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The Best Bathroom Paint for Your Westchester Home
If you have ever tackled this particular project yourself, you know that bathrooms are a tough room to paint! Not only do they have a lot of angles and features to work around, but there also are demands placed on your surfaces unlike those placed on almost any other room in your home. Your kitchen’s...
How Do You Repair and Paint a Scratched Wall?
It’s that time of year again. You’re left sitting on your sofa trying to recover from the stress of ALL those relatives in your home over the holidays! And you’re not the only one showing signs of post-holiday trauma ”“ your home feels it too. In the bustle of the holiday season, accidents are prone...
Interior Painting Tips for the New Year
This is a time of year for resolutions, fresh starts, and new beginnings. Whether you have a home improvement project, a fitness goal, or are simply determined to make more time for the things you love doing, 2016 is 365 days of potential. If interior painting is calling for your attention this year, we have...
What Color Should Your Ceiling Be? It’s An Important Question!
When we think about interior painting, walls are often the first thing to come to mind. While those show-stealers may be important, easily claiming the limelight, don’t forget about your room’s backup singer: the ceiling.
Painting with the Colors of Fall – Find Inspiration Outside Your Window!
We’re stepping quickly into a time of year when nature puts on a color display unlike any other. Well, unless you live in the south or out on the sunny west coast. If that’s the case, we don’t feel too badly since you get to swim year round. Not only is this a great season...
How Do You Paint Clean, Straight Lines?
This may be an exterior painting season, but we know that a lot of folks (maybe like you!) are enjoying a little interior painting as well. This is a great time to throw the windows open, stream your favorite music, and transform a room or three. The painting process can be a lot of fun,...
Which Paint Sheen Is Best? Tips for House Painters
Your interior paint is actually a lot like your wardrobe. It changes with time as styles come and go (well, at least for some!), and different colors and “looks” are chosen for different functions and moods. You also pick your clothing based on durability, strength, and how well it will meet the needs of a...
What Is the Best Weather for Exterior Painting?
You know, exterior painting is a little like camping. You plan for it, gather your gear together, invest in your favorite snacks, try (and often fail) to get a friend to come along, and hope that the all-important weather holds out. A rainy, stormy day can totally undo a lot of planning and preparation. Aside...
How Do You Remove Wood Paneling?
If we had to pick the top contenders for the title of “Greatest Enemies of Modern Interior Style,” two names rise to the surface very quickly: outdated wallpaper and wood paneling. To be fair, some wood paneling is very attractive, lending a simultaneously classy and rugged look to a room. But what about when it’s...
4 Tips for Increased Home Safety and Efficiency This Winter
As much as you might not like to think about it, winter is right around the corner. For now you can enjoy the season’s transitions, and the little bit of a cooler snap that’s sneaking its way into the air. But before you know it, the cold will be here to stay. Is your home...
6 Low-Cost Projects to Increase Home Value
As a rule, we all like the idea of keeping our houses clean. Sure, you might have the odd toy underfoot, or maybe have a bad habit of shoving old pizza boxes in the stove until the next trash day (anyone?), but overall your home is a place that you try take some pride in....
Remove Popcorn Ceilings
If your home has popcorn texture on the ceilings, there is a good chance you’ll want to get rid of it. The process is messy, but not very difficult. Many homeowners in our part of New York and Connecticut are seeking to remove popcorn ceilings for a number of reasons.
Complete Apartment Painting & Carpentry in Rye Brook
We recently completed a full apartment painting project including some carpentry. We painted the Kitchen, Living Room, Dining Room, Bathroom, Hallway and Bedroom in an apartment in Rye Brook. The job took about 1 week for carpentry and 2 weeks of prep and painting. Here is what we did; take a look at the amazing...
How to Paint a Ceiling
Is your ceiling ready for a fresh coat of paint? Do you know how to paint a ceiling? Well, painting a ceiling is not quite as simple as painting a wall. Here are some tips to help walk you through the process and ensure that your finished product is neat and professional. What type of...
Wood Replacement Using Composite Material in Pelham NY
Problem One of our customers in Pelham has an exterior patio with some wood decking and saddle. The saddle was in an area susceptible to the elements and the top of the saddle began to draw in water at the edge and the trim underneath the saddle was built in pieces, thus taking in moisture...
Should you be Power Washing your House?
In New York and Connecticut, when the winter mud or summer molds begin to accumulate on a house, many homeowners wonder whether they should replace siding, repaint the home, or attempt to wash the debris by hand. As a professional home maintenance contractor, we recommend power washing as an efficient solution to this problem. Here...
How to Maintain an Interior Painting Job
Perhaps you are wondering how to keep those newly painted walls looking nice, maximizing the time between interior painting jobs. With the bustle of everyday life, interior paint tends to wear out faster if it is not cared for. Here are a few simple tips on how to maintain interior paint which may help you...
How often should I be power washing my deck?
With spring around the corner, it’s time to start turning our attention to the outdoors. Winter’s mud is still clinging to much of the outdoors, including your deck. With a constant buildup of dirt and mildew, many homeowners wonder, “how often should I power wash my deck?”
How to Update your Kitchen without Remodeling
With a tight economy many homeowners aren’t able to remodel their kitchen when it begins to look worn and outdated. But who said you needed to give your kitchen a full-blown remodeling? Why not just give it a good makeover? For a fraction of the cost, you can update your kitchen, giving it a completely...
Did you know we also do Roofing?
As a top quality general contractor, we not only provide professional painting services but also home maintenance, carpentry, and roofing services. With a well-trained staff and professional equipment we are committed to producing superior results for customers in need roofing repair or replacement. All our services include excellent warranties; if you want it done, we...
How to Caulk Baseboards
Baseboards are a classy addition to just about any room, providing definition to the walls, and extra detail and depth to the whole appearance. It also provides a useful coverup for the meeting place of the walls and floor, which can be difficult to finish nicely. Fortunately, installing baseboards is one of the easiest do-it-yourself...
Renovations for the Elderly or Disabled
With a tradition of painting going back more than 100 years, A.G. Williams is well known for excellent quality and painting services. What many of our local clients do not realize, however, is that we also provide fine carpentry and remodeling services.
PVC Trim or Aztek? The Best Trim Choice for Homes
When your home’s exterior woodwork starts to show signs of wear, rot, or insect damage, replacement becomes necessary. One increasingly popular solution homeowners are turning to is PVC trim. Understanding PVC trim benefits can help you decide whether this modern material is the right choice for your next exterior repair or upgrade. At A.G. Williams...
Should I Paint or Replace Windows? 7 Smart Homeowner Tips
If you live in New York or Connecticut, especially in areas filled with historic charm, chances are you have asked yourself this question at some point: should I paint or replace windows? Older homes across Westchester County, Fairfield County, and beyond often feature beautiful original windows. But over time, these windows can show wear, become...