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A.G. Williams publishes practical notes on prep work, color, seasonal painting, historic homes, and maintenance.
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How to Choose Exterior Paint Colors
Repainting your home not only keeps it in better condition, but is the cost-effective way to enhance its appearance. The traditional color for many homes has been white, or off-white. However, as many consumers have been growing more comfortable with a variety of color palettes, modern homes are increasingly be painted with earthy tones that...
What kind Bathroom Paint should I use?
Amid the dizzying, towering aisles full of paint cans in your local home improvement store, it can be an intimidating proposition trying to find the right can of bathroom paint for your painting project. That’s why we’re here to help! With over 100 years experience as a residential painting contractor, we can help you find...
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With a tight economy many homeowners aren’t able to remodel their kitchen when it begins to look worn and outdated.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...
Is AG Williams Painting Expensive?
Nobody wants to pay more than they need to for services; why would they? But experienced consumers know that a quality product is worth the price. At AG Williams Painting, we provide an unbeatable painting experience, and in order to maintain this level of service, we need to charge commensurate prices. Potential clients sometimes hesitate...
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...
Trim Paint Color Ideas
Choosing a good color for trim affects the overall aesthetic and impression of a room and can make the difference between a standard painting job and an outstanding one. If you are having trouble deciding on trim paint colors, we have a few tips here that may help you find a color that you will...
Should I hire an Interior Painting Contractor?
With so many other expenses and a tight economy, is it really worth paying to hire an interior painting contractor? What are the advantages? These questions are worth thinking through. There are several factors that should be considered in deciding whether or not to hire a painting contractor: quality of results, time involved, safety, and...
How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets
With so much wear and tear from cooking, washing dishes, and wiping down, kitchen cabinets often get a worn look after a few years of use. When cabinets become stained or scuffed, many homeowners assume they need to replace their entire set of cabinets – an extremely high cost option. Other home owners simply want...
Does My House Have Lead Paint? What Can I Do About It?
If you own an older home, there is a good chance you have wondered: Does my lead paint house pose a risk to my family? It is a smart question and an important one. For decades, lead-based paint was commonly used in homes across the United States. It was valued for its durability and smooth...
How to Store Leftover Paint?
Yes, it happened again: You are done with your painting project but you still have left over paint. Don’t worry! This is not entirely without its benefits. You can store leftover paint, which allows you to do touch-up jobs later and to access the exact brand and color of paint you used on a project....
How many Paint Coatings do I need for an Interior Project?
In a day when so much goes to waste and finances are tight, who wants to waste money on extra paint? If you are looking to buy paint for an interior painting project and don’t want to end up with either a surplus or shortage, you will need to know how many paint coatings are...
Are Paint Fumes Bad if I’m Pregnant?
Joy and good news… there’s a baby on the way! Suddenly, there’s a flurry of activity, buying baby clothes, going to doctor’s visits, baby-proofing cupboards and outlets… and the list goes on. And then finally, when you know the baby’s gender (or even if you don’t), there’s the new baby’s room to paint. But wait!...
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...
Painting Tips – Painting Small Rooms
It’s hard to believe, but in the 1950’s low ceilings and small rooms were in style. Today nothing can hamper a room’s feng shui like cramped space. If you’re running up against this problem, but aren’t ready to tear out walls or raise the roof, we can suggest several tips when painting small rooms to...
Chalkboard Paint and Magnetic Paint
You don’t need to go to that hip coffee house or bistro down the street to see the menu in colorful chalk on the wall. Do it in your own kitchen! Keep your family tuned into YOUR menu for the week with chalkboard paint. Grocery lists, weekly appointments, family chores, tic-tac-toe, and a host of...
Interior Painting Tips
Like wine spilled on a new shirt or a rock chip in you new car’s windshield, you are bound to end up with minor wall damage somewhere in your freshly-painted house. Scuffs, dents, scrapes, dings, holes and dents… call them what you will, they steal the glory from a beautiful wall, calling everyone’s attention towards...
How to Choose a Paint Brush
The old saying tells us that “a craftsman is only as good as his tools.” While this might not be an absolute and perfect law of nature, it does bear true in many circumstances. When performing interior painting on your home, it is important to choose a paint brush and roller with care in order...
How to Clean Up After Interior Painting
Interior painting involves much more than just applying paint to the walls. There is an intense process before-hand, involving selecting paint colors and preparing the area to be painted. Similarly, once the paint is on the walls there are a number of things that must be done to clean up. As a painting contractor, one...
Do I Need to Use Primer?
When painting your home interior, it can be tempting to skip any unnecessary steps. We also know that in the long run, we’ll be happier with the results if we do the job right. With these two considerations in mind, should we use primer before we paint the interior of a house? The simplest and...
What Color should I Paint my Ceiling?
Some trends come and go quickly, while others seem so long-lived, we don’t even think of them as trends. White ceilings are a perfect example. For decades, no one seemed to question them; it wasn’t a design trend… it was simply the way you did things. Recently, however, designers and homeowners have felt the winds...
Painting Tips to Keep Your Project Tidy
Painting can be a fun and exciting experience, but the preparation and cleaning can be a pain. With a few simple painting tips, however, your interior or exterior painting can be a tidier, faster process.
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.
Should I Paint the Garage Door?
On many homes in New York and Connecticut, the garage door is one of the main features that is visible from the street. Since that is the case, the appearance and condition of your garage door is an important consideration. When you are debating whether or not to paint the garage door, whether wood or...