by Nigel Costolloe | Aug 30, 2025 | Exterior Painting
Few things are more frustrating for a homeowner than peeling paint. You invest in a fresh coat, expecting years of beauty and protection, only to see it bubble, crack, or flake away. So why does this happen – and how can you prevent it from happening again? At...
by Nigel Costolloe | Aug 27, 2025 | Exterior Painting
Back in 2015, Greater Boston weather patterns had a personal vendetta against Sundays and Mondays. Every time Sunday rolled around, the skies would load up and dump another record-breaking snowstorm, burying the city in feet of snow by Monday morning. Just for the...
by Nigel Costolloe | Jul 31, 2025 | Exterior Painting, Summer
“Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun…” This witty line, popularized by Noel Coward and originally rooted in a Kipling poem, satirized the stoic absurdity of British colonial soldiers marching through India in full wool uniforms...
by Nigel Costolloe | Apr 30, 2025 | Exterior Painting
Spring has officially sprung in New England—daffodils are blooming, birds are singing, pollen is absolutely bonkers, and somewhere in the distance, someone is pressure washing their house with the intensity of a person avenging winter. It’s that time of year when we...
by Nigel Costolloe | Jul 31, 2024 | Exterior Painting
The exterior of your home is like the cover of a book – it’s the first thing that people see and is in plain sight for judgment – good or bad. The saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but let’s be honest, we all do. Here at Catchlight, we’re...
by Nigel Costolloe | Oct 16, 2023 | Exterior Painting, Winter
New England winter, love or hate them, they’re a part of life if you live in Greater Boston. Sometimes, they’re unexpectedly gentle, and other times, they’re weekly blizzards, time perfectly with the Monday commute (2015, anyone?) It’s a flip of a coin in our lovely...
