by Nigel Costolloe | May 28, 2026 | Exterior Painting, Interior Painting, Summer
In New England, timing can make all the difference when it comes to painting your home. Between long winters, rainy springs, humid summers, and unpredictable fall weather, there’s a relatively small window where conditions align perfectly for both interior and...
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 | 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 | 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...
