If you are a homeowner and you hire someone to do work in your bathroom near or around the shower or vanity area or the kitchen counter area and that "person" uses a silicone-based caulk you should make sure it says on the tube of caulk that is paintable. 

Because if it's not and you hire this company to paint those areas the price goes up because you can't paint over silicone-based caulk! Besides not being able to paint over it trying to remove it is time-consuming.

I am running into unpaintable silicone-based caulk all the time these days. And because sometimes it's a clear caulk you don't know it until you start painting over it and then all production stops because you have to fix it.

Sometimes it's a white silicone-based caulk like I had run into on a recent bathroom job. Couldn't paint over it. It looked like regular white paintable caulk. 

Work came to a halt.

So if I come to your home or business and have to deal with a silicone-based caulk that shouldn't have been used then the paint job price goes up.

And because I'm running into this problem more and more these days it's the first thing I look for when quoting a kitchen or bathroom job.

The lesson here is don't ever use an unpaintable silicone-based caulk anywhere where the paint will have to come in contact with it. 

Unless you don't mind paying more for your paint job.

This is the best all-around caulk for any project.

https://www.dap.com/products-projects/product-categories/caulks-sealants/latex/alex-plus/

Staircase Painting in Norton, MA.

Staircase painting in Norton, MA. last week. Jcb Painting, caulked, puttied, primed, and painted 2 coats with a top-shelf semi-gloss by Benjamin Moore.

We paint a lot of staircases as they have a lot of traffic and get beat up over time.

Call now for your free quote. (508) 463 - 5190

Fixing and Painting Ceilings in Norton, MA.

                           Jcb Painting did ceiling repair before painting this ceiling.  

We had to match a skip trowel ceiling texture before painting.

                  If not repaired properly the repair will stick out like a "sore thumb".

Just one of many services that Jcb Painting offers.

 

Norton, MA. Interior Painting

 Jcb Painting takes a lot of pride in producing straight paint lines as seen in the images below from a recent interior paint job in Norton, MA. 

Call now for your free estimate, (508) 463-5190.

Cabinet Painting - Norton - MA.

 

This cabinet was installed near the garage entryway for the family 
coats and shoes before entering the house.

Interior Painting with Jcb Painting.

Jcb Painting painted this cabinet in Norton, MA. last week. It was first primed with Stix Bonding Primer and finished with 2 coats of Benjamin Moore COROTECH V341.01.1 Pre-Catalyzed Waterborne Epoxy. A top-shelf semi-gloss. The finish is hard as a rock.

Jcb Painting this living room from the baseboard to the ceiling in Norton MA.

 

The wall color is "Coventry Gray" by Benjamin Moore.

Living Room Wall Painting in Raynham MA.

Jcb Painting finished painting the walls in this living room in Raynham, MA. last week.
The homeowner provided the paint which was Benjamin Moore Regal Select eggshell paint and primer.
Not a fan of "paint and primer" products and still not. The paint was much thicker than what we usually use and seemed harder to work with.
Imho this wall paint is way overpriced and doesn't perform well.