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Good morning all. We are painting contractors Michael O'Shea Painting of in East Hampton New York...and as self serving as it may be we feel house painters get a bum rap went it comes to craftsmen. Expected to be on the lower end of the pay scale and always negotiable?

Somehow or other house painting has sadly fallen of the good graces the craft once was to a Diy'er project. The painting contractor hides the entire mistakes the carpenter make.

 It seems strange to us that you spend all that time building, renovating or trying to sell your home and interestingly enough most over look the job a painter has in the finish look.

The fastest and easiest way increase the value of your home upwards of  40% is a fresh coat of paint from a qualified contractor. Be that as it may you still want to keep in mind  the  going rate for average exteriors painters these days is around $35 to $ 55 dollars an hour or more depending whether it is commercial or residential the finish desired.

The quality of the product used should  be considered but  more important the surface preparation. The more prep to the surface equals more spent the project, more money and a far better finish product.

Most American house paint is inferior unfortunately in an effort to keep the cost down. Most of the paint is chalky and that’s why you see chalkiness after a year or two. That is to say a product such as fine paints of Europe which is in a line all by itself is far superior paint and needs a well versused technician to apply it.

 My father Michael O’Shea having painted many a manor throughout England, Ireland and Germany has over thirty years experience working with these high-end house painting materials where 2.5 liter (their version of an American gallon) can cost over $130. You will instantly see where your money has gone after it is applied by us or a qualified painting professional.

Commercial painting is more involved and expensive because you must consider and observe town codes and variances among other things.

Exterior and interior paint before 1978 has lead incorporated into it acting as a binder and preserve the paint finish.

Your painting contractor needs to be certified to remove this old via sanders and scrappers. If you are not sure if your paint has this lead additive or not call us 631 466 2890. We will give you a complimentary test.  Important for parents with children to have this addressed.  We don’t want little Johnny eating lead paint chips. Doing this stripping is time consuming and costly but there are grants given by the government that can be applied for that great reduce the cost. Not only that the equipment is expensive and that is to say the vacuum alone is upwards of $600.

There are alternative methods such chemical strippers than basically melt the old paint of. This however this product called "peel away" just mention one is also expensive and does come in a green certified line rather than the old one which is toxic.

Important to remember is than any surface in which these strippers are going to be used also needs the ph of that surface to be neutralized, if not the new paint job will fail and discolor. Make sure if this method is used by the contractor he must neutralize the surface to be painted.

Although you can find less expensive house painters it is worth your while and money to find qualified and licensed house painting professionals. There is nothing more expensive than cheap painting job!

We cannot speak for other contractors but our exterior painting service at Michael O'Shea and Sons Painting service includes a complimentary pressure washing previous to painting and a "sure mind guarantee".

Power washing gets rid of any dirt mildew and bugs etc.

Then depending on project we may either hand rub surfaces so siding that is not being painted is not compromised with a bleach solution and/or use an injector to apply the bleach solution through the power washer if the whole exterior surface is to be done.

Depending on what level of finish is important to the homeowner we start surface prep which can include scrapping, sanding, filling, and more sanding. Are we spot priming or are we priming the entire surface?  All these things must be considered in determining the cost of the project.

More importantly we ascertain what the client’s needs are and start with meeting those. We recommend based on what the consumer wants  after all we are to help you get what is important to you whether that’s and 200,000 project or a 2,000 project.

 If you are considering freshening up your house at the same time increasing the value of what for some is their biggest investment, their home. Consider Michael O’Shea Painting. 631 466 2890 licensed and Insured painting contractors. Good luck everyone!

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