Fairmount NY, Camillus NY, Warners NY, Mattydale NY, North Syracuse NY, Cicero NY, Baldwinsville NY, Liverpool NY, Salina NY,Solvay NY, Jamesville NY, Onondaga Hill NY, Lyncourt NY, Seneca Knolls NY, Bayberry NY, Onondaga Hill NY, Nedrow NY, Skaneateles NY, Eastwood NY, Strathmore NY, Sedgwick NY, Syracuse University, Onondaga County, Oneida Lake, Tully NY

Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

This week Donigan Painting worked with a real estate agent in Camillus.  Kathy called a few months ago for a quote to paint a house she is flipping on Howlett Hill Rd.  The green vinyl siding needed to be lightened up with a fresh coat of paint to get it ready to sell.  To start we pressure washed the siding and deck.  In this case someone had painted the deck instead of staining it so most of the paint was flaking off and never adhered properly.  Stain is used on pressure treated wood because it soaks into the grain vs sitting on top of the wood like paint.  After a few hours of pressure washing almost all of the paint was removed from the deck.  Once the house and deck dried one coat of Benjamin Moore Ultra-Spec Exterior in the color Natural Elements was applied in a flat sheen to the house.  Next the deck rail and balusters were stained with Cabot Solid Acrylic in Oak Brown two coats. 

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Donigan Painting EPA RRP Certified
224 Ross Park
Syracuse, NY 13208
315-313-3254
www.doniganpainting.com

Proudly Serving: Syracuse NY, Dewitt NY, Fayetteville NY, Manlius NY, East Syracuse NY,Minoa NY, Lafayette NY, Pompey NY, Nedrow NY, Fairmount NY, Camillus NY, Warners NY, Mattydale NY, North Syracuse NY, Cicero NY, Baldwinsville NY, Liverpool NY, Salina NY,Solvay NY, Jamesville NY, Onondaga Hill NY, Lyncourt NY, Seneca Knolls NY, Bayberry NY, Onondaga Hill NY, Nedrow NY, Skaneateles NY, Eastwood NY, Strathmore NY, Sedgwick NY, Syracuse University, Onondaga County, Oneida Lake, Tully NY

Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

Last week Donigan Painting worked with a homeowner in East Syracuse.  Karen called to have the interior of her cape painted before she listed it with a realtor.  On the initial walk thru for the estimate she pointed problem areas on her walls from paint failure where it had lifted up from the sheetrock and some other large holes that needing to be repaired.  Once she accepted the quote we set the date a couple of months ago and got right to work.  To start we centered and covered all the furniture in each room and dropped out the floors.  Next all the ceilings were two coated with Pittsburgh Ceiling Paint to get them back to their original bright white.  Following this all the holes and lifted paint were repaired with joint compound, sanded to flush, and cleaned.  Two coats of Benjamin Moore Ultra-Spec 500 Interior Eggshell in a light gray were then applied.  We then trimmed out all the molding and doors with a bright white satin finish also by Ben Moore.  Another job with a happy customer!

Donigan Painting EPA RRP Certified
224 Ross Park
Syracuse, New York 13208
315-313-3254
www.doniganpainting.com


Proudly Serving: Syracuse NY, Dewitt NY, Fayetteville NY, Manlius NY, East Syracuse NY,Minoa NY, Lafayette NY, Pompey NY, Nedrow NY, Fairmount NY, Camillus NY, Warners NY, Mattydale NY, North Syracuse NY, Cicero NY, Baldwinsville NY, Liverpool NY, Salina NY,Solvay NY, Jamesville NY, Onondaga Hill NY, Lyncourt NY, Seneca Knolls NY, Bayberry NY, Onondaga Hill NY, Nedrow NY, Skaneateles NY, Eastwood NY, Strathmore NY, Sedgwick NY, Syracuse University, Onondaga County, Oneida Lake, Tully NY