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Painting advice for Charlotte homeowners, from the crew that does the work

Plain-English guides on costs, colors, cabinets, lead-safe prep, and weather.

More guides from the crew

  • Hand holding a paintbrush beside three blue paint sample patches on a beige wall

    How to test paint colors in Charlotte's morning light

    Store lighting hides what a color does at 8 AM in your own room. Here is how three sample patches settle the choice.

  • Kitchen with slate gray painted cabinets and brass handles

    Cabinet painting or new cabinets: which saves more?

    Painting keeps the boxes you have. The guide shows when that wins and when replacement is the better call.

  • Painter in a full protective suit, respirator, and goggles holding a spray hose

    What to know before painting a house built before 1978

    Older paint can contain lead. Learn what lead-safe prep involves and why it protects your family and your crew.

  • Two painters scraping and repainting a red wooden wall from a tall ladder

    How Charlotte weather shapes an exterior painting schedule

    Temperature, humidity, and rain all affect how paint cures. Here is how the crew plans exterior jobs around them.

  • Painter applying blue masking tape along a wall edge while a helper holds the ladder

    What the crew does before the first coat of paint

    Taping, patching, priming, and covering furniture take as long as painting. See why that work decides how the finish looks.

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