by Nigel Costolloe | Aug 22, 2011 | Customer Service, Environmentally Friendly Paints, EPA-RPP, Exterior Painting, Lead-Safe Certified
Each month seems to bring a new EPA clarification on how we are supposed to implement the RRP protocols while working on homes coated in lead-based paint. The article below introduces a new wrinkle, arguing that the current 10 foot rule is still inadequate in keeping...
by Nigel Costolloe | Aug 8, 2011 | Boston Painters, Exterior Painting, Home Improvement, Summer
The Friday before last, all craftsmen and women were given a paid day off to escape the heat. Even those who were working inside Boston’s older homes were without A/C and when the conditions were exacerbated by the need for respirator use and other personal...
by Brian | May 20, 2011 | Brookline, Exterior Painting, Water Damage, Winter, Wood Restoration
We have the privilege of tending to some of Boston’s grand old homes and we have learned that ongoing maintenance is the best approach to keep these buildings in top shape. The photograph below is taken from a gorgeous Federal house in Brookline, one that was...
by Nigel Costolloe | Apr 4, 2011 | Boston Painters, Exterior Painting, IceDams, Water Damage, Winter
It’s an appropriately wintry April 1st to write a blog about last winter’s remarkably damaging weather. This past month we have seen a significant rise in the number of projects related to ice dams. We were lucky enough to avoid such calamities at our home, but Mother...
by Brian | Feb 21, 2011 | Exterior Painting, Historic Restoration, Home Improvement, Interior Painting, Wood Restoration
For those of us who have left behind our younger years, the cold dry air of winter can offer up insults beyond mere inconvenience and discomfort. I refer to the additional 10 years winter air can add to our age as a new facial topography emerges. Wrinkles appear...
