After wallpaper border removal

This is the room after the wallpaper border was removed in North Attleborough, MA.
It took a lot longer to finish than expected but Jcb Painting prevailed. The walls below the border
were also in rough shape, but after a lot of patching and sanding they came out
beautiful. The hardwood floor will be refinished also.

Wall paper border removal.

Wall paper removal in North Attleboro, MA.
Not all wall paper is the same when it comes to removal. Usually the top layer is the most difficult and the backing is the easiest to remove after wetting it down.

But on this job it was the opposite. The backing was extremely difficult to remove. The original installer must have used a lot more paste than was necessary to apply this wall paper border.

After removal of wall paper, Jcb Painting, machine sanded to remove all left over bits of paper and glue, patched and sanded again and then primed and painted. It's tough to price this kind of job. You never know what to expect.
No two wall paper borders are the same when it comes time to remove for painting. It's a lot of physical work plus a lot of clean up. One of the hardest things to do when painting a room.
 
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Painting a bathroom in Foxboro, MA.

Jcb Painting, painting another bathroom in Foxboro with the popular color gray.
We paint a lot of bathrooms. 

The finished bathroom after painting.
The blue tape hasn't been removed yet because the
paint was still wet.

Home office painting.

Here is  a scenario Jcb Painting comes  upon these days  when contracted to paint a home office. Before we can begin painting the space we first have to move furniture. Then there is the input and output peripherals attached to the computers and other electronics.

This  can be a delicate procedure. In order to paint the area most of the connections  have to be disconnected and then reconnected after the painting is  finished. Jcb Painting has a  lot of experience doing this.

 

First we take closeup pictures of all the inputs and outputs  before disconnecting for reference, so when we reconnect all peripherals, everything works as it did before we got there.

On this paint job we have 2 computers, 2 monitors, 1 printer, TV, speakers, sound bar, woofer, cables, extension cords, router, and many wires to be moved.

As we start to disconnect we clean all dust off of wires and cables, then move everything out of the way to paint. Then vacuum and prep the area to be painted.

After the painting is done, we reconnect all electronics. 

No need for the geek squad here.

This is another painting service that Jcb Painting provides to its customers.

Fixing and painting a ceiling.

This the before image of a ceiling failure in Plainville, MA. The original plaster job
was poorly done.

This is how it looks after Jcb Painting came to the job and
repaired the area.
This is the master bedroom. Both sides of this room had the same
failure.

Painting Prep Work Before Painting.

Interior Paint Job Prep Work That Painting Contractors Don't Talk About. (or Charge for)

By Jcb Painting

When we get a call to come out to a potential interior painting job to look it over and give a quote we never know what we will see, or don't see.

When I arrive I meet the homeowner and we introduce ourselves and we proceed to look at the space to be painted.

Gone are the days of measuring the square footage of the room to be painted with a tape measure and writing it all down on a pad of paper. Today it is digital. I ask if I may snap pictures of the space to be painted from all angles and give the room a good look over with the old eyeballs. I look at the shape of the walls, doors, trim, ceiling and anything else that will need painting.

I look to see how much patching, sanding and other prep work that may be required to do the job professionally.

I talk with the home owner about what I will do, what their time frame is of when they would like the job to begin to make sure I can start, with out any conflicts for other scheduled jobs I have and that it fits their schedule.

When I get home I upload the images I took to give me a fresh perspective on the job that I looked at to be painted and what I remember seeing. It all comes together to help me to give a fair and honest quote. I then send the quote out to the customer, and usually, I'm awarded the paint job.

So the day arrives when I start the job.

First thing we do is move furniture. (refrigerators, stoves, beds, bureaus, dressers, end table  etc.)

Now, most people keep clean and tidy homes, but there are some area's that just don't get cleaned to often. Those area's are under the furniture and appliances. Especially the heavy stuff, like refrigerators, beds, bureaus, and dressers. You never know what it will look like under those things after moving them away from the walls so we have room to paint. It's good to have at least 5 feet between walls and furniture to work.

So we start to move the furniture.

Now the approaching music score from the shower scene in the movie "Psycho" begins to play in my head. 

We start with the bed. Usually the bed has not been moved in a while. It is extremely dusty under there with any number of other things. Like kids toys, snack foods, chips, Doritos's, Cheetos's, candy and wrappers, some chocolates. (people watch a lot of tv in bed today and they like to snack) The list goes on. Some of the things we find, I can't mention here.

Then there is the "other" furniture to move. 

Now the music score from "Jaws" is entering my head. You never know what lies below.

This is a scenario that is played out time after time. But that's OK. It's sort of like that in my home also. Perfectly normal.

That furniture is heavy and who looks under there anyways?

So what do we do? We clean. We pick up all trash, stale food etc. etc. and we then completely vacuum the area clean again.

Sometimes we clean the floor, like under the refrigerator.

This is not part of the quote, we just do it. And we don't tell the customer either so as to not embarrass anyone. Like I said before it is perfectly normal for stuff to collect under heavy furniture. It happens to all of us.

Most customers don't realize that we do this. They think we just paint. We are actually providing another service. The room is always cleaner after we exit.

Good painting contractors will do this cleaning service at no extra charge and never say anything about it.

Not all painting contractors do this. But we do.

Thanks for reading!

Happy Holiday's from Jcb Painting.

Season's greetings and a happy new year from Jcb Painting. May we all have a safe and prosperous new year.

Entry door painting in Mansfield.

Painted this door in Mansfield yesterday. Entry doors look simple enough to paint but it does take a little expertise to know which edge gets painted the exterior color and which edge gets painted the interior color. You would think it would be simple enough, but a lot of entry doors Jcb Painting see's, are a lot of the time, not painted properly. This door and surrounding window high lights was recently installed brand new.

This door was painted with Benjamin Moore, Moore - Glo, Soft Gloss. A great exterior door and trim paint. Jcb Painting

                                               

Stain to Paint

Another paint job going from stain to paint in
Norton, MA. 

The finished bay window after painting it a white semi gloss.
Jcb Painting gets a lot of calls for these type of paint jobs these
days. Going from stained woodwork to paint really brightens up a room.

Painting kids room in Foxboro, MA.

This is the before image of a bedroom being painted by
Jcb Painting in Foxboro, MA. yesterday.

And the finished paint job. Walls were painted with Benjamin Moore
wall color "violet pearl".

Another angle of this bedroom being prepped for painting.

There was a lot of scotch tape, silly string and magic marker on
the walls that had to be removed. The walls look like new today.

Painting stained doors.

Another paint job painting over stained woodwork in Foxboro, MA. A bonding primer was first applied and then 2 coats of Benjamin Moore Classic Regal
semi gloss. A  top shelf semi gloss painted by
Jcb Painting.

The finished paint job with the walls also newly painted a light gray.
Painting over stained woodwork really brightens the whole look
of the space. Call today for your free estimate. (508) 463-5190

Painting stained and varnished woodwork.

This is the before image of a window that was stained and
varnished. Jcb Painting gets a lot of calls to paint over
this type of woodwork. We used a bonding primer
called Stix made by Insl-x. We first caulked all gaps and
primed 1 coat.

And the finished product using 2 coats of Benjamin Moore Regal Classicsemi gloss (333) A beautiful bright, smooth finish. The walls were painted a teal color with a wallpaper accent.

Painting a 2 story foyer.

This is a video of a 2 story foyer paint job Jcb Painting did in 

Mansfield, MA. We paint a lot of foyers and staircases.

Painting a 2 story foyer is one of the more challenging rooms in a house to paint.

We painted all walls, ceiling, doors, Jambs, and other wood trim with Benjamin Moore paint. 

We used Ultra Spec 500 low sheen on the walls.

It is a highly washable wall paint and has great touch up capabilities when you have a lot of traffic (kids) going up and down the stairs.

On all the woodwork, we used Benjamin Moore's Classic Regal semi gloss. The best semi gloss on the market in my opinion. This paint when applied is self leveling and leaves no brush marks for a very smooth finish with just the right shine.

Benjamin Moore Regal Classic (333) semi gloss

Bathroom painting in Mansfield, MA. by Jcb Painting.

Another bathroom paint job. Jcb Painting does a lot of these
jobs. The home owner picked a gray color from the test colors on the wall.

And the finished job. The color is Benjamin Moore "edgecomb gray"
Call us today for your free quote. Jcb Painting @ (508) 463- 5190.

Painting a 2 story foyer.

Jcb Painting finished this 2 story foyer yesterday changing the wall
color from a dark tan to a very popular grey color in Norton, MA.
Walls were in great shape which made for an easy paint job.