Harrogate

Need a painter and decorator in Harrogate? Here’s what to think about before you hire…

Painting is not an easy job, so it's important to work with professionals who have experience in the area. They will be able to get the job done quickly and correctly the first time around. If you want to improve your home without any hassle or stress, look for a professional painter and decorator in Harrogate that can do this type of work for you.

How Much?

The first thing to do is think about your budget before doing work around the house. Most companies charge a flat rate, but it's important that you communicate with them first to prevent any issues or misunderstandings later on. You will be able to find professionals if you search through directories and reputable sources online.

Get it in writing first

You should also make sure that you communicate your needs and what you want to attain from the painting company. Also, make sure that they give you a written agreement of their work so there are no issues or misunderstandings in the future. You can compare prices with different companies to find the best possible rates for your home.

Press Go

After you have made sure that everything is set, hire them for the job. You are likely to get the best results if you work with painters and decorators in Harrogate, so do your research beforehand. This will save you a lot of stress and headaches when it comes time to paint your home.

Fail to prepare means you will prepare to fail

Painting professionals help bring new life into any home, so make sure that you are ready to go when you hire them. Your home will be even more beautiful after painting the exterior of it. Make sure that your home is prepped for the job well before the professionals come since this will increase their chances of getting it done correctly. You should always take some time to prepare for the painters, so that they can do their best when they are on the job. Make sure that you have thoroughly cleaned out your home before their arrival, because it will increase their chances of painting perfectly. Also, make sure that all the surfaces and rooms in your house are ready for paint brush strokes.

If in doubt, ask your painter what they need.

As well as updating your interior your home can truly be beautiful with a fresh coat of paint on the exterior too especially with the wide variety of house styles in the Harrogate area. Sometimes, this can be a large task to take on without professional help.

Mike Sant Painter and Decorator has been bringing life to tired houses in and around Harrogate since 2006. Email me here or calling 07734667938

Choosing The Right Colour

How to Choose the Right Interior Paint Colour

Whether you have just completed a new building or renovated an existing one, there is a need to paint your property, especially the interior. While you have put everyhing in the right place, you might be puzzled by what colour scheme of paint is right to use in your room.

The colour you use in your interior rooms says a lot about the room, such as how relaxing and lively the room is. Hence, it is important to know which colour palette is best to use.

Here are a few tips to help you find the right paint colour schemes:

5 Tips To Choose Interior Paint Colours

1.     Consider Your Furniture’s Colour

While you might have some specific colours in mind to choose for your interior, you may start with considering the colours of the existing furniture pieces in the room. Since you have multiple colours in the room, select three of those colours as your paint colours.

Choose the most significant colour for the wall and the other two – of the three colours – around the room in furnishings and fabric.

2.     Find Paint Colour Inspiration Online

When looking for the right paint colour scheme for your interior, you may want to check magazines and interior design websites for inspiration. Paint companies also have sites where you can source colour schemes. Other online platforms to find paint colour inspirations include Pinterest and Instagram.

3.     Create a Colour Scheme through Colour Theory

You can start your paint colour inspiration from colour theory. You don’t necessarily need to study colour theory to use this method to generate colour ideas. A colour wheel will help you out.

A colour wheel is a circle of different sectors with different colours, showing the relationships between colours.

If you are not satisfied with the colours on the wheel, you can make variations to the colours and choose their shades.

4.     Choose Neutral Colours

One easy way to choose a colour scheme for your interior is to settle for neutral colours. Neural colours can easily fit into any interior design with little effort. However, you can step up the game by being creative with neutral colours in your interior.

5.     Find Ideas in Artwork

You might not need to go for when choosing the best paint colour scheme for your room. The idea might be lying there in the room, such as in an artwork. Artworks are genius works from masters of colour and light, meaning a lot of effort has gone into selecting colours already.

Hence, an artwork might be a source of inspiration for paint colour ideas for your interior. If the exact colours don’t satisfy you, choose complementary colours to create your colour scheme.

Dramatic Transformations

Two areas of possible rising damp issues here;

After scrapping off the loose paint and efflorescence salts, sealing the area with Zinsser Gardz (sealant and Alkali resisting primer) and Zinsser BIN (shellac sealant paint) and then two coats of emulsion. This paint system should prevent the issue from coming back. The Zinsser Gardz bonds any friable suface and the Zinsser BIN will block any damp coming through. Breathable emulsion will allow for any moisture on the surface to evaporate keeping the damp at bay.

Hall Stairs and Landing

The Hall Stairs and landing is the most popular area by twice as much as any other area in a home according to my quickbooks stats. Due to its awkward heights and intricate spindles and large quantity of woodwork, the hall stairs and landing can be one of the more difficult areas for home owners to tackle themselves. Also with the narrow corridors and stair wells offer little room to avoid damage. This is very apparent in home with children and pets. Usually priced as three small rooms these areas aren’t for the small budgets but can make a huge impact on the way people feel in thier homes.

Peeling Paint

Here's a before and after of an exterior painting job I did recently in Ilkley. The paint has curled away from the previous coats, this is due to the lack of preparation and sanding prior to painting the top coat.

This is a common result of poor decorating where a lack of attention to the preparation has meant the paint has not got a good enough key for the paint to adhere, now it has become my job to start over. Using a machine sander I have managed to rub the previous coats off back to a firm state and then applying a suitable primer to satisfy the porosity of the bare wood. Then exterior wood fillers were used to make the paintwork as smooth as possible, a quick rub down before applying the undercoat. Another undercoat and then top coat finishes off the paint system.

Is The Sun Rotting Your Exterior Paintwork?

The Sun has a big part to play when it comes to the deterioration of your exterior Paintwork. The heat from the sun expands the paint, then as it cools it can split and moisture gets in behind the paint causing the wood to rot. Keeping the paintwork well prepared and painted often prevents this deterioration to occur especially on South facing sides of the property.

Woodstain on the other hand has slightly different properties. Unlike paint that sits on top in the wood, woodstain is medium build which means it both soaks into the wood and remains on top too. Woodstain is damaged by the uv in the sunlight which fades, drys and cracks the surface of the stain. Many Woodstains have a uv filter to prevent the sun damage.

Wallpapering, Ilkley

This brick effect wallpaper was extremely realistic, definatley the best one i’ve seen yet. This non woven wallpaper was applied with ease with its easy to match pattern and paste the wall technique

Wallpaper designed by “Woodchip and Magnolia”

Hall, Stairs, & Landing Painting & Emulsion. Ben Rhydding, Ilkley

Green Bedroom Ben Rhydding, Ilkley

Custom Colour mix

Hand mixed custom colours throughout rental property. A mixture ratio of 6:1 was achieved to get the right shade to harmonise with the origional colour.