by Nigel Costolloe | Feb 3, 2012 | Boston Painters, Exterior Painting, Historic Restoration, Water Damage
I had no idea either, until I moved to New England from San Francisco and encountered a multitude of paint failures that are unique to old wood houses and Old Man Winter. The above photo is of an elevation on the Fitch Inn in Bedford, the start of Paul Revere’s famous...
by Nigel Costolloe | Nov 11, 2011 | Boston Painters, Customer Service, Home Improvement, Interior Painting, Professional Painting Company
We’re known for being discriminating, and also for being more expensive than most Boston painting companies. We pride ourselves on superlative finishes of course, and also on meticulous prep. So it’s often a surprise to our clients when they hand us the...
by Nigel Costolloe | Nov 2, 2011 | Blog, Boston Painters, Home Improvement
A call came from a Newton homeowner, referred by one of our customers; an exterior painting project in need of estimating and consulting; a strange issue with sidelights around the front door that couldn’t be explained. A home inspector, a general contractor,...
by Nigel Costolloe | Oct 27, 2011 | Blog, Boston Painters
One of our past foremen, Joe Voigts, now teaches English in Korea, and he sent along this photograph of an elaborately painted and decorated eave. We’ve worked on plenty of Painted Ladies in our time, but nothing quite so detailed! Joe’s last photo we...
by Nigel Costolloe | Oct 21, 2011 | Blog, Boston Painters, History
If you missed Part I, you can read it here. The Transition from Military to Civilian Life – Conclusion By Mike Glowacki Oliver Stone once said something about being in war that was one of the few things about being in war that made sense to me. He said something...
by Nigel Costolloe | Oct 19, 2011 | Blog, Boston Painters, History
We’re an eclectic bunch here at Catchlight; no knuckledraggers amongst us, nor mouthbreathers. We hire for aptitude, attitude and presentation; our people spend a lot of time in our clients’ homes, interacting with kids, pets and in-laws. We like to make...
