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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: Need Help with Paint Options!    —Casper, WY

"Hi! We are painting the outside of our house soon, and I can't for the life of me decide on the colors! I am up for a..."

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If I were you I would drive around new subdivisions and see what catches your eye. We are currently building a house but I probably chose colors that would scare othe...

I love the grayish sage green with white trim.

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Q: Looking for Painter    —Sachse, TX

"We are redoing our guest bathroom to be a bathroom for our soon to be 2 little girls. We wanted to paint stripes. I..."

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Hi K., My husband owns Springbok Painting and I have referred him to other moms on the website in the past. He does work for several designers in the area and is a...

Check out my reply to Erica in Plano posted on the 15th. I use Jesus (Hay-soos)###-###-####

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Q: Seeking Painter for Exterior Stucco House    —South Saint Paul, MN

"I need to find someone who can paint the exterior of my stucco house. It is a 2 story house 668 foundation square ft...."

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I paint for a living. Me and my foreman at the company I work for love getting jobs on the side. We should be able to undercut any bids you have gotten. Let me know...

You could try 651-HANDYMAN###-###-####). Im not sure if they do this but they are a wonderful company. They are out of IGH and are very reasonably priced. B.

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Q: Need Painting & General Home Repair    —Chicago, IL

"Does anybody have any suggestions of a painter/gen contractor on the South Side. We are having a difficult time find..."

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K & R Construction ###-###-#### His name is Kraig Neal and he is the owner, they do a great job they have done work on our house, very dependable, and honest.Tel...

I would call "Art In Vision" They do absolute wonderful work. Mike Visser ###-###-#### www.artinvisioninc.com

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Q: Vaporizor Left Streaks Coming down My Painted Walls...=(    —Caledonia, MI

"We've been running a vaporizor in my 13 mo old's room for her cough...it's now (because of the steam) left large stre..."

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unfortunatley I have no suggestions for you. This may sound extremely selfish, but I am in the same boat. If you get any responses, I'd love some suggestions too. _...

Perfect solution: Mr. Clean White Eraser. It works on just about everything. Be careful though if your walls are not white...test it first so the paint does not rem...

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Q: Texturing Walls    —Dallas, TX

"I am looking into getting the wallpaper off in one of our bathrooms and getting the walls painted. The walls underne..."

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It is totally fine to texture over the paper. Yes, I think you need texture. My husband is a homebuilder and gets this question a lot from friends doing the same. G...

I wouldn't texture over wallpaper, but I'm not an expert. Depends on what kind of texture you want, but I just went through this and simply bought a box of texturing ...

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Q: Need Good Handyman That Will Paint Doors and Doorframes    —McKinney, TX

"We are in the process of doing lots of upgrades to our house. I have a handyman that comes and does little jobs for ..."

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Kyle with Amazing Finishes does painting and also handyman work if you need some more of that. ###-###-#### or visit his website: www.Amazing-Finishes.com

Hi K., Give Gabriel Banderas a call I use him for my personal home and also my clients homes. Gabriel ###-###-#### Gabriel Balderas [____@____.com] Best W...

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Q: Paint over or Replace Trim    —Fox River Grove, IL

"We have all (beautiful, actually) stained wood trim in our house. Call me crazy, but I want white instead. I realiz..."

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I have white trim and it looks terrible in the high traffic rooms. DONT DO IT !!!

I am going to call you crazy but hay so was I at one point. It is a pain in the tush to keep trim and doors looking nice once they are painted at this time I have al...

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Q: Spots Bleeding Through While Painting    —New Albin, IA

"we bought a home last year that is 100+ years old. we are slowly gutting each room and redoing them. but while doing ..."

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I am with Tammy. KILZ works everytime.

I swear by KILZ, especially on panelling. Good luck!

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Q: Painting Tiles    —Pittsburgh, PA

"This is sort of an odd question, but is it possible to paint over bathroom wall tile? Our bathroom could truly win th..."

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You can paint tiles, there is special paint for this. I have a friend who did this and it turned out beautifully! I would recommend giong to a home improvement store a...

It is definitely possible. I thought I had the ugliest bathroom (Pepto Bismol pink with some horrid baby blue) until we sold the house to my husband's brother. He redi...

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