Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

Friday, April 13, 2018

Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

Recently Donigan Painting worked with a customer in Lyncourt. Ashley just bought a home and needed to have some exterior painting done to satisfy the FHA bank loan. With first time home buyers that choose this option for financing the government has strict protocols for chipping-peeling paint on older homes that may contain lead. Having worked with 100's of homeowners in this exact situation my company was in a position to fix this problem easily satisfying their requirements. Since the weather this time of year is a bit challenging we had to be a bit flexible in our approach with the small windows of temperatures above 50 degrees. To get the ball rolling we performed the prep work while the temps were still in the 40's. This included laying out heavy mil plastic to cover the ground, hand scraping the peeling paint, containing it with the plastic, thoroughly cleaning the areas we scraped with a hepa vacuum to remove all fine particles, properly bagging it and discarding of it legally. We had two days with temperatures in the 50's for 8-12 hours giving us the right window to apply the paint and allow it enough time to setup before the temps dropped again. The bank inspector showed up as we were packing up and approved the work allowing Ashley to move forward smoothly with this process. We threw in a couple extra's like her front door and a few overlooked areas just to make sure there were no snags and it payed off.

Visit the website below and fill out the contact form or call for a faster response to set an appointment for your fast-free quote today. We would love to work with you to complete your next interior or exterior painting or staining project.

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

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

Last Fall Donigan Painting Worked with a homeowner on Syracuse's Northside. Kelli called for an exterior quote for her asbestos siding. After a color consult and choosing her beige-sage combo we went right to work. In this case her siding had accumulated a bunch of areas with mold. So we started by bleaching the problem areas then pressure washing the entire house to remove dirt and dust. Cleaning a house prior to painting is key so that the paint has a clean surface to cling on. Once it had dried out we started in painting the trim with Sherwin-Williams A-100 Exterior Paint - Shagreen in an eggshell finish. Following this one coat of SW's A-100 Harmonis Tan was applied. We scraped and sanded the entry stairways and two coated them with porch enamel in battle ship grey. Following the exterior painting of her home she contracted us to paint her entire interior over the winter which included many rooms with wallpaper, repainting all the ceilings-walls, and polyurethaning her original oak molding through out.

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

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

Recently Donigan Painting worked with a customer in East Syracuse. Debbie called to have her kitchen, family room, and dining areas painted. She chose Sherwin-Williams Lounge Green in an eggshell finish. The ceilings were painted with SW's Eminence Ceiling Paint one coat. The walls were 3 coated with Promar 200 and sanded in between coats with 220 grit for a uniform, smooth finish. Her base, door, and window molding was painted with ProClassic Bright White Satin. All nail holes, gaps in the molding, dents-dings were caulked and floated with joint compound. The results are fit for Good House Keeping. We fit her in over winter break so that it coordinated with her families ski trip and did not effect the daily routine. She initially had some trouble picking a color so I recommended Sherwin-Williams Color Visualizer to paint her rooms online to get a good idea how each color looked. Once the winter weather breaks for good she has us coming back to fix water damage caused from a leaky roof to her family rooms ceiling. In this case we will be removing a water logged section with new sheetrock then texturing it to match the rooms popcorn ceiling finish. One thing leads to another when you do excellent work!

Visit the website below to fill out the contact form or call for a faster response for your free quote today. A company rep will contact you immediately to discuss your needs and set an appointment to walk through your painting project.

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

Monday, April 9, 2018

Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

Recently Donigan Painting completed an interior painting project for a customer in Cicero. Mike and Beth wanted to update their living room, kitchen and entry hall. To get the ball rolling we met to discuss exactly what they would like done, the level of service they required, their color choices, when this needed to be completed. They chose to go with a service plan that offered meticulous prep work and premium paint. Preparing their surfaces in this case involved thoroughly sanding the walls to knock down the orange peel finish the previous painter gobbed on as well as pieces of the roller nap and dust rolled onto the walls leaving visible inconsistencies that distorted the overall finish. They pointed out areas where paint was applied lightly leaving bleed through and obvious mismatches from one area to the next. They base, door, and window molding was not caulked leaving gaps though out. Nail holes needed to be filled and lines around all the rooms needed to be re-cut for perfectly straight lines meeting the wall to ceiling and wall to molding. Dings and dents were floated with joint compound, sanded, cleaned, and primed. All the molding was caulked to remove the gaps and nail holes were filled for a smooth finish. They choose a popular gray for the walls and bright white for the molding. The products used were Benjamin Moore's Aura, Impervo Waterborne Satin and Pittsburgh Ceiling Paint. After a few days of work their painting was completed and exceeded their expectations in uniformity and consistency that they were looking for. Two coats of paint were applied on the ceiling, walls and molding to completely transform their home.

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

Friday, April 6, 2018

Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

Recently Donigan Painting worked with a home owner in Syracuse's Strathmore Neighborhood. I met John at a TNT meeting a few months ago and he said he needed a few rooms painted in his home sooner than later. We met and did a walk through to figure out what exactly he needed done and came up with a price that worked for him and his wife. They needed their living room , dining room, and kitchen painted. While they were out of town for a week we got it there and went right to work. Furniture was centered and covered with plastic and their newly refinished hardwoods had drop cloths placed over them. Once the walls were sanded, nail-screw holes filled with joint compound we started on the ceilings. Two coats of Pittsburgh's Ceiling Paint were applied. Next we cut in and applied two coats of Benjamin Moore Regal Select Interior in an eggshell finish with the colors they chose using their color visualizer. A quick note, if you are having trouble choosing colors go to Ben Moore's website and click on their paint a room tab. You can pick out any colors you can imagine and virtually paint any room they provide so you can get a very good idea of what it will look like. To finish things of we scuffed the base-door-window molding and applied one coat of Impervo Satin White. The results are stunning and their project was completed on time and on budget. Thanks for all the work!

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

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Syracuse NY

Recently Donigan Painting worked with a home-owner in Syracuse. Rita and Jim just bought a new home and wanted to lighten up the color scheme throughout with a neutral palate. This interior painting project included their living room,dining room, kitchen, office, 3 hallways, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and a finished basement. We started by repainting the ceilings twice with Pittsburgh Ceiling Paint. In this case we applied two coats because the previous owners had not painted in 20 years so it was a bit drab and needed a real pick me up to get it looking great again, this did the trick. They choose Benjamin Moore's Regal Select Interior Mountain Peak White for all the walls through out each room for a uniform look. Two coats were applied, with the walls sanded in between coats for a smooth-glass like finish, using the eggshell sheen. The base, door, and window molding were painted with Impervo White satin finish as well as all the doors. Since they had not moved in yet we were able to make quick work of the space speeding up their move in date by getting done ahead of schedule. The results are fantastic and brought new life to their beautiful new home. All that is left to do was move in and decorate when we finished because we left the house absolutely spotless so there was one less thing to worry about. Thank you for the great opportunity to deliver exceptional service in your new home! Below is a shot of their office space-spotless.

Please visit the website below to fill out the contact form for your fast free quote. I will personally call you to discuss your needs and set up an appointment with you to walk through your project to determine the scope of work.

Donigan Painting EPA RRP Certified

Bill Donigan

224 Ross Park

Syracuse, New York 13208

315-313-3254

www.doniganpainting.com

Monday, April 2, 2018

How to remove wallpaper- Donigan Painting Syracuse NY

A question that often pops up with homeowners is how can you easily remove wallpaper? So here is a professionals opinion on the best way to tackle it. The good news is you need very basic tools to do so and here they are: a large sponge, a 5 gallon bucket, a putty knife, ladder, and trash bag. The sponge is key so go to your local hardware store and buy a contractors sponge, I'll put a pic below. Whether it is a whole room, half a room or border around the room this should do the trick. First things first go to a popped edge-corner of the wall paper or pop an edge-corner with your finger nail or putty knife and see if you can lift up the paper and pull off the entire sheet. You may be surprised that you can with most wall papers get the entire first layer off with out anything more than your finger nail and a good long pull. It takes a little practice and it may come off in sections vs the whole thing but removing wall paper is a tedious job. Once you have torn off as much paper as you possible can to expose the pasted backing on it now it's time to get messy. Fill up your bucket with hot water and soak your sponge. Now be prepared this is going to get messy and wet so don't freak out the water will dry and you can wipe up the excess with a sponge mop or towel as you go. Take the soaked sponge and work it over a section really getting it wet from top to bottom. You want to almost push the water from the sponge into the paper backing. Work in 6x8 sections from the ceiling down. Start with one section and move to the next once you have removed all the paper backing. Here is the key. Once you have worked over one section let it sit for a few minutes then soak it again, let it sit for 3 minutes, then soak it again and let it sit for 5 minutes. Doing this will reactivate the paste so it can be removed. Starting in the area you soaked first in your 6x8 section pull up a corner of the backing and pull it off. It may not all come off with pulling so keep your putty knife handy to get the smaller stuff. Once you have removed all the backing you now need to thoroughly clean the paste residue left behind with hot water and your sponge. This may take many minutes to remove one section of residue so be prepared to get a workout. Another pro tip is throw out and pickup all the little pieces from your floor or drop clothes before it dries because once it does it's going to be a pita to get back off again. For a smooth finish before painting sand your walls with 100 grit to knock down any snags or remnants of the paper. The picks below had three layers. The above formula is what removed it all to get to the end result for this homeowner who was getting ready to sell at the time.

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