by Nigel Costolloe | Oct 10, 2018 | Back Bay, Brookline, Historic Restoration, Historic Restoration, History, Newton
Because we are a professional painting company, our customers assume we are familiar with, or expert in, color (color theory, color selection). This is far from true, but given our daily application of color to homes, inside and out, we do acquire a reasonable comfort...
by Nigel Costolloe | Apr 27, 2014 | Brookline, Environmentally Friendly Paints, EPA-RPP, History, Interior Painting, Lead-Safe Certified, Residential Interior Painting, Safety
The EPA rolled out new regulations in 2010 designed to protect the occupants of homes where lead paint is being disturbed. Referred to as the RRP rule, or Renovate, Repair and Painting rule, these regulations affect any work performed in a house built before 1978...
by Nigel Costolloe | Dec 14, 2013 | EPA-RPP, Exterior Painting, Historic Restoration, History, Lead-Safe Certified, Wood Restoration
Old New England homes, peeling paint and a permanent, lifetime coating? I don’t think so. This summer we embarked upon the restoration of a 200 year old farmhouse in Stow. Initially we had assumed our city pricing would be a deterrent but further conversation with...
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...
