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Is your painting contractor a “Lead-Safe Certified” Firm?
Is there dangerous lead on your walls? With autumn here and winter nearby, many home-and business-owners turn their attentions from the great outdoors to interior painting projects. That’s good and logical, but bear in mind that when concentrated indoors, dust from lead-based paints is even more dangerous to respiratory health—both yours and your family’s. Of…
Six Important Questions to Ask Any Madison Painting Contractor
Summertime is when most homeowners notice that their house exteriors need painting. And so work schedules for reputable Madison painting contractors fill up fast. And therein lies a danger, because the temporary shortfall provides ad hoc opportunities for marginal operators and fly-by-night companies. In desperation to get on someone—anyone’s—schedule, you might be tempted to advance…
Now is the time to inspect your exterior paint
Spring is here—and now is the time to inspect your exterior paint. Maybe it looks good from a few feet away. But closer inspection is called for. Check for cracking The summer sun over the last few years has been no friend to your exterior paint. Dry temperatures evaporate moisture, which causes the paint to…
Wise color-selection is crucial to your home’s salability
Professional color consultants advise that whether you’re planning to sell your home in the immediate future or not for many years, you can significantly increase its salability by choosing both your exterior and interior colors wisely. Contrarily, the wrong interior or exterior colors can make your home more difficult to sell, because prospective buyers might…
Beige rooms can really “pop” while creating a tranquil sanctuary in your home
Most of us have been taught to choose beige paint as the ideal backdrop for our decorating schemes. But rather than delegating it to the background, beige can provide the ideal starting point for a tranquil living space that’s nonetheless visually engaging. Although it’s an accommodating color, beige can really “pop” when it’s layered with…
Genesis Painting hires professional decorator and color consultant
Genesis Painting of Madison now offers free color consultation services to its customers for both their indoor and outdoor projects. The company has hired Laurie Lundgren, a professional artist, muralist, and color consultant with 18 years experience providing services in the Madison area. According to Genesis Painting president Brandon Vincent, many people believe they haven’t…
Choosing the correct stain requires care and knowledge.
Interior or exterior? Latex or oil-based? Choosing the correct stain isn’t as easy as simply plucking one off the shelf of your local big “big box” home improvement center, according to paint and painting industry experts. Latex stains or “acrylics” are water-based. They clean up easily with warm, soapy water and give off little odor…
Experts explain how paint can increase your home’s resale value.
Sometimes just a coat of paint can convert areas into new living spaces: basements, attics, and garages. But keep in mind that such spaces usually require special skills and knowledge about surface preparation—more so than for simple drywall surfaces. Otherwise, peeling, flaking, fading, bubbling, blistering, checking, sagging, or wrinkling can occur. So you’d probably do…
Free Internet or software applications allow you to preview color combinations inside or outside your home or commercial building.
Sophisticated online technology allows you to point and click to see rooms, furnishings, and building exteriors in a vast array of colors. Best of all, much of this technology is free. One caveat: computer monitors do not render colors precisely. So use these tools to explore your ideas, then “test spot” your chosen paints in…
Genesis Painting was one of the first LEAD safe companies in Dane county.
Genesis Painting was one of the first LEAD safe companies in Dane county. We have fifteen lead safe certified trained job supervisors and all other employees have received the proper training under the EPA and State of WI laws. You won’t be taking any risks with your property or family when hiring Genesis. Read more…