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What is the best latex paint brush to paint a room with? As a third-generation house painter, I am picky about the tools and equipment I keep in my arsenal. There are a lot of paint brushes manufacturers out there, and the question gets asked a lot, which brand is best?One brand stands alone—The ...

Q: How much paint do I need to buy to paint a room?A: Measure the length of each wall and add them together; multiply this times the room's height. Measure the door and window openings and subtract them from the total. If the ceiling is being painted, measure the length times width and add to ...

Excerpt from - inPaint The Magazine for Professionals Oct/Nov 2015     For over 30 years, D.L. Richie Paint'n Decorating has been on the same busy corner in Bethel Park, PA, a suburb south of Pittsburgh.  The company put up its paint (and wallpaper and carpet and flooring and window ...

Wallpaper removal is one of those jobs that everyone hates.  However, there are some steps you can take to make your life a little easier.First things first, you are going to need a chemical sprayer, like this one.  You don't have to get fancy with it.  Just a simple pump action sprayer.  Also,...

Mohawk Carpet puts their money where their mouth as they test SmartStrand.  This is a cool video.  Not even 10,000 MUDDY FOOTPRINTS can't leave a mark on this STAIN PROOF Carpet!  Impressive.

This January 2015, PPG Pittsburgh Paints will launch their new lines of paint. This, of course, is a result of the buy that occurred this past year when PPG Pittsburgh Paint bought out Devoe Paint. It is sad to see the old reliable paint brand get bought up; Devoe paint was the best paint ever ...

Mohawk SmartStrand Carpet is the future of carpet. Don't be fooled by other stain-proof carpets - Mohawk invented a new fiber called triexta. Mohawk exclusively owns the right to use triexta fibers in their SmartStrand carpet. So be weary; any "stain-proof" claims that aren't coming from Mohawk are ...

The Wooster Ultra/Pro Extra-Firm Cut Brush. Aw, what a fine brush indeed. Our guys have been using this brush in the field since it came to the market a few years ago. We typically use the 2 1/2 cut brush for interior walls and trim and the 3-inch for interior ceilings and exterior work. Reasons ...