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Interior Painting: Why You Should Consider Interior Painting in Winter

Why is it best to consider interior painting in winter? Interior painting is often seen as a spring and summer activity. After all, not many people are thinking about home improvement when they are busy shoveling snow off their sidewalk. While spring and summer are certainly the best times for exterior painting, the winter can be a great time to give your home a new feel through painting its interior. There are several great reasons to consider interior painting in winter: Great interior painting deals can be found in the winter Painters generally work on both home interiors and exteriors.

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Exterior Painting

Helix Painting Receives Best of Houzz Award for Customer Service

Helix Painting has won “Best of Customer Service” on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. Thank you to all of our customers who voted for us and provided glowing reviews of our interior and exterior painting service. the Best of Houzz Award The Best Of Houzz is awarded annually in three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography. Customer Service honors are based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2017. A “Best Of Houzz 2018” badge will appear on winners’ profiles, as a sign of their commitment to excellence.

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Interior Painting

Painting Preparation: The Key to a Great Painted Room

Proper painting preparation is the key to creating a great finished product. In fact, proper preparation generally takes about half the total project time and, in some cases, can take as much as 70% of total project time. If you find yourself unhappy with your painter’s final product, it likely has to do with the initial painting preparation work. Painting Preparation to Protect Non-Painted Surfaces Remove all wall hangings and move any furniture out of the room or into the center of the room. While you might choose to do this yourself, it is not uncommon for painters to move larger

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Exterior Painting

Exterior Painting During the Winter Months?

Can I do exterior painting in winter?  We get a lot of phone calls for exterior painting, even in cold winter months.  Unfortunately, unless you’re in the Sun Belt, it’s pretty hard to re-paint a house during the winter. Why do you need warm weather for exterior painting? Sherwin Williams and other paint manufacturers have some great paints temperature rated down to 35 degrees, which means if the temperature dips below 35 degrees, you’re likely to run into problems.  If the weather gets too cold, the paint won’t set right and could end up cracking or peeling.  Typically you’re re-painting

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