Free Local Painting Resources

You probably already know how to evaluate a commercial painting contractor for your business or company. More than likely, someone in the office vets suppliers for everything from food to staplers. And that person knows to ask a painting company some obvious questions like: When can the painting project start [...]

In about an hour, the average home in and around Walnut Creek and the Bay Area can fully cycle fresh air—even with the windows closed. With the windows open, you could cycle fresh air and any paint fumes or smells multiple times an hour.  Coupled with today's modern paint, that [...]

Your home's exterior should be painted every 5 to 10 years, depending on how well the previous paint job was done, the paint's quality, your local weather conditions, and the material you're painting on. At Woodiwiss Painting we expect our paint jobs should last 15 to 20 years because of [...]

Whether it's you or a professional paint crew doing the painting, there should be at least 2-3 feet of space between all the walls and any furniture or obstacles. We've seen and learned, from our customers over the last twenty years, all sorts of space-saving tips to move your furniture [...]

If you’re one of the lucky people who get to work from home, you know all too well the importance of your home office. While you may have invested in larger monitors, a faster computer, and a super comfortable chair, one factor you may have forgotten is the color of [...]

Painting the walls can do a lot to freshen up your house. A clean house makes for a comfortable living area, as well as being welcoming to visitors. When it comes to cleaning, the walls of a house are often overlooked. Whether this is due to not having time, not [...]

There are so many factors to consider when the time comes to sell your home. Along with getting married and having children, moving house is widely agreed to be one of the most stressful times in a person’s life. Your house needs to look as attractive as possible, both inside [...]

Presidential cover-ups do better with paint Since the moment John and Abigail Adams moved into the new Executive Mansion on November 1, 1800, almost no President has wanted to live there. The Adams’ initial enthusiasm waned quickly. It was cold and damp in the winter, the smell of plaster lingered [...]

Cleaning kitchen cabinets is a task in most people’s minds in that space between cleaning the baseboards and the basement. We know it needs cleaning and we almost never do it as part of any regular house cleaning work. That’s a shame because not only are kitchen cabinets subjected to [...]