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Can You Trust Online Reviews?
Checking references on professional painters is a basic responsibility of the Northern Virginia homeowner before they make a decision on which residential painting contractor to go with for their exterior or interior painting project. But reference checking has taken on a relatively new dimension in the past five years. It [...]
We Won the Angie’s List Super Service Award
Reston-based painting business, All American Painting Plus, was recently notified that it had won the Angie’s List Super Service Award for the 12th year in a row. Given the number of professional painters that do business in Northern Virginia, being singled out for “Super Service” is a real honor and [...]
How to Spot Winter Weather Damage
So far, winter has been a wild ride for Northern Virginia this year. In Reston, the temperatures in January have ranged from 19 degrees to 63 degrees. While we haven’t had that much in the way of snow and ice, that big a difference in temperatures can cause problems for [...]
Planning a Home Makeover
It’s winter time in Northern Virginia, cabin fever is setting in, and you want to do something to change up what seems to be a dreary day to day existence. That’s when doing a home makeover hits you. What can liven up the place better than a real, planned out [...]
Why Choose an Accredited Contractor
As many Northern Virginia homeowners have discovered, the only DIY project more frustrating than putting up wallpaper is taking wallpaper down. Removal of wallpaper is supposed to be easy, right? Oftentimes, that’s just not the case. And if you gouge, scrape, or otherwise damage the wallboard or plaster under the [...]
Planning a Home Interior Painting Project
If you are thinking about doing some interior painting in your Northern Virginia home this winter, we highly recommend you spend the time to plan the project out to get the results you want. Interior painting requires more than just buying the paint, a couple of brushes, a tray and [...]
Interior Painting Walk-Through Checklist
If you have hired professional painters to do an interior painting project in your Northern Virginia home, there’s one aspect of the job that you want to be certain you cover. So often homeowners get wrapped up in the cost to paint a house, they forget to specify exactly what [...]
Avoiding Snow Removal Damage
Winter has arrived in Northern Virginia and it looks like it’s going to be an exceptionally cold and snowy season. The cold is nasty and it can kill car batteries and freeze pipes, but if you suffer damage during this season it will most likely come from snow. Specifically, the [...]
5 Painting Trends to Avoid
If you are considering a home painting project to freshen up the interior of your Northern Virginia home, you want to avoid using colors that will detract from your space rather than complement it. You may love the color when you see a sample in the store, but then discover [...]
Keep a Professional Storefront All Winter
Winter is always a challenge for Northern Virginia retail storefront businesses. Snow, hail, sleet, and cold winds will almost always resort is less foot traffic visiting the shop. Precisely because there are fewer shoppers, business owners need to ensure that their storefront has a curb appeal that says “warm, dry [...]
