Flashing is a continuous series of thin pieces of sheet metal or other waterproof material that is installed to keep water from getting into a building from a vulnerable angle or joint. It typically operates under the principle that, in order for water to get through a joint, it must fight against gravity and work […]
No industry, including the painting trade, can afford to stand still for long. One of the few constants is that everything changes. While many factors, some seemingly obscure, affect the public’s color choices and painting trends in indoor paint for the year, the one thing that most painting experts agree on is that for the […]
Bay windows extend outward from the wall of the structure, creating a nook in the interior of the room. The windows are generally located on the first level of the building and may extend all the way to the ground below. Bay window styles and designs are numerous and each of them adds distinctive architectural interest […]
Because painting the exterior of one’s home is best done under certain weather conditions, one must consider the time of the year in which to paint the outside of one’s home. Ideally, one should begin painting when the weather is dry and the temperature is not extreme, typically from the spring to the fall. However, circumstances […]
