Removing Wall Paper and Interior Painting Syracuse NY

This week Donigan Painting & Remodeling extended its stay at a new customers home.  After removing 4 rooms worth of multiple layers of wall paper we were called back to remove  additional rooms paper and apply a few coats of high quality paint.  Prior to beginning prep work we centered all each rooms furniture, removed switch/outlet covers, removed curtains and rolled out contractors paper to protect the hardwood flooring-molding.  A steamer and DIF wallpaper remover were used to get the wall paper and its paste of the walls.  Once the paper is removed the walls are thoroughly cleaned with hot water and a good scrubber.  Next joint compound is applied to float out any inconsistencies on the walls, then sanded and cleaned with hot water to remove any dust build up.  The areas are vacuumed and wiped down and then the magic begins.  Two coats of Benjamin Moore's Ultra Spec 500 were applied in a light grey eggshell finish.  On this job we also removed a rooms carpeting-pad-tack board and staples to reveal a beautiful oak floor beneath.  This home is going up for sale this week so we used a no voc paint so no paint smell will be present.  Most paints today have added this feature, no voc-volatile organic compounds, so that some of the noxious fumes associated with painting or priming are eliminated in case you have young children or are sensitive to this type of smell.  Call for a free estimate for your next project.  We show up on time and provide quick turn around.

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting & Remodeling
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
billdonigan@gmail.com
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Interior Painting Syracuse NY

Donigan Painting worked at a repeat customers home in Syracuse this week repainting their stairway hallway and entry hall.  Prior to painting wallpaper was removed and the ceiling was replaced with sheetrock to it's original height.  The ceiling was rocked, taped, mudded and primed before Benjamin Moore's Waterborne Ceiling Paint was applied in a light gray flat finish.  The stairway hall was painted 2x with Ben Moore's Ultra Spec 500 in a satin finish off-white.  All of the homeowners original oak molding was taped off with plastic and paper to protect it.  We also utilized plastic walls to minimize sheetrock dust from sanding and used an air filtration system to lower the volume of fine particles.  Areas where thoroughly cleaned after prep work and wiped down to remove fine dust.  We pride ourselves on getting the job done right the first time so we take it upon ourselves to go above and beyond to deliver high quality results at your home or business. 

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254

Painting Syracuse NY

This week Donigan Painting worked at an SU colonial home whose owners needed their living room, dining room and master bedroom painted before moving in.  The colors chosen where the opposite of what was initially on the walls.  In the living room a dark orange was changed to a dark charcoal grey, in the dining room the color was changed from a light lime green to a soft light green and in the master a baby blue was changed to a light green color.  The products used on this job were Benjamin Moore paints.  Specifically we used Ultra Spec 500 in satin finishes for the walls and their Waterborne Ceiling paint.  Since these clients had sensitivity to paint smells we used a no VOC paint so that no chemicals were present during this job.    Two coats where applied to all surfaces after the molding and floors where protected with drop clothes, tape, plastic and paper.  The owners were very happy with the results and we will be continuing work there in the very near future. Here are some pics of the results.

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254

Painting Syracuse NY

This week Donigan Painting worked at an SU colonial home whose owners needed their living room, dining room and master bedroom painted before moving in.  The colors chosen where the opposite of what was initially on the walls.  In the living room a dark orange was changed to a dark charcoal grey, in the dining room the color was changed from a light lime green to a soft light green and in the master a baby blue was changed to a light green color.  The products used on this job were Benjamin Moore paints.  Specifically we used Ultra Spec 500 in satin finishes for the walls and their Waterborne Ceiling paint.  Since these clients had sensitivity to paint smells we used a no VOC paint so that no chemicals were present during this job.    Two coats where applied to all surfaces after the molding and floors where protected with drop clothes, tape, plastic and paper.  The owners were very happy with the results and we will be continuing work there in the very near future. Here are some pics of the results.

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254

Interior Painting Syracuse NY

This week Donigan Painting worked on a 1920's Dutch colonial in Syracuse.  This customer had a large bedroom that had 3 layers of various wallpapers.  After spending two days steam stripping and water infusing the paper it was all removed to reveal plaster walls.  This repaint involved removing an entry way from another room, framing it out and sheet rocking the area.  A pull down door was also removed from the ceiling that led to the attic, framed and sheet rocked.  After applying a few rounds of joint compound the walls were latex primed and thoroughly sanded to a smooth to touch feel.  After taping out all the original oak molding, covering the floors, removing switch-outlet covers we were ready to paint.  One coat of Sherwin Williams Eminence flat bright white ceiling paint was applied to the ceiling and two coats of their Cashmere in a flat sheen called Abalone Shell was applied.  Flat was chosen for this application because typically in older homes that have plaster walls you will see all the inconsistencies throughout it with a higher sheen paint.  It also helps accentuate the custom molding.  Here are some pics of how this job went.


Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
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Interior Painting Syracuse NY

This week Donigan Painting repainted a large entry hallway on Syracuse's Northside.  This customer has had us working on their home the last 5 years.  Previously we had the pleasure of removing 2-layers of wallpaper in every room, skim coating all the walls, sanding them to smooth, applying one coat of primer and two coats finish paint.  Some of the older wallpaper required using a heavy duty steamer to remove it.  We also remodeled the first floor half bath with a new 6x6" tile floor, pedestal sink, new toilet and lighting.  The owner of this home installed new sheet rock and recessed lighting in this hallway entry prior to us painting.  On this job we used Benjamin Moore's Waterborne Acrylic Ceiling Paint in an off white and a

clay colored flat paint.  We chose a low sheen flat paint because the hallway gets a lot of natural light and the owner did not want the walls to shine.  The walls were painted with Bens Regal line of paint in a flat sheen. Donigan Painting also sanded and refinished the cedar clapboard, pictured, with a oil based semi-gloss polyurethane  We will be painting the exterior of the house in October. Here is how it turned out.

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
224 Ross Park
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
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Manlius Dining room Repaint-Syracuse NY

This week Donigan Painting had the great fortune to be given another repaint from a repeat customer.  This week's customer had us repaint their vaulted ceilings and walls in their living room, kitchen, mudroom, laundry more recently.  Phyllis chose to use Benjamin Moore's Regal line in a flat pink color for her dining room.  The celling was taken from a flat white to Ben Moore's Waterborne Acrylic ceiling paint in Pearl Gray.  If you look closely in the pics provided you can see the difference in color on the ceiling.  As usual we centered furniture, covered furniture, taped off adjacent surfaces, removed switch/outlet plates, sanded the walls, filled nail holes-dings, protected their hardwoods.  Two coats were then applied to the walls and ceiling.  The staff at Purcell's Paints provides top notch service for all our painting needs. 

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
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Pompey Interior Repaint-Syracuse NY

This week Donigan Painting knocked it out of the park with another home run in Pompey NY.  Through a customer referral from another interior a few weeks back we gained another great customer.  These customers needed their kitchen, family room, mudroom, laundry and stairway/hall repainted using similar colors.  We decided Purcell's Paints had the best products to use for these applications.  After the color choices and sheens were finalized we went with Benjamin Moore Regal Select for the walls in a flat and eggshell sheen.  The vaulted ceilings were coated with BM's Waterborne Ceiling paint in an off white called Pearl Gray.  Both products setup perfect and applied with no drips or sags to baby sit.  Two coats were applied to all surfaces being painted.  As usual all furniture was removed or centered, switch/outlet plates removed and keep sakes stored.  Everything left not being painted was covered with plastic-tape-paper and drop clothes.  Walls were sanded to remove irregularities and holes were filled.  In this case they also had an old phone jack they wanted removed and covered with a California patch.  We also cleaned the ceiling fan while we were up there painting.  They have scheduled to have their living room painted asap since we finished.  Another happy customer and more work to come!  Here are some before-during and after pics.

Donigan Painting
224 Ross Park
Syracuse, NY 13208
315-313-3254
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Residential Interior Repaint Strathmore-Syracuse NY

This past week I had the pleasure of continuing work on a 1920's colonial in Syracuse's Strathmore Neighborhood.  Prior to this repaint we have painted almost the entire inside of this customers home over the last few years.  This time around we painted a bedroom from an off white to a satin pewter with bright white molding.  In the pics below it is still drying.  The product we used here was Sherwin Williams Ovation.  This was a first time using this particular product and it performed great.  Ovation did not sag or drip like Behr. It covered well and after two coats the room was transformed from drab to fab.  Ovation is marketed as an HGTV product line and is available at Lowes or SW.  You'll find it is the most economical of Sherwin Williams interior product line.  So if you are leaning on buying Dutch Boy or a similar low grade product don't.  For the difference in cost you cannot beat it.  You will do your painter a great service buying a higher quality product from a reputable dealer who specializes in paint.  The results speak for themselves as you will see in the pictures below.  As usual we prepare the room or rooms we are working on by removing or centering furniture, taking down pictures/nails, spackling holes, caulking gaps, sanding areas to be painted, covering and protecting surfaces not being painted with plastic-tape- drop clothes. 

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
224 Ross Park
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
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Interior Painting Syracuse NY

Recently we repainted a kitchen, kitchen cabinets and dining room at a beautiful home in the country.  We were called in as a subcontractor on the job by a carpenter who we do business with regularly.  To start both rooms ceilings were painted twice with Sherwin Williams Eminence flat white ceiling paint.  Areas of the ceiling needed to be floated out with joint compound due to flaking texture.  We spot primed and rolled out a brand new coat of bright white.  The ceiling paint is flat in sheen to hide inconsistencies in this old farm house.  The walls where sanded with 180 grit paper to knock down the shine-irregularities- areas we floated with joint compound, vacuumed and then cleaned with a damp sponge.  Two coats of Sherwin Williams SuperPaint satin were applied.  The kitchen cabinets were taken apart removing hardware and doors completely, cleaned, sanded to remove sheen, 3 coats of acrylic-alkyd primer were applied followed by three coats of finish paint bright white satin enamel.  Before applying each coat the cabinets were thoroughly cleaned by vacuuming and wiping them down to remove dust from sanding in between coats.  Here are a bunch a pictures from this project with more to come once all the cabinets are reassembled.  New molding is being installed throughout and was painted off site with a sprayer with SW Pro-Classic to avoid brush marks.

Donigan Painting
224 Ross Park
Syracuse, NY 13208
315-313-3254
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Interior Repaint Camillus NY

Recently we repainted a customers kitchen, stair hallway and master bedroom in Camillus NY.  Originally the kitchen was a lime green, the hallway was a pine green with yellow molding-risers and the master bedroom was a dark brown.  In the kitchen they installed new wainscoting that was primed with Multi-Purpose Primer by Sherwin Williams twice and finished with two coats of Pro-Classic bright white semi-gloss enamel.  The  kitchen walls were painted with Sherwin Williams Emerald in a light gray satin finish twice.  The hallway walls were painted twice with SW SuperPaint in a tan satin.  The stairs were sanded and painted with Pro-Classic bright white enamel as well as the door molding and base molding twice.  The master bedroom was primed and two coated with the same tan as the hallway.  Before painting the floors, stairs and walls around the molding were taped off tightly with blue tape for perfectly straight lines as you will see in the pics provided.  Walls were sanded to remove imperfections and drips from previous painters.  The wainscoting in the kitchen was machine sanded to remove the rough finish with 80 grit sand paper between coats.  All gaps and openings were filled with SW 850 Caulk to provide seamless transitions from molding to walls.   Here is what a high quality paint job looks like when it is done.  The owners are very happy with the results and came as a referral from another satisfied customer who lives up the street. 
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Donigan Painting
224 Ross Park
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
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Interior Painting Fayetteville Manlius NY

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Looking to freshen up your homes interior with a paint job?   You've come to the right place.  When shopping for a contractor there are many things to take into consideration.  What are the advantages and disadvantages to different companies, what's your time frame, what's your budget are just a few.  Your home deserves a top quality paint job for a number of reasons. Many homeowners, myself included, take pride in their homes appearance.  A paint job will enhance it, protect it and add to it's value if done correctly.  When you start calling for estimates here are some tips.

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Hiring a contractor is perhaps the most important decision you can make in any home improvement project. As a consumer, we recommend that you verify information and evaluate the professional for yourself. 

Check Credentials When you make contact with contractors you're interested in hiring, ask them these questions:

• How long have you been in business?
• Do you subcontract your work or perform it yourself?
• Do you have the proper/required licenses?
• Do you have insurance?

Review Guarantees and Warranties
Make sure you obtain guarantees and warranties for contractor work in writing, including:

• The types of problems covered, and how they will be handled.
• Specifics on what is covered by your bill (such as workmanship and materials.)

Check References

• Be sure to get at least three references from past customers.
• Visit references to evaluate work in person, and to see how well it has held up over time.

Additional Questions
When you speak with potential contractors for your project, be sure to ask them who will perform the work—the contractor themselves, their employees, Also pay attention to the following signs and behaviors, which will help guide you in selecting the right contractor for your project:

• Does the contractor project a sense of professionalism and experience?
• Is the contractor courteous and business-like?
• Is the contractor busy? (Good ones usually are.)
• Does the contractor return phone calls and provide estimates in a timely manner?
• Is the contractor on time for appointments?
• Do you have a good rapport with the contractor?
• Does the contractor seem interested in working with you?

Know What You Want
The more specific you are about your project and your needs with a contractor, the more precise your contractor's estimate will be.

It is a good idea to walk through the space to be painted with each potential contractor and to discuss your needs as well as any aspects of your project that could affect the price.

Residential structures, such as homes, apartments, and condominiums, face different challenges than commercial structures. In addition, consumers have different needs for the paint on their walls, such as how washable it is, mildew protection, color fade resistance, etc.

Many products perform better with more than one coat or with a primer, so be sure that your contractor provides an estimate that includes these factors.

Get at Least Three Estimates
When you receive contractor estimates, they should fall roughly within the same price range. If estimates are widely different from one another, be wary of contractors who bid too high or too low. Ask about what is not being done, and where corners are being cut.

Review Your Contract Take time to review your contract for work, and to ask questions about any details for which you need clarification. Be sure to ask about:

• The specifics on what is to be painted (walls, trim, ceilings,  etc.)
• Details on preparation and clean-up.
• Paint and primer brands and colors that will be used.
• How many coats of paint will be applied.
• How your contractor will protect furniture, floors and other items in your home.
• How much time the project will take from start to end.
• When and how the contractor will be paid.

Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
doniganpaintingco@gmail.com
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Interior Painting Syracuse NY

When it comes to maintaining your home an interior paint job can protect and enhance your homes value.  Whether you need one room or many rooms repainted you can count on Donigan Painting to go the extra mile to make sure it is done correctly, to the highest industry standards and with caring for your home like it's our own.  Choosing a professional painter who goes the extra mile will actually save you money and many headaches fixing the $199.99 a room painter who just trashed your house because you wanted to save a buck.  A high quality paint job by a professional painter may cost more but you will be receiving peace of mind and the service you deserve.  Let's explore why it makes sense to hire a professional.

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1.  An experienced professional painter can save you money on materials by buying the best product available.  Sure you can go to discount depot and buy the cheapest paint and equipment but you can bet your bottom dollar it will show until you repaint it correctly.  Using a superior product that is proven to be the best will cut the cost because you are not relying on mostly water to cover your walls.  Cheap paint and equipment performs exactly like it is.  It takes more to cover an area and creates more of a mess and is less durable.  The same goes for how it's being put on.  Is your pro going to tape out molding to prevent drips-splatter from ruining your bright white perfectly good trim?  Will they be sanding the walls to remove imperfections, nap hair, dirt and dust?  Will nail holes be filled?  Will cracks be caulked?  Are they priming and applying two coats so that your warranty applies?  Will they be removing hardware and switch/outlet covers instead of painting around them or worse over them?  Is moving your furniture included or is it up to you?  Are they protecting surfaces not being painted?  Will they be cleaning the area to be painted so that the paint adheres to your surface correctly?  All these what if's add up to will your paint job last and is it being done correctly?

2.  Being able to clearly understand what you are paying for should be obvious in the initial visit and in the written or typed quote you receive.  How detailed is the service you are receiving?  The details are what counts when your paying for a top notch pro.  When you meet with your pro are you left with more questions than answers?   If so that's a red flag.  How easy is it to communicate or reach them?  You can learn a lot by what you are receiving from the get go.  Do they answer their phone or return calls promptly?  Do they look and act professional? 

3.  Can they provide references from customers?  Will they be offering you some type of waiver they made up or providing you with insurance coverage to protect you and them?  Generally speaking the first impression is what you are going to get on the job if you hire them.  We have all had a bad contractor experience in our life times.  You can prevent another one by asking plenty of questions, knowing what to expect and going with the read you get from meeting and conducting an initial interview and estimate with them.  If they are on time, look the part, provide a detailed quote and are showing respect for you and your home you may have a winner. 

4.  Prices will vary greatly from one contractor to the next so get a bunch of quotes and see the differences.  In my experience there are many tell-tale signs when spotting the real pro.  Attention to detail, neatness, being courteous and using high quality products all point to that chicken dinner.  So when you are shopping for a painting contractor here in good old Syracuse NY make sure you are diligent in screening who you are trusting to maintain and enhance your homes value.  Paying less can cost you more than you think.  Just my two cents. 

Hope this helps and good luck!

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
224 Ross Park
Syracuse, NY 13208
315-313-3254
doniganpaintingco@gmail.com


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