by Nigel Costolloe | Nov 22, 2013 | Boston, Boston Painters, Exterior Painting, Winter
There are a multitude of variables that affect paint drying – humidity, temperature, wind, direct sunshine, surface temperature, even paint color. These variables allow some relaxing of the hard and fast rule of not painting when air temperatures fall below 35 degrees...
by Nigel Costolloe | Mar 28, 2013 | Boston Painters, Customer Service, Exterior Painting, Summer
As I sat in my kitchen this morning, I was thinking how wonderful it was looking out the windows and actually seeing things: the tree in my back yard, the birds in search of breakfast and our neighbor’s house even though there were no lights shining from the...
by Nigel Costolloe | Feb 25, 2013 | Back Bay, Boston, Boston Painters, Interior Painting
Often, in recent blogs and on our website we discuss the importance of painting preparation and proper applications to surfaces before any painting begins. The pictures below are of a recent project in Boston’s Back Bay. The repair and preparation work that is shown...
by Nigel Costolloe | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog, Boston Painters, Community Service
A call from Helping Hands Monkey Helpers to a member company of the New England Council PDCA for an interior painting service estimate instead lead to a community service project that provided Helping Hands $20,000 in labor and materials free of charge. Established in...
by Nigel Costolloe | Jan 2, 2013 | Boston Painters, Professional Painting Company
A common question … We often hear the following question from people who find us on the web or see our vans around Boston … why is your price higher than the other painter(s)? There are a number of variables that influence pricing, and these are presented in no...
by Nigel Costolloe | Oct 29, 2012 | Boston, Boston Painters, Environmentally Friendly Paints, Interior Painting
As an environmentally conscious company, we go to great lengths to avoid use of solvent-based finishes in favor of water-based low and zero VOC (volatile organic solvents) paints. Occasionally however a client will insist on a more traditional oil-based finish. Below...