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Park Slope Painters and Skim Coating in Brooklyn

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:14:50 +0000

Here is a Park Slope Brooklyn brownstone where we did wallpaper removal and skim coating. The walls had old 70s era wallpaper and deep cracks in them. We are excellent at removing wallpaper, and plaster wall repair, and skim coating damaged walls. This brownstone parlor had nice built in shelves on one side, which the new owner wanted to keep, so we painted them the same color as the walls, a Ben Moore Natura No VOC Linen White. We excel at using the new green No VOC paints, and avoid regular VOC paint as much as possible.

The hardwood floors were already in good shape, so we covered the floors with tarps and rosin paper to protect them. We did some ceiling repair, then moved on to removing the wallpaper , doing plaster repair, and skim coating the walls. Whenever I look at a job, when I see wallpaper, it tells me that there is plaster damage underneath. Wallpaper seems to be a quick fix for wall damage, but I’ve seen walls that crumble from behind the wallpaper.

After removing the wallpaper, the wall has to be sealed and then plaster repairs are done, after the skim coat is applied, a light sanding happens, then several coats of primer go on before the painting of the top color. Don’t skip out on the primer, as skim coated walls suck up paint.

Skim Coat and Plaster Painting on 8th Avenue

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:47:47 +0000

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

Painting in Kensington, Brooklyn

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:12:58 +0000

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.

Park Slope Painters: some more photos of our work

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:58:51 +0000

Here’s a brownstone painting job where we did something different, we painted the floors. I don’t run across this often, but apartment painting in Brooklyn has many styles. We used a high gloss white epoxy paint to paint this wood floor, and it worked out really well. Two coats are required, and it has quite an odor, as it is oil based. Plan on being away for the weekend after we paint your floor.

I also really liked the warm orange accent color the client used for this wall in the kitchen.