Guides
Painting guides for Cleveland and Akron homeowners
Short, practical reading before you paint.
- How to get your home ready for interior paintersWhat to pack, what to leave for the crew and how to plan the first day.
- Best time of year to paint a house exterior in Cleveland and AkronHow weather, the paint label and cure time shape the exterior season.
- Choosing paint sheen: flat, eggshell, satin and semi-gloss by roomWhat each sheen does and where it usually goes in a house.
- Painting plaster walls in older Cleveland and Akron homesCracks, patching and primer on the plaster common in older houses.
- What happens on a painting walk-through, and what to check before you call it doneA room-by-room list for the final walk-through before the job is done.