January 31, 2011 – The Practical House Painting Guide

Keeping the details in front door.

January 31, 2011

I need to repaint my front door, but don’t want to add another coat of paint because I want to keep the ornate designs of the door. The only thing I can think of is removing the old layers of paint (3) and use a paint sprayer for a light

Painting Exterior Stucco

January 31, 2011

We just had new stucco placed on an addition to house and have tried to put primer on with brush but the stucco is just too coarse for this method. Is spray painting my only option? Since the stucco is very coarse is “back brushing” still necessary because I don’t

Painting over textured paint.

January 31, 2011

I just purchased a place for my son in the town he is attending college. I discovered that the walls in living room and master bedroom were painted with this textured paint, feels like it has sand in it and is a very very dark colors (plum). What do I

Faux finishing a concrete wall.

January 31, 2011

I have waterproofed by basement walls that are concrete. I would like to put a faux finish on them. Do I need to do any more prep work and what material can I use? I really didn’t want to have to use concrete or cement. Do I need to add