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What brand of paint does Southwestern use?
We currently use either one of two brands
depending on the
type of project and specific desires of the client.
We use either Sherwin Williams or
Behr
paint. The latter
paint has been rated
#1 by consumer magazine the last four years and is growing in
popularity with
paint contractors. Sherwin
Williams has
been making paint for many years and is one of the most respected names
in the
industry.
What types of home improvements
does SouthWestern do?
We basically focus on improvements that enhance
your home
such as installing laminate flooring in a room(s).
A good example would be helping
you design a
make over or renovation of an existing bathroom.
Let’s say we do a faux
Venetian Plaster
finish in the bathroom and you decide you want to update the cabinets,
sink,
fixtures and toilet to match the Grecian motif.
We can do the removal of existing
cabinets, fixtures, sinks, and
toilets; then we can install the news items you choose according to
your
design.
How long does it take to finish an
interior or exterior
painting project?
That is going to depend on several factors. The
size
of the residence or business is one such factor. Another
factor is the
season of the year. In Arizona,
exterior projects usually take longer during the summer months due to
the monsoons
and heat. Your paint professional from SouthWestern Paint
& Design
will discuss the project length and factors that could affect the
completion
time.
What kind of “prep”
work do you do before painting?
Someone once said that a perfect
painting depends on 70%
preparation, 10% the type of paint, and 20% skill.
We at Southwestern take
preparation as the
very foundation for providing superior quality and excellence in our
painting. Our
painters focus on two areas for preparation.
The first area is where we do not
want
paint. We mask with
paper, tape, plastic
or canvas drop cloths places such as carpets, tile floors, cabinets,
etc…anywhere we do not want paint.
Secondly, our painters then move
onto the areas that are to be painted
such as walls, ceilings or trim, etc…for preparation.
The standard preparation package includes caulking of trim;
scraping and light sanding of walls to remove debris; spackling of
small holes
and defects and finally wiping down of all surfaces to be painted to
remove
residual dust. In
the case of trim, we
will use either liquid sandpaper, a liquid de-glosser or hand sand all
semi-gloss and gloss finishes before applying new paint. Each project may require
additional
preparation before painting. Our
SouthWestern paint professional will go over every room’s
particular
preparation needs.
How hard is it to paint the whole
house when it is occupied?
It does take more time and effort to design a
painting plan
for an occupied house, however, houses are painted everyday that have
families
living in them. Our
paint professional
will sit down with you and develop a personalized schedule and plan
that fits
yours and your family’s needs.
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