Painting Tips & Articles

At Fresh Coat , we strive to be a resource to local homeowners. We add useful painting tips and articles monthly so be sure to check back every month to check out the new articles!

Exterior House Painting - Adds Colour and Protects Your Investment

Painting the exterior of your home is a major investment so you want to get it right. Obviously the outside of your home is the first thing people see, so it makes a first impression. Don't believe what ... (read more)

Environmentally Friendly Painting Tips

Take extra measures to ensure your Atlanta painting project is an environmentally safe experience. The best quality acrylic paints are products that contain low or no volatile organic compounds ... (read more)

Different Wood Stains Provide Certain Advantages

There are two main types of wood stains available for deck applications. The first type, oil based stains, have been used for what seems like forever. Latex based stains are quite a bit newer. Which works best for ... (read more)

Interior Painting – Making Your Home Look More Attractive

To apply interior painting in your home to improve its aesthetic value can really be a wonderful investment. This is especially true when you have the plans of selling it... (read more)

The effects of VOCs in paint on indoor air quality

Indoor air is one of the top five health risks according to the Environmental Protection Agency in the USA. One of the main contributors ... (read more)

10 Questions to ask your Painting Contractor

Ten questions you should really ask... (read more)

Before You Paint That House

If you are a homeowner looking to sell, you've doubtless been a little discouraged by the recent downturn in the real estate market. These things happen, and it's nothing much that can't be undone when the market gets to it's next boom. In the ... (read more)

Eco-Friendly Painting

Making our dwellings gorgeous is nothing new. Humans have been decorating their homes for millennia. From the Australian Aborigines painting ochre onto cave walls over 40,000 years ago to the almost modern Egyptian pyramids of only 4,500 years ago we all ... (read more)

The Basics of House Painting

Your house is your lifetime asset. And it's a matter of time when you take a notice that your house needs renovation - not because it's getting old, but because you feel the need of vibrant ... (read more)

What You Need To Know When Hiring an Arlington Painter

When you are painting your home, regardless if it is the interior or exterior, you are going to need a good painting contractor. Your painting contractor is the person who is in charge of the entire project and who will make sure that everything gets ... (read more)

Why Hiring Fresh Coat Makes Sense

When deciding on whether or not to hire a painter there are several things to keep in mind. At the top of the list is the fact that a licensed house painting contractor has two things many homeowners do not; experience and expertise ... (read more)