Interior painting, Exterior painters, Contractors, Deck Staining

Winter Exterior House Painting

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Atlanta has a temperate climate.  All four seasons represent themselves with green springs, hot summers, colorful falls and cold winters.  One of the best parts of being a painting company in Atlanta is that we can perform exterior painting all year long.

Obviously, we can’t paint outside during rain or freezing temperatures but those conditions usually don’t last more than a few days at a time.

The reason that we can paint outside during the winter is because paint manufacturers have formulated their exterior coatings for low temperature application.  For instance, Sherwin Williams Emerald, Duration, SuperPaint and A-100 all can be applied in temperatures as low as 35 degrees Fahrenheit.   35 degrees is the surface temperature, not the air temperature.

Because GreenWave Solutions focuses on quality instead of production, we don’t push the low temperature limits of the paints.  Even though the paint says it can be applied at 35 degrees, you must determine many factors when painting in winter.  An important factor other than temperature is daylight.  If the paint doesn’t have time to set before sunset, surfactants leaching becomes a real problem.

These obscure, but important, details are why you should hire a professional to perform your exterior house painting.

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Winter Weather Means in Interior Painting Season

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Wow we’ve had some weird weather this year.  Summer was unseasonably cool and rainy.  Then we had a week of spring-like weather.  Thanksgiving was in the 20s.  The first week of December was in the 60s and now it’s cold and rainy.

There is no telling what Christmas is going to be like.  The one thing that we know is that this winter is unpredictable.  Unpredictable winters usually mean snow or ice storms.  In Atlanta, winter storms shut down the city because we don’t have  a lot of those machines they have up north to clear roads.

Personally, I like being snowed in (as long as there is power).  It makes you step away from work and spend time with family and friends.  There isn’t the pressure or temptation to go out because everything is closed and you can’t drive.  It nice to work out then watch movies, eat snacks and take naps.  And I nearly forgot to mention the best thing about winter storms; SNOWBALL FIGHTS!

If you’re wondering how this article relates to interior painting, you’re not alone.  I just realized that I forgot where I was going with that intro because I was thinking about how much fun snow ins are.

Back to the paint.

Because they predict that we are going to have wild winter weather, we will probably all spend a lot of time inside of our homes.  Since the weather outside is going to be cold, dark and possibly dreary, you should do everything possible to make your interior feel warm, cozy and inviting.

Interior house painting is the easiest way to achieve this goal.  New colors or even flatter finishes can make your home’s interior feel entirely different.

Because GreenWave Solutions is one of Atlanta’s finest interior painting company, you should call us to get an estimate for interior painting.

We are giving 15% interior painting projects until March 15, 2014.  Call us today to get a free estimate.

Remember, GreenWave Solutions also does cabinet finishing, exterior painting, color consultations, drywall installation and more!

Interior painters, drywall contractors in Atlanta, Alpharetta, Buckhead, Brookhaven, Roswell

GreenWave Solutions Drywall Contracting for Residential Projects

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GreenWave Solutions Drywall Contracting Services.

GreenWave Solutions has grown and evolved over the years.  We started doing VOC compliant painting, cool roofs, photo voltaic energy systems, rainwater harvesting and radiant heat barriers.  It turned out that people didn’t care that much about sustainable contracting so we discontinued many of those services.

What survived the recession was our paint contracting division.  Residential painting didn’t just survive, it thrived.  Along with house painting came other painting/coating related services.  One of these service was drywall contracting.

We found that there was a gap in the drywall contracting industry.  The limitation was that they weren’t professional drywall contractors that did small to medium residential drywall projects.  If you needed to drywall entire apartment complex or a new house, you can find lots of contractors.  However, if you only wanted to drywall an unfinished basement or even a few rooms in an unfinished basement, you don’t have many reputable options.

Another void we saw in the drywall industry was that most drywall contractors didn’t offer painting services.  This was most surprising.  As a business person, I didn’t understand why you would hang and finish all the drywall and not offer to prime and paint it, too.  You make more money, duh.  Contractors aren’t known as being the sharpest tool in the van.

We already had the painting part of this equation covered so we started researching and interviewing drywall professionals.  It turned out that some of our crew leaders knew drywall guys so we joined forces.

The outcome was GreenWave Solutions drywall contracting services.  Our drywall contracting is a full service solution from studs to paint.  We hang, tape, sand, finish, prime and paint drywall.  We also install trim, doors, and moulding.

Do you have an unfinished basement and want to make a guest room, office or playroom?  GreenWave Solutions can do this.  Our prices are competitive to other high-end contracting services.

Call us today to get a free estimate on your drywall installation project – 404-549-7776