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2 September 2014 | 10 replies
I do color on all my walls so repainting is somewhat more involved but I think it is worth it compared to tenants having white on white in white.
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20 February 2015 | 28 replies
@Eva Salas Depending on how long they are there and how much they smoke, a deep cleaning, priming (with Zinsser), and repaint may not prevent the toxins and resins from leaching back to the surface.
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26 February 2015 | 14 replies
Of course the entire house will have to be primed and repainted.
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5 August 2015 | 22 replies
Once dried out, they replaced sheetrock and repainted, evaluated the wooden floors and were able to sand and restain them (and are happier with the new color), and of course fixed the pipe/furnace.
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13 March 2014 | 9 replies
The roof and exterior paint are about five years old and the interior of the house was re-painted this week.
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20 March 2015 | 17 replies
Perhaps repainting a color that downplays the ruddy tones of the cabinets and brings out the wood grain in the cabinets.
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3 March 2015 | 3 replies
I know the storefront needs to be re-painted at least.
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11 March 2015 | 126 replies
Rarely do I re-paint ceilings.
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4 September 2014 | 8 replies
It is likely I would have to repaint in a few years so would that affect the depreciation period of the pre-rental painting?