Woodiwiss Painting Guides
Ask Woodiwiss: What’s the easiest way to paint a garage door?
Painting a garage door is relatively easy as DIY home paint projects go. Pressure wash or wipe down the garage door. Pressure washing is easier (and more satisfyingly fun). Prime the entire surface with a roller and let it dry. Start painting the garage door after the primer is dry. Let the garage dry in…
Here’s what to avoid and prepare for during a kitchen renovation
It might not feel like it, but the kitchen is arguably the most important part of your home. Nearly everything that happens in your house except sleeping starts or ends in the kitchen. We’ve been lucky to participate in some gorgeous kitchen renovation and remodeling projects over the last twenty years. But as projects go,…
How to prepare for a paint job while in escrow
Your real estate agent—and contractors—can help you during closing paperwork and escrow holdbacks If you’ve never bought a house before, it works a lot like this: You and your real estate agent travel around looking for the right home. When you identify a home you like, your Realtor will help you put in an offer…
Ask Woodiwiss: Do I need to stay home with the house painters?
This question comes up from time to time, but we assume most people ask it in their heads 100% of the time: “Should I stay home while the house is being painted? Can I leave my home unattended?” Alternatively, commercial offices and businesses wonder the same thing. The answer is: it’s up to you. You…
Ask Woodiwiss: how do I safely clean dust and grease off my walls?
“Oh, what’s that?” You wonder as the light shines just right on the hallway wall. Kneeling down you see what looks like a smudge, but how’d it get there? It’s clear, but it’s hard to tell on a painted wall. Walking to the kitchen for a damp paper towel you see another spot. This time…
Ask Woodiwiss: How often and when should I paint my ceiling?
How often should I paint my ceiling? You should paint your ceiling with a fresh coat about every ten to fifteen years. And it’s best to paint your ceilings at the same time as the rest of your interior walls since the paint job requires moving furniture and obstacles out of the way. It’s best…
Are you falling for these house painting myths?
It doesn’t seem that complicated on the surface, but painting a house or office appears to conjure many ideas that are mythical at best and dangerous at worst. Here are some house painting myths worth debunking before anyone picks up a paintbrush. Busted: adding essential oil to the paint makes it smell better In addition…
Ask Woodiwiss: what should I do before painting the office?
As workers head back to the office from extended work-from-home, the walls inside the office might seem a little…drab. People might be happy to get away from the kids for a while, and clients might appreciate a little one-on-one time, but an office painted seven or eight years ago—with two or three years sitting empty…
Tips for choosing a front door paint color
“Curb appeal matters, and from a curb the focal point of any home should be the front door,” says Walnut Creek real estate agent Valerie Vicente.” If you need to switch up or refresh one thing on the outside of your house fast, it’s the front door.” Valerie is right. The front door acts as…
Paint means more when you haven’t had walls
Woodiwiss Painting has been helping Baja Bound provide safe, respectable living quarters for thousands of migrants seeking a better life John Rose appears rock solid, steady, and squinting under the Baja sun, about ninety miles south of San Diego in Ensenada, Mexico. Standing in a migrant camp, John is surrounded by hundreds of families clad…