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It is only natural that you would want to do everything that you can to help your business be a success. This means you need to go beyond simply providing products and services that meet a public need and sell well. You want your employees to be at their best all of...
Common Paint Colour Mistakes
Common Mistakes when Choosing Paint Colours Painting your Exterior or interior walls is a cost-effective way to give your home a tremendous uplift. It’s not as simple as grabbing a can of paint and a brush and throwing some tarp to cover the furniture. One of the most...
The Psychology of Colour
Using Colour Psychology to Choose Paint Colours An interior painting project can seem like a daunting job with so many things to decide on, not the least of which is the actual colors you want to use. You can find plenty of guidelines on “ideal” paint combinations...
Hiring A Contractor
Painting is one of the more popular home improvement projects homeowners like to undertake. Whatever the scope of the project, hiring a professional contractor will save a lot of time and effort in the long run. But finding the right one is an important decision that...
Sound Painting Practice
Sound painting practice, paint coatings are composed of different chemicals, which combine synergistically to provide the paint with its properties. However, in order to derive the optimum paint properties and maximise the longevity of the coatings, it is of paramount...
Spalling Repairs
Spalling occurs when the reinforcing steel in concrete corrodes. The corrosion is caused by the ingress of salt and carbon dioxide into the concrete. When steel corrodes, the rust has a larger volume than the original steel and this expansion breaks the surrounding...
How to make a room look brighter
How to make a dark room look brighter Maximise light in your home with these expert tips. Getting started A colour in a sunny room looks quite different in a dark one. So it’s best to avoid...
Painting Tips
Painting Wooden Window Frames Before Painting: Use long strips of wet newspaper and place it on the glass. The newspaper will keep the paint off the glass, and is much easier to remove than tape. Should you prefer tape, remember to remove it at an angle of 45o before...
Common Paint Problems
These uncertain times seem to have brought out our inner DIY and since you can’t call on Eastcoat Painting to provide you with a professional service,(although the consideration of being an essential service was discussed, albeit between my wife and I ?) we have...
Damp Proofing
One of the greatest issues when painting a property, is resolving all the tell tale signs of dampness. Definition of Structural Dampness The presence of unwanted moisture in the structure of a building, either the result of intrusion from outside or...