Star Mountain Painting Newsletter Volume 1...
Welcome
to the first issue of the Star Mountain Painting newsletter.
We hope that you will find this helpful and informative.
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If you have input, questions or subjects you would like
to hear about, please let us know. What follows are
a few subjects around paint that may interest you.
Table
of Contents:
Section
1. A Little Reminder
Section 2. Environmentally Friendly Paint?
Section 3. Is There Lead Based Paint On Your Home?
Section 4. Could Your House be Worth Thousands More??
Section 5. Mission Statement
Section 1. A Little Reminder
We
at Star Mountain Painting LLC are giving you a gentle
reminder that the summer painting season is now in full
swing. If you or someone you know has an interior or
exterior project, we would be happy to come out and
take a look at the situation. We will educate you on
your painting options so that you can make the appropriate
decision for your project.
Section
2. Environmentally Friendly Paint?
Are
you interested in environmentally friendly paint? Whether
you like the idea of non-toxic paint or you are chemically
sensitive, looking into environmentally friendly paint
is a good idea. Best Paint, located in downtown Ballard,
has been making environmentally friendly paint for over
fifteen years. We have started using their products
in the last year with great results. Many companies
say they have environmental products, but Best Paints
are actually ZERO in toxins and hazardous materials.
If you start reading the ingredients in paint, you will
find that most “environmentally friendly”
paints still have some toxins or hazardous materials.
Price wise, the products are fairly similar in cost
to normal paint and they will do color matches with
a swatch from any other paint company. Best of all,
you are not sacrificing quality of paint coverage for
the environmental state of your project.
Section
3. Is There Lead Based Paint On Your Home?
Many
older homes still have lead based paint on the exterior.
It wasn’t until 1978 that paint companies stopped
using lead in exterior paint. If you are a homeowner
of an older home, it is probable that underneath the
more recent coats of latex paint, lead based paint exists.
At Star Mountain Painting LLC, we are certified in dealing
with lead based painted surfaces appropriately.
Section 4. Could Your House be Worth Thousands More??
Many
homeowners fail to realize that they are throwing thousands
of dollars out the window by not painting their home.
It is fact that the best return investment on your home
is a new paint job. Owners frequently put off painting
as long as possible. Often, once they do get around
to it, people will use inexpensive products to save
money. The problems grow like this:
1. The homeowner waits too long before painting their
exterior. Instead of having only minor prep work to
do, the contractor now has some major scraping, spackling,
and sanding to do. In extreme cases, they may even have
to take the siding down to bare wood. Right here you
may have added thousands of dollars to your bill.
2. Use quality products. Regardless of interior or exterior,
I could not count the number of times customers have
talked about paint jobs only lasting a few years. Using
quality products is essential to creating a long lasting
finish. All products are not created equal! Most brands
have low, medium, and high quality paint and then there
is the quality variance between brands. I always recommend
using high quality paint. Your house is different than
every other house. You may get more shade or sun, you
may have a high hedge along one side, you could have
8-10 colors and 60 years of paint on your house or may
be your house was built very airtight. All of these
things, plus weather (a major concern), can effect the
life of your paint job. Given that and the cost of hiring
a contractor as much as twice as often, using poor quality
products becomes very expensive.
3. Interview your contractor. Are they someone you would
trust with the most expensive asset you have? I have
seen houses where the contractor used quality products,
but failed to properly prep the house and in just a
few short years the customer is dealing with problems
of one sort or another. This is not the place to cut
corners. Do they have references? Did they seem like
someone you can work with in a positive fashion? Are
they knowledgeable about paint and someone you trust?
Could you see having this person as a friend? If you
can answer in the affirmative to these questions, then
you are probably in good hands. The better your house
looks inside out, the more it will be worth on the market.
Your house is a major investment, care for it and it
will reward you handsomely.
Section 5. Mission Statement
It
is the expressed goal of Star Mountain Painting to provide
extraordinary service to all our customers. We use only
the highest quality materials and strictly adhere to
their appropriate use. We take the time to do things
right and leave only when the customer is satisfied.
It is our objective to create a trust with our customers
such that we are friends before the job is complete.
Thank
you so much for thanking the time to read our first
newsletter. If you have any ideas you would like to
share, please reply to us. Have a bright and colorful
day!
Staff at Star Mountain Painting, LLC
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