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The Absolute Worst Way to Paint a Window
What is the absolute worst way to paint a window? Well surprisingly it’s the way that most painters do it! I’m not talking well-meaning DIYers. I’m referring to almost all of the professional painters...
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How To: Paint In Cold Weather
Painting can be a real chore in the wintertime. You’re geared up to get everything finished and then then a cold front moves in and you’re wondering “Do I really have to wait for it to warm up again?”...
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My Favorite Oil-Based Paint
This week’s Ask The Craftsman question comes from Damon. “What’s your favorite oil-based paint?” Image Copyright: Benjamin Moore Damon, I get asked about my favorite this or that pretty often and...
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What is My Favorite Water-Based Paint?
This week’s Ask the Craftsman Question is a follow up to last week’s regarding oil-based paint choices. What is my favorite water-based paint? Image Copyright: Scott Sidler There are so many different...
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3 Steps to a Stunning Front Door
The front door is perhaps the most prominent feature on your house. If you think of your house as a painting, the landscaping is the background, the siding the body, the windows are the details that...
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How To: Make Distressed Wood Floors
Usually I focus on how to restore the older elements of your house, but today I’ve got a little tutorial for making something new look old. My wife and I are just finishing our attic bedroom project...
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How To: Use Boiled Linseed Oil (Safely)
Boiled Linseed Oil (BLO) is a common item in my shop and in a lot of woodworker’s shops. It is a great oil treatment for woods, leaving a smooth touch on the surface. It revitalizes old dried wood and...
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6 Secrets to Silky Smooth Paint
Ok, this isn’t really a secret like professional painters are guarding this information jealously, hoping and praying you’ll never find out. There are no secret paint police to prevent the average...
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How To: Stop Peeling Paint on Windows
Peeling paint is never a good thing, and in an old house one of the most typical places you’ll find peeling paint is on your windows. But if you knew what caused this incessant peeling you could stop...
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4 Reasons You Should Never Pressure Wash Your House
Everybody pressure washes their house. But few people know that the way it’s usually done is NOT good for your house. You may just be going with the crowd, but in this case the crowd is wrong, and...
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Will HEPA Really Keep You Safe?
In the age of RRP renovation rules and a lot of fear about everything lead paint it’s important to know how to keep yourself safe. A lot of folks hear about HEPA vacuums and think that if they just use...
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How To: Stop Rust For Good
It’s a sad but unfortunate fact of life that metal rusts. Sometimes rust is called patina like when copper turns green after decades of exposure, but for most of us it’s just plain rust and we hate it....
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How To: Make an Old Brush New Again
Like anything paint brushes have a lifespan, but most people treat their brushes so roughly that they die long before they should. A good paint brush should last you years or even decades if cared for...
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How To: Pick the Right Caulk
Caulk is often a way overused item in old houses, but abuse doesn’t rule out proper use. And proper use of the right caulk can literally save your old house from big damage. In this post I’ll not only...
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Is It Worth Paying More For Paint?
What’s the best paint? Honestly, there is no single answer to this question, but I get asked this on a regular basis. I posted about my favorite water-based and favorite oil-based paints before, but...
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Deciphering the Sandpaper Puzzle
Sandpaper is an integral part of any almost every kind of home repair, especially finish work. Painting, carpentry, refinishing, flooring, woodworking. They all require sanding at some point in the...
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How To: Fix Chipped Paint
When you have dozens of coats of paint on trim and woodwork touching up paint is not always as simple as grabbing a brush and going to town. When old paint chips off your likely left with a crater in...
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Oil vs Latex: Which Paint is Best?
“Should I use oil or latex paint?” It’s a question I get asked a lot. Oil vs latex, the two paints are very different and each has their strengths and weaknesses. In this post I’ll try to help you...
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10 Ways to Paint Better
Painting is one of the easiest things a DIYer can do. Without much practice most people can do at least a halfway decent job of painting a room or some trim. But with a few tips you can turn that...
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Review: Wagner Flexio 890 Paint Sprayer
It’s Labor Day and it’s time to finish off those last projects before Fall. If you’re in the market or thinking about buying a handheld paint sprayer then this post is a great place to start with your...
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