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PREPARATION
One of our Friedmans
Consultants will meet with you, at no charge, to find out what your needs and
wishes are. Once decisions have been made and a schedule is laid out, you'll
want to think about preparing your home for the work. If your place is currently
furnished, protecting your furniture and other belongings must be done before we
begin, to avoid damaging anything. We suggest packing up all your books, picture
frames, and other items that may get in the way or otherwise be exposed.
Friedmans Construction can also assist you in the preparations. We will use
construction paper or masonite to cover your floors, and will also apply blue
tape, which has a special adhesive that won't pull off or chip the paint when
removed, to protect areas that will be painted later.
PLASTERING
Depending on the age of your apartment, your walls may need more or less work to
create a smooth, clean look. Many apartments from before the 1940s have solid
plaster walls, which have been painted over and over again. If this is your
situation, your walls will most likely need plastering. If your building was
built after the 40s, chances are your walls are sheetrock, an easier medium to
work with.
If you want your walls to look new and flawless, skim coating is what you'll
need. An expensive and time consuming process, skim coating involves applying a
coat of plaster over the entire wall surface, allowing it to dry over night,
then sanding that surface and applying another coat of plaster. Many times,
three or four coats of plaster are needed for a perfect look.
Another option you have is to just scrape, sand, and plaster only where paint
has peeled or the wall has cracked. This won't give you as nice or as perfect of
a look as skim coating, but it takes less time and costs less. Your budget and
how important a flawless look is for you will determine which plastering method
to use.
TRIM
Trim includes the crown and base moldings on your walls, the wood or metal that
frames your windows and doors, any built-in furniture or radiator covers, and
the windowsills. The older your apartment is, the more likely these areas will
need work. They may currently be damaged or have chipped paint.
For a really new look, you might need to replace the trim in most or all areas.
If your trim isn't that old or damaged, you may be able to get away with just
repairing problem areas here and there, and then sanding, priming, and
repainting the rest. If you're lucky enough to have the old fashioned wooden
moldings or window frames, often detailed and beautifully constructed, and you
want to keep them, you could have them stripped and then refinished. But you
should know that this is intensive and expensive work.
PRIMING
Applying a base coat or primer to your walls is highly recommend, and sometimes
unavoidable. Primer acts like a glue, and it helps hold the paint to the walls.
If you did any wall repairs, or if you want to paint a lighter colored paint
over a darker color, then you must apply primer. But even if you're walls didn't
need repairs, or your painting the same color that was there before, we still
suggest priming the surfaces for longer-lasting results
PAINT APPLICATION
We always suggest applying at least two coats of paint to every surface, and,
for some situations, a third coat as well. If your budget is tight, though, you
could apply just one coat of a thicker paint.
Benjamin Moor and Sherwin Williams are the paint brands we recommend. Benjamin
Moore paint is widely available, offers more finishes than Sherwin Williams, and
you can find it in Manhattan stores. Paint swatches are easy to find, too, in
case you want to start thinking about colors for your home or business. If your
budget is tight, we recommend Sherwin Williams, which is also a well recognized
national brand, but harder to find. Sherwin Williams costs up to 40% less than
Benjamin Moore.
Besides the basic paint color, you'll also need to choose a finish. Flat finish
is typically used for ceilings, while semi-gloss finish is used most in
bathrooms, kitchens, trim, or any area that needs to be extra durable and easy
to clean. If you have kids, you may be wondering if using semi-gloss on all the
walls is a good idea, but we don't recommend it. The downfall of semi-gloss is
that it tends to show every imperfection on the walls. For your other rooms,
eggshell flat finish is popular. If you want to splurge, satin or pearl finishes
are beautiful, but more costly.
FAUX FINISHING
A hot choice in cities like Manhattan, giving your walls a faux finish will
really give your home a unique and beautiful look. Faux finishing require first
for a base layer of paint to be applied. Then, on top of that, the artist uses a
different color of paint, called the glaze coat, and applies it in any number of
patterns or textures. Sponging, combing, ragging, or simple brush strokes are
some of the more common methods, but there's really no limit on how to apply the
glaze coat. Venetian Plaster is a popular faux finish choice in Manhattan, and
will leave your walls with a polished, marble-like look.
You may decide to use a faux finish over an entire wall, or limit yourself to a
select area, like the kitchen backsplash. Whatever your plans, Friedmans artists
are skilled and ready to create a faux finish in your home or business.
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