Menu of Services 2009-2010

We are offering the following services for 2009-2010

and would like to thank all of our customers for a great year

in 2009. We wish that weather had been a little drier

throughout the summer but all in all a good year overall for us.

• Interior/Exterior Painting and Deck Restoration
• Caulking/ Wood Trim Repairs/ Framing for Small Renovations (2 x4 and Bailey Metal Stud)
• Door Hanging/Installation & Drywall Repair/Cabinet Building and Mounting
• Home Theatre Renovations - Stud/Joist Installations / LCD Mounting and A/V Installation
• Logitech and Bose Surround Theatre Installations/Speaker Jack Installs
• Framing & Finishing Walls/Crown Mould and Chair Rail Installation
• HVLP Spray for Cabinets and Furniture Refinishing
• Airless Spraying of Ceilings
• Varnish and Clear Coat Rehabilation of Stained Furniture
• Fridge and Appliance Repainting (Electrostatic HVLP)
• Staining and Sealing Interior Wood Cabinetry (Non-Grain Raising Spray Stains)
• Floor Surfacing- Repainting/Epoxy Coatings/Anti-Slip Coatings
• Heights Work
• Garage Cabinet Installations and Planning

Priming New Wood Windows Prior To Installation

ColorScapes Painting is a firm believer in priming bare

wood substrates prior to install for a proper job.

Priming with a mildew-resistant high solids primer

protects against development of cladosporium

mold and premature dry or wet rot conditions.

Here we primed a brand new wood window

prior to install to address the above.

Mini-Bar / Paint Project - Small Budget/Big Results

Small Budget But Big Effect !!!

Client requested a small mini-bar and cabinets for a budget just shy

of 3500.00 (not including hardware costs/appliances).

Work took four full days - Cabinets are custom built by

a contractor selected by ColorScapes and are solid warm maple.

They are brad nailed both to the wall support and anchored with cap washer bolts.

Mini-bar is 2x4 base construction, plypressboard and trimmed with

maple casing. Plumbing is PEX with standard 1/2 to 1/2 inch quick

connectors. Taps are new Danze fountain style single handle operation.

• Paint colours are Toasted Wheat (Pratt and Lambert)
• and Midnight Black (Cabinet Trim)
• Cabinets are Euro-Hinge Style.

• Wine/Pop Fridge is a Miele and costs about 850.00 with perfect temp settings for your favorite Cabernet or other !
• Counter Top is Black Formica Non-Scratch with a Gloss Clearcoat Epoxy

We vapor barrier boxed all outlets on a standard 3500w breaker line

and added 5 outlets to the existing for home theatre and bar, toaster,

counter lighting.

Thanks to Ken Z. for this project and for the referrals that followed ;)

Next Project !

Our latest client has selected the following colours

from the Benjamin Moore Collections Classic Line:

• Brookside Moss: Master Bedroom
• Spicy Mustard: Living Room/TV Room
• Vellum:Guest Room
• Powell Buff : Master Ensuite Bath

Pictures to follow once completed - the project is a condominium

townhome in the Silvan Forest subdivision in Burlington. The unit

has not been painted for over 9 years so an update was in order

and much needed.

Quotations and Testimonials

We generally quote all interior re-paint work at

$1.50 per sq/ft2. This includes all product, labour,

materials for patching/skim coating and of course

paint. It also includes things like plastic and canvas

dropsheeting and painter's tape, new brushes and

roller sleeves.

We do not provide deeply discounted painting

services as we feel we would be doing

a disservice to our clients by cutting price

and skimping on things like surface prep and

proper application for a completed look minus

flashing, holdout and thin areas which you commonly

see in a discount painting job.

We feel our price reflects professionalism,

integrity and clean-cut friendly professionals

who show the utmost in respect for your

property and concerns. Trust me, you do not

want 4-or 5 painters who smoke, blast large

radios and take over your home and treat it

less than what it deserves. We have seen this

type of operation out in the field and find it

to be not only disrespectful but also lacking

in any kind of professionalism at the craft

of painting.

Our painters are a cut above and are

professional non-smoking perfectionists

who strive for excellence in all ranges of

challenges on the job site.

At each stage of each project we do we ask the following:

1. Are we doing everything you asked for ?

2. Are you pleased with what we are doing ?

3. Do you need additional attention on a particular area ?

4. Provide us with a list of every item you would like,

either a 3rd coat on or a repair prior to painting.

Again, the rule is be very concerned if someone is

quoting you a low price that seems to lack thoroughness

in detail.

Testimonials to our painting services are available
from all of our customers. Some quotes below:

" We are quite pleased - terrific work !" Eric and Carolyn, Burlington,ON

"The house and color choices look great, thanks for all your hard work, we are very pleased

and thanks for not rushing the project and being thorough. " Bruno and Jane, Ancaster,ON.

" The cabinets look fabulous and so does the rest of the kitchen !" Amber B. Burlington,ON

" Excellent work, very happy with the outcome and results on our house !" Don M. Burlington,ON

" Very nice work Barry, and fast too ;)" Jill T, Burlington,ON.


" Barry, thank you for doing a great job !" Cathy Y. Etobicoke,ON.

"We are very happy, everything looks great Barry thanks for all your hard work" Gail D. Etobicoke , ON.

" Oh my god, Barry the cabinets look amazing..." Sasha S. Brampton,ON

" The trim work really makes the counter look great ".

"Great work Barry, I'm glad we chose your company because you take your time

to do it right and use the right products and are respectful of my home and what my expectations are..." Arlene W. Ancaster,ON.

"Thanks for helping us Barry, we would not have the time or patience with a busy

family on the go to tackle this one alone...." Cathy M Burlington,ON.

" This guy knows alot about home renovation and painting work and has
been trained by the best craftsmen going back 20yrs in East Oakville - it is a pleasure
to crack jokes, share some funny family stories, drink coffee and watch the transformation unfold "
Barry, once again thanks for assisting on our renovation project".

Paul M. Maplegrove Estates, former Leafs coach.

"Thanks Barry the kitchen looks excellent, thanks for your hard work"

Ron C.

" Looks great, thanks for giving us the colour we wanted and changing the look

of the cabinets so dramatically."

Mr. and Mrs. Dalal

Home Theatre Projects Welcome

Pictured above is a small

job we completed in March 2009 utilizing in-wall

Bose Acoustimass Sound, Yamaha in-wall speaker

design and of course A/V from Best Buy. The room

features an acoustic deadening ceiling with custom

crown mould painted flat black, kidskin leather theatre

seating, 64oz Shaw mushroom toned carpeting with

a mould preventative coating underneath and a hidden

control/AV Panel. Lighting is Gu10 spec pot lights

for a 350 watt bright and dim when needed.

For a small budget of under 10K and using the client's sketches this

is what we can provide with a 30 day completion timeframe.

The client wanted the room to be mostly TV Screen and minimal

trim and floor footprint for a 12 x 24 room. Budget came in

as priced and as requested.

There is also a small wet bar and storage pantry to the

right of the photo with an LG bottom mount refridgerator

and GU10 pot lighting. GFCI outlets for both fridge and

popcorn maker/ice machine.

The room is Wi-Fi Enabled, intercom enabled and also

features a hidden security cam in the event of break-in/theft

(Logitech).

Needless to say the client is an NCAA basketball maniac

and this room provides a refuge from his work on Bay St

in Toronto.

Menu of Services

• Interior/Exterior Painting
• Caulking/ Wood Trim Repairs
• Door Hanging/Installation & Drywall Repair/Cabinet Building and Mounting
• Stud/Joist Locating and Picture Mounting/LCD Mounting
• Framing & Finishing Walls/Small Home Theatre Renovations
• HVLP Spray for Cabinets and Furniture Refinishing
• Airless Spraying of Ceilings
• Varnish and Clear Coat Rehabilation of Stained Furniture
• Fridge and Appliance Repainting (Electrostatic HVLP)
• Staining and Sealing Interior Wood Cabinetry (Non-Grain Raising Spray Stains)
• Floor Surfacing- Repainting/Epoxy Coatings/Anti-Slip Coatings
• Heights Work
• Garage Cabinet Installations and Planning

Deck Maintenance Program

Our annual deck maintenance program is now effective

for all customers who used our services to recondition

and recoat their cedar or ptw deck.

For a fraction of the cost of restoration, we will arrive in the

spring, moisture test, clean sand and recoat the deck with

SRD or specially formulated coating systems as applied

previously for that just stained new look ;)

Deck Maintenance is 1.50 per square foot for all deck

restoration work done by ColorScapes Painting.

We generally quote 4.00 per sq/ft2 for all deck

restorations to bring them back to life.

Ben Moore Collections Line Performs Again

Recently concluded a 5 room repaint in a new home

in Burlington's Breckon Gate Estates Area. Using

Benjamin Moore's Collections Line Eggshell and

Ulti-Matte sheens we applied the following colors:

• White Sand (Guest)
• Wild Mushroom (Laundry)
• Elephant Tusk (Great Room)
• White Down/Natural Linen (Loft Family)
• Dune White (Trim and Crown Mould)
• Fireplace Mantel (Dune White)
• Closets (Tusk and Wild Mushroom)

All trim was lightly sanded and primed with a conversion

oil based primer and followed with a non-yellowing

latex pearl sheen Dune White trim paint. The previous

builder had painted with an oil based trim paint that

showed signs of early yellowing.

Total Price: 3755.00

We estimate that we increased this home's value by at least 2-3% with

our work, the previous builder painting showed banding, lack of

skim final pass and next to zero caulking at the baseboard lines.

We turned this job around in 9 days and did so while working

on another large home close by, returning after sufficient

cure time to complete each room in sequence.

We also assisted the homeowner by locating studs and installing

candle holders and fixtures. We also did the downstairs hallway

and closets in the kitchen foyer for a nominal fee. (25.00) and even

painted the closet shelves !

Gallons Used: 12

Special thanks to Eric and Carolyn S. ;)

Also thanks to Dan R for helping out on

project.

Fall Exterior Painting

We are concluding a large exterior project this week

and were fortunate to have some excellent dry days

for painting last week. Temperatures were in the high

40's low 50's with one day reaching 64 in the sun.

The great thing about Sherwin Williams' Duration is its

ability to cure at low temperatures (2C). This enables

a sound adhesion to the surface and proper film

development to the coating. Sometimes, cold weather

painting is preferable to hot and windy conditions, because

the paint has more time to "wet" the surface and longer

dry times lead to better penetrating and adhesion, without

unsightly lap marks.

We generally conclude exterior painting by November 1st knowing

full well we could still see an Indian Summer period of temps in

the high 60's-low 70's in late October.

Airless Spray / Production Rates / Painter Fatigue

Airless Spray Painting Advantages:

Quality of finish - a sprayed finish done correctly looks

much better than brushed and rolled. Lap marks are completely avoided.

Speed of application: A standard 10 x 10 surface can be spray

painted in under 4-5 minutes compared

to 15-20 by brush and roll methods.

Time savings ? Mask time notwithstanding, a time

savings of 2/3rds can be realized.

Safety on ladder: One hand free to hold ladder means greater

safety and comfort

We spray painted Palladian windows and bay box

window surrounds in under 10 minutes

which would have taken 2-3 hours to brush paint.

Operator Fatigue: Airless spray makes painting

a breeze and turns hand fatigue and carpal tunnel

issues into a non-event. Anyone who thinks scraping,

torching/scraping and brush painting windows does

not takes it toll on someones' hands and arms is badly

misinformed !

People are generally shocked and surprised that

once we mask a window we can paint it in under

1-2 minutes with a sprayer, but let me tell you

when they see the quality of the finish they are

blown away by it ;)

Surface Preparation

We cannot emphasize enough how important proper surface

preparation is to a lasting and pleasing paint project.

We spend 85% of our time on a job preparing surfaces to accept

coatings and finishes, and make sure we do every

project right the first time. The difference between

a good paint job and a great paint job is spending

time on correcting poorly aged surfaces, replacing

damaged or rotted surfaces, allowing 2-3 passes

with wood fill and sanding smooth, spot priming

or entire surface priming and choosing the right

weather and conditions to apply coatings.

If you are being quoted low prices for your

paint project, BE VERY CONCERNED, as I can

assure you the most important surface preparation

steps are being minimized or worse, avoided.

ColorScapes avoids direct coating application prior

to rainfall and when bad weather is expected in the days

during project work.

Under all circumstances, we avoid the use of oil based coatings

on any of our projects due to surface tension failures and

film embrittlement over time. High solids acrylic latexes

are excellent performers in all conditions and touch up

and clean up easier and do not require solvents on site

and disposal of hazardous wastes.

Surface Prep

Transformation !

Before New Colour Scheme:

Notice the previous battleship grey-blue colour

has been updated with a much smarter colour for

the exterior trim and window

bay boxes (picked by client)

Colour: Sandstone Custom Requested by Client

Product: Sherwin Williams Permalast Duration Satin Lo-Temp

Coats: 2 Primer: Zinsser 1-2-3

Wood Fill and Caulking/Dynaflex and Lepage Epoxy WoodFill

Preparation Time 31hours, Painting Time 4hrs.

The deck and pergola required 9 gallons of sodium

hydroxide based Deck Stripper to prepare and

16hours of wet stripping and scrubbing

to prepare for dry sanding of 9-10 hours.

We started with 36 grit pad and finish sanded with 100

grit Norton Abrasive.

Special thanks to Jane and Bruno for the chance to

work on this fine home. Moving away from the dark

grey has given life to the surfaces of this home and

emphasized the rich stone accents within the mortar

and stone exterior.

Ancaster Deck and Exterior Restoration

ColorScapes is currently working in the exclusive

estates area in Ancaster's West End completing

an exterior restoration with a new colour scheme

and a cedar deck rehabilation. We expect to be

on site for 1 month's time.

Client has requested Sherwin Williams

Duration - an excellent hi-building

acrylic exterior coating for the windows, trim

and garage doors.

Deck coating chosen will be a two-tone

colour scheme to create architectural interest

and colours will be from the Sikkens palette in

SRD and Rubbol.

More pics to follow when job phases are complete

(Deck/North/East/West/South Elevations).

Special thanks to Matt and Phil Sykes for assisting on this

project plus the great folks at SW.

Office Makeover Completion

Client explained a pressing need for the following

• Damaged ceiling repair
• Ceiling repaint
• Wallpaper Border to be stripped
• Drywall skim coated and repaired
• All cabinets and builts in to be painted
• Must be out by Aug 10th for hardwood floor installation.

We turned this room around in under 15hrs for

800.00 including all materials. We not only do

great work but we are also reasonably quick at

turning over rooms so that you don't have to

cope with drawn out project times.

Special thanks to Chris and Scott C.

Garage Floor Concrete Stain

We recently took on two projects for a customer in North Burlington:

Project 1 was to create a tile-look epoxy garage floor complete with grout lines...

Here we are taping faux grout lines to make for an excellent

architectural look.

Project 2 we stained a covered and recently completed Cedar Deck

with Sikkens SRD Cedar Tone. It turned out great, but look at that view !!!

Cedar Deck Restoration

Cedar Deck Restoration:

Client explained that over time a few previous coatings

did not meet their color and performance expectations.

Central to proper deck restoration is stripping of all

previous coatings, sanding (mechanical grit pad/belt sander)

and vacuuming old fiber off the top layer of the deck. Proper

surface prep removes all old coating, allows the cedar to

breathe and slough off dead slurry layer of cells

and allows for acceptance of the new coating system.

Coating selected: Sikkens Natural Cedar for a warm

golden tone revealing the beautiful cedar beneath.

If you look at the photo carefully, you will notice a mild

sheen to the surface coating SRD, which means that

the one-coat application has been accepted into the surface

perfectly, will prevent water intrusion and will only require

maintenance coating in the next 12 month timeframe depending

on how aggressive our fall and winter is in terms of weather

exposure.

Overbuilding film mils with deck coatings is a no-no and usually

leads to a premature coating failure at some point. Getting the right

amount of coating on the surface is a skill best left to a professional

as all wood and deck coatings need to be brushed and back brushed

into the grain for proper acceptance.

Morrison Restoration

Recently concluded a small project in Morrison

Heights Oakville for a longtime customer.

No real problems existed, but the exterior had been

painted with a poor oil based paint and showed excessive

embrittlement, spalling and chalking, especially on the

southern and western exposure elevations.

We surface stripped failed areas with an oxalic acid based biodegradable

agent, pressure washed with a low penetration nozzle and

allowed to dry 3 days and repainted with ICI's WeatherGuard

acrylic flat.

The columns were in good shape as they were handcrafted,

painted in shop and required only basic preparation and repainting.

They also do not receive direct moisture and rain attack.

Old Burlington Restoration

Just finished up a two-storey home exterior

in the Rexway Cumberland neighborhood

in older Burlington.

Shutters were power sanded, filled with wood epoxy

primed with 1-2-3, and given two coats of CIL Endurance

Semi-Gloss Easton Blue.

Garage Doors, Front Doors, Rear Windows were also completed

as well as roof dormers. Again 1-2-3 primer and a good quality

acrylic latex topcoat are best for the amount of UV this property

receives. In the pic above you'll see how we power abraded the old

caulking down and out of the equation with a B&D tongue sander

with a 60 grit pad. This is very effective and makes final painting

look excellent instead of slapping a new coating over old caulking

and seeing the effect of cracking and decayed caulking beads.

Special thanks to Don Morrier !

In memory of Kevin Johnston

Just wanted to pay respect to someone I worked with

at Pratt and Lambert Paints who tragically passed away

in the 3407 Plane Crash in Amherst,NY back in February.

Kevin Johnston was the lead technical hygienist for
P&L and recently was appointed director at Henkel
in Western New York. Kevin leaves behind many friends
and family across the U.S.

 

PineDale Condo Ceilings

Just finished 6 ceilings at PineDale Condominiums in
Burlington. Substrate: Stucco
Finish Coat: CIL Realife Ceiling White

After completing 2900 square feet of ceiling with
Akzo's CIL Disappearing Dye Ceiling white we
are impressed with its holdout, ability to hide
and resist spatter. The disappearing dye is
excellent for visualizing previous cut-in lines
and helps when working inside a bright condominium
tower with lots of natural light. Cuts down on
eye fatigue and makes the job easier to complete
and cover in 1 coat.

Great thanks to Larry Gagne.

The pitfalls of pressure washing wood

Pressure washing wood surfaces is a topic that causes

alot of consternation amongst painters and DIY'ers.

When force propelling water at high speed (2200 psi)

into wood, you inject the wood capillary layer with

way too much moisture which ups the moisture

content way past 14%. Wet wood does not hold

coating properly over the long-term and usually

leads to premature coating failure. What to do then ?

The best surface preparation is to always leave water

out of the equation and powersand/abrade wood surfaces

with a high speed sander (belt or try the new B&D tongue

sanders). Set up your sander with 60 grit and you will

see how fast coatings and the dead fiber layer on decks

and window trim are sanded off. Now you have a perfectly

dry and profiled surface which will accept primer

perfectly.

If the surface is very wet, allow a full 2-3 day dry out period

after sanding before priming and you will get a 10 year paint

job on trim and about 5 years on deck finishes.

Overuse of pressure washers and TSP are a leading cause

of paint adhesion and early coating failure. TSP is basically

salt and salt and paint do not get along, force this into wood

at high speed and now you have guaranteed paint failure

waiting to happen.

TSP is overmarketed and oversold and people who use it

often allow it to dry into the surface under the hot sun - ICI Paints

has a number of large claims documented where TSP overuse was

the root cause of the coating failure. If you decide to use it, you must

always flush hot water rinse the surface completely and it is really

only practical to use it inside on surfaces that are not absorbent.

One of the best surface preps can be home made - add 2tbsp of

Tide non-softener powder detergent to hot water and throw in a

capful or two of bleach. Cost ? Negligible. Results - perfect for

removing atmospheric pollutants, bird doo, leaf litter etc.

Don't fall for the TSP hype ;)