We worked on a one bedroom coop that had a lot of water damage from leaks and the radiators. We did some skim coat work and plaster work to repair the walls. Here are some photos of the skim coat and plaster work, we, the painters in park slope and prospect heights, did.
Here is another [...]
We worked on a one bedroom coop that had a lot of water damage from leaks and the radiators. We did some skim coat work and plaster work to repair the walls. Here are some photos of the skim coat and plaster work, we, the painters in park slope and prospect heights, did.
The original wall had large cracks in the plaster
chipping out the loose plaster and paint reveals the extent of the damage
the first layer of the plaster repair is applied to the wall, then sanded down. Then another plaster repair layer is applied
The finished wall, after primer and 2 topcoats
Here is another example of skim coating and plaster repair on the same paint job, plus we chipped off the cracking paint from the windows and repainted them.
this wall and window were in bad shape
after we repaired the water damaged plaster and repainted the window
a few surface cracks means there is more than meets the eye
after opening up all the cracks and a first coat of plaster repair
We were hired to paint the dining room of this Limestone in Park Slope. Here is a series of photos that show how we paint.
Attention to detail is a big reason why people hire us. And we take great care when working in people’s homes. We cover everything with canvas or plastic tarps. It takes [...]
We were hired to paint the dining room of this Limestone in Park Slope. Here is a series of photos that show how we paint.
Attention to detail is a big reason why people hire us. And we take great care when working in people’s homes. We cover everything with canvas or plastic tarps. It takes time, but if you don’t do the prep work, the paint job will show it.
we cover built in shelves and fireplace
rollers can splatter paint, so we cover it all
The green trim is a nice accent
The finished room
Tarps and plastic removed, the final colors look great.
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Most of our jobs are like this one.
We paint an apartment, but we also do a lot of other work that other painters don’t. We install light fixtures, install dishwashers, vanities, sinks, repair walls, caulk tubs.
Here is a 9th Street 2 bedroom apartment we painted. The couple had just bought the coop and we painted [...]
Most of our jobs are like this one.
We paint an apartment, but we also do a lot of other work that other painters don’t. We install light fixtures, install dishwashers, vanities, sinks, repair walls, caulk tubs.
Here is a 9th Street 2 bedroom apartment we painted. The couple had just bought the coop and we painted every room before they bought new furniture.
In addition to painting the aparment, we installed a HDTV over the fireplace. Hiding the wires from a HDTV that is hanging above the fireplace can be a challenge. I think this is a good solution. We used wiremold painted the same color as the wall to hide the HDMI and power cables for the HDTV.
HandyMan Eric painted the whole apartment and more for the new owners of this 9th St coop
If you are looking for painters or handyman services or HDTV installers in Manhattan or Brooklyn, please consider HandymanEric.com
If you are looking for a Brooklyn Ikea Kitchen Installer, here we are. Here we tore out the old metal cabinet and sink, installed a new set of cabinets and more. Opposite this cabinet is an Ikea Kitchen island with a butcher block top.
Here is the original sink cabinet
We had to cut out the old [...]
If you are looking for a Brooklyn Ikea Kitchen Installer, here we are. Here we tore out the old metal cabinet and sink, installed a new set of cabinets and more. Opposite this cabinet is an Ikea Kitchen island with a butcher block top.
The new Ikea cabinet is installed, and we're ready for the sink
We also do the plumbing when doing an Ikea install
We cut the back of the cabinet to receive the plumbing lines
Here is the Ikea cabinet and sink installation with butcher block top
Let's Eat!
I get this call a lot.
Here’s a kitchen cabinet repair we did in Cobble Hill. You can see here in the close up, that the side of this cabinet is torn off from the back wall of the kitchen cabinet.
This cabinet was leaning out about an inch, and making the homeowners nervous. Not an unusual [...]
I get this call a lot.
Here’s a kitchen cabinet repair we did in Cobble Hill. You can see here in the close up, that the side of this cabinet is torn off from the back wall of the kitchen cabinet.
This cabinet was leaning out about an inch, and making the homeowners nervous. Not an unusual feeling when your kitchen cabinets need repair.
Here is the damage
When removing the broken kitchen cabinet, I discovered that when the cabinet was installed, the screws holding up the cabinet did not screw into the wall studs. So this cabinet was supported by the adjoining cabinet. It eventually tore away from the back wall because of the weight of the items in the cabinet.
The support screws had missed the wall studs, so nothing was really holding this cabinet up
I took the kitchen cabinet back to the shop to repair it.
Small blocks were screwed and glued into several discreet places and the cabinet squared back up again.
Small blocks of wood to strengthen the cabinet
Here I am with the kitchen cabinet repair back in place
Here’s an apartment in a coop we painted. The kid’s room was painted really bright deep colors – kid colors – and whenever we paint a room like this we always apply a tinted primer as a base coat. This tinted primer coat keeps the bright colors from bleeding thru the topcoats we will apply [...]
Here’s an apartment in a coop we painted. The kid’s room was painted really bright deep colors – kid colors – and whenever we paint a room like this we always apply a tinted primer as a base coat. This tinted primer coat keeps the bright colors from bleeding thru the topcoats we will apply later.
Now, if I had a brain, I would have remembered to take the “After” photos of this job, but you know….
I did want to show you all what is involved in doing a good paint job, it takes time ( read: money ) . If you were to just roll some paint on top of these deep and bright colors, you’d be there all day and use a ton of paint, and it wouldn’t look good. Call us, you’ll see the difference.
Bright colors need to be primed to keep from bleeding thru
We cut in the corners and spot paint any repairs
HandymanEric crew, the park slope painters, then roll the walls with the tinted primer
A found objects artist moved into a new studio and we were hired to install new Ikea shelving, the omnipresent Expedit bookcase and a few Billy bookcases.
I like the shelving we installed, its practical and works well. It is similar to Elfa shelving, just as strong, but not as elegant, but then, you don’t need [...]
practical Ikea Shelving installed by HandymanEric.com
A found objects artist moved into a new studio and we were hired to install new Ikea shelving, the omnipresent Expedit bookcase and a few Billy bookcases.
I like the shelving we installed, its practical and works well. It is similar to Elfa shelving, just as strong, but not as elegant, but then, you don’t need elegant in an art studio. You just need shelves.
This ikea shelving hangs from a top bar that we screwed into the stud in the wall
Expedit assembled and used for a work bench
If you are looking for enviromentally friendly green painters in Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Lefferts Garden, or nearby Brooklyn, please consider HandymanEric.com
I recently decided that we’re only going to use low-VOC or no-VOC paints. We’ve been using the Benjamin Moore Natura and Allura lines of paint almost exclusively, and we don’t have headaches anymore.
Previous to using the Ben Moore paints, we would wear masks all day, and now we don’t have to. Nice.
In a recent NY Times article, Stephen Treffinger reviewed low and no VOC paints, and had this to say about Benjamin Moore:
Benjamin Moore’s Natura zero-V.O.C. paint can be tinted more than 3,000 shades — the most of any paint here — and it went on the smoothest. Its smell was mild and a bit fruity, the most paint-like of any here, and it had a soft sheen, slightly less matte than the two above. It cleaned up better than the more expensive brands (although the fingerprints never completely disappeared), and it easily covered the ink marks.
If you are looking for enviromentally friendly green painters in Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Lefferts Garden, or nearby Brooklyn, please consider HandymanEric.com
Here’s a room we painted for a long time customer. This is in a pre-war on Ocean Parkway, and for a quick lunch we went to a good Indian restaurant . I wrote a review here.
If you are looking for painters in Kensington, please consider calling Handyman Eric, apartment painting and hanyman services in [...]
Here’s a room we painted for a long time customer. This is in a pre-war on Ocean Parkway, and for a quick lunch we went to a good Indian restaurant . I wrote a review here.
If you are looking for painters in Kensington, please consider calling Handyman Eric, apartment painting and hanyman services in Kensington, Prospect Heights, Park Slope.
After repairing the walls, we spot paint them and cut the edges
Here is the room before the walls are painted
After we move the furniture back in
we painted the interior of this closet, but you can't see that from here...
Here again we are Green Painters, and I doubt we will go back to regular paint. The Benjamin Moore Natura line goes on well, and no one has any headaches.
I got a call from a client who had just bought a new HDTV and wanted to use a TV mount to hang it on an outer wall of his apartment ( the common wall is the wall that two adjoining buidlings share ). He asked me if it was easy enough for him to [...]
I got a call from a client who had just bought a new HDTV and wanted to use a TV mount to hang it on an outer wall of his apartment ( the common wall is the wall that two adjoining buidlings share ). He asked me if it was easy enough for him to just go buy a stud finder and hang the HDTV mount himself.
I said no.
Why? The common walls of Brownstone, Limestone, Queen Ann, Brick Tenements usually don’t have studs. Most of these walls are comprised of an outer wall of brick, then cement, then plaster. There might be wood lath in there, but that’s not enough to hang a HDTV on.
I do a lot of HDTV installations where the homeowner has already tried to hang the TV, and the wall has some big holes in it. Or the wall mount has fallen off the wall. Not good.
I use Hilti sleeved 4 inch masonry bolts, a hammer drill and percussive masonry drill bits to mount an HDTV. So give me a call, and I’ll come over and mount your TV, OK?
HDTV mount installation in Brooklyn
