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Electrical Safety for Redecorating Projects #1

Blue Door Painters discusses fundamentals of electrical safety concerns arising in painting and redecorating projects Electricity is all around us.  It charges our air during the dry season, creating sparks when we go to open… 

Spray-Painting Safety

Spray painting involves using force, usually generated by compressed air, to produce a highly pressurized liquid vapor that shoots through the air and attaches to the substrate, creating a smooth, even coating.  The technique of… 

Ladder Safety

Blue Door Painters offers ladder safety advice for remodeling projects in the Washington DC / Northern Virginia area. You can’t always just paint your walls.  Sometimes, you gotta paint your ceiling.  Or your roof, your… 

How Much Paint Should I Buy?

The mathematics of coverage from a Washington, DC area contractor According to industry standards, if you go to Sherwin-Williams and buy one gallon of paint, it ought to cover 400 square feet of surface.  To… 

Why Paint Bricks?

A painter’s discussion of the aesthetics of Washington, DC Rowhouses You’ll see them in Adams Morgan.  You’ll see them in Dupont Circle, Kalorama, Georgetown, and Mount Pleasant.  You’ll see them around Capitol Hill.  You’ll see… 

The Power of Paint: You Can Paint Your Tile

Northern Virginia painting contractor Blue Door Painters explains how to use paint to get a new look in a bathroom or kitchen for a fraction of the cost. Many architects would agree that tile is… 

Fight Fire With Paint

Blue Door Painters explains how to use coatings to help protect your home from fire. It’s been a long, hot summer, and the violent electrical storms we have been graced with in the Washington, DC… 

VOCs: Should I Freak Out?

No, you shouldn’t freak out – because freaking out causes your airways to close up, and so do VOCs.  Instead you should calm down, educate yourself about what VOCs are, why they are in some…