Whether your varnish has ended up somewhere it wasn’t supposed to or you just fancy changing up the finish of your wood, it’s good to know how to remove varnish from different surfaces. You may be wondering, do I need to remove varnish before painting? And the answer is yes! Preparing the surface is arguably […]
All commercial buildings and facilities benefit from a fresh coat of paint. The advantages aren’t just aesthetic, a quality commercial paint can protect the surface from damage, damp, and rot (depending on the material used). Painting a commercial building is a big job, one that often requires some costly downtime for the business. That’s why […]
Life is hectic. Finding the time to do some painting isn’t easy for a lot of people. Even smaller jobs like painting patio tiles or garden furniture, exterior jobs that don’t require you to clear out a room for a couple of days, can take too long for the busiest among us. If your free […]
When you’re looking to revamp your home with some decorating, your options are almost unlimited. Just painting interior walls can be a big job for painters, and there are also doors, floors, ceilings, furniture, cupboards, and loads of exterior surfaces too! If your budget allows you could spend every free weekend painting your home; choosing […]
The summer holidays are fast approaching. For kids and teens, that means a few months of freedom, for parents it means a lot less peace, and teachers will get a well-earned break before they need to start planning for the new year in September. This all means that, apart from the occasional open day or […]
Our front doors are one of the most important parts of our home. It’s part of the first impression guests will have and is something you’ll use multiple times per day. This amount of use causes wear and tear, existing paint can peel or fade and scratches and dents are an inevitability. To protect the […]
You’ve probably noticed that we talk about paint a lot on our blog. The best paint for certain applications, which paint is the most beginner-friendly, as well as our guides that help you get the perfect results. But there’s one constant throughout our painting projects that doesn’t get enough love. So today we’re going to […]
Summer is nearly here, and it can’t come soon enough. The thought of garden parties, barbeques, or just a quiet few hours sunning ourselves in the garden helps us to ignore the April showers until the skies are clear. But what if summer rolls around and, upon stepping foot into the sun, you find that […]
Winter is done and dusted, and we’re already a week into Spring. The weather is getting nicer, and keen decorators and tradespeople are ready to get back to exterior painting. There are a lot of exterior surfaces you can paint. Fences, sheds, patios, and doors are popular choices, but there are some bigger jobs that […]
This is the third and final blog in our series all about the best exterior wood paint. Originally it was only meant to be a two-parter, but even we underestimated how versatile exterior wood paints can be and wanted to make sure every use had some time in the spotlight. In part three we’ll be […]
