Video: The Importance of Paint Preparation


one of the keys to a long-lasting
exterior paint job is proper surface
preparation to learn more word
Mountainview with Frank Hampton of
Stanford painting speaking on behalf of
our diamond certified expert contributor
J furlong here we are in Palo Alto
California at gamble Gardens we painted
this house about 30 years ago and we're
doing it we're just lucky enough to do
it again we want to show you the proper
ways to prep your house first of all we
do we treated the mildew areas we power
wash the entire structure we go through
and as you see we hand scrape the paint
off we power sanding we smooth it down
and the next step is gonna be priming
and painting it's important to prime all
exposed areas just just because if you
don't prime it you put paint right
directly on the surface it's just gonna
peel off you got to paint it again in
two years so it's really important to
put a good primer on the raw exposed
surfaces raw metal raw wood because what
it does it creates a whole new surface
to put any kind of paint you want on if
you do it properly you put one coat of
primer on two coats of finish the good
quality paint shop should last anywhere
from eight to twelve years hours of
elasticity
he's
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Video: Getting the Most Value for Your Painting Project


when looking at bids for a
house-painting project it's imperative
to weigh upfront costs against the long
term value today we're in Mountain View
with diamond certified expert
contributor J for a long of Stanford
painting to learn more when choosing a
painting contractor to paint your house
something that's very important to
consider is the long term value versus
the upfront cost you may get a much more
attractive upfront price from a
contractor and if that job is not done
properly it will only last a couple of
years so a $5,000 price tag that last
two years is a much different
proposition than a ten thousand dollar
job that's done properly that'll last
you 10 to 14 years so when you're
looking to pick a painting contractor
look at some of the details the kind of
work they're gonna do the preparation
the number of coats the quality of the
paint and don't focus as much on the
upfront cost because that may not be the
best value
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Video: Preparing Your Home Exterior for Winter

a simple annual step can go a long way
toward protecting your home's exterior
from winter weather to learn more when
Mountain View with Frank Hampton of
Stanford painting speaking on behalf of
our diamond certified expert contributor
jafer long before the rain comes you
want to prepare your house for the
wintertime when it gets here to get your
house ready for winter you want to go
over all exposed surfaces such as wood
any holes on the house you want to patch
those you want a primed expose wood so
it doesn't absorb water and lift the
paint way caulking all gaps and openings
that just helps to paint and last
because the plotter does not give in to
those cracks or holes in the future and
then again always two coats on your
house
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Video: Safely Dealing With Lead-Based Paint


just wanted to talk to you a little bit
today about uh lead paint hazards in
homes and businesses um in the paint and
generally the rule of thumb is if your
house was built before 1978 you have
some layers of lead paint usually down
below there's three areas that need to
be adhered to by EPA law if you're
touching lead paint the first is
containment
so we have hepo vacuums High um
efficiency particulate vacuums that will
pull the lead out of the air the second
is worker protection so all of our
employees working with lead paint have
hepar respirators they have full
bodysuits gloves and goggles and then
the last area is disposing of the lead
paint that is gathered and that has to
be done in the uh regulated manner by
the EPA so those are the three main
areas you need to be aware of if you
have lead paint on your own

Video: Getting an In-Person Painting Estimate


just want to mention today the
importance of a very comprehensive
inwriting estimate and contract before
you start working uh we get clients
sometimes calling and asking if we can
estimate on the phone as they describe
their room and that's just not possible
so having an in-person estimate some of
the items issues that get discussed
there is whether you have current oil
oil paint which takes more steps to uh
paint properly so an in-person estimate
going over details that you want
included you don't want included and
then that all ends up in a written
contract that's how you'll end up
avoiding any kind of disputes at the end
of a wonderful paint job

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Stanford Painting, Inc. provides a complete range of interior and exterior painting services for residential and commercial clients in Santa Clara and S...

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My name is Jay Furlong, and I'm CEO of Stanford Painting Incorporated, and we're located in Mountain View, California. Here at Stanford Painting, over the last 36 years, we have specialized in custom home repainting, refinishing. This is everything from home remodels to new homes, and also just maintenance painting inside and out. We've been in this area for 36 years, and we've painted almost over 10,000 houses in that time in this area.

I started Stanford Painting on my own in 1988, and I was just going to work a couple of years, and pay off my student loans. But after about the second job, I ended up hiring a couple of guys, and we've steadily grown ever since then. In the 90s, we got up to about 10 to 12 employees. I was doing all the estimating and running the company, and in the early 2000s, we got up as high as 40 employees. We currently run about 20 painters, and of those 20, the average time with our company is well over 20 years.

Recently, we finished a large interior, multicolor nine-color paint job. I think it was for a client, and by the time we were done, they were so happy with us. We have already gotten two referrals from them. One that we're halfway through now, and the other we're getting ready to start. And one of the neighbors of the person that we're working on, they're having us do their work too. So that's really been the way we've grown our business. Word of mouth and client referrals.

We here at Stanford are consistently ranked high in quality, service, and value. So the next time that you need any kind of Home Maintenance inside, outside, commercial, residential, we're here to help. We do free estimates, we'll treat you like family. Different parts of times of the year, we offer offseason discounts, and we're the painter that should be working for you. So please give us a call.

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