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Davey Painting - Your Affordable Morgan Hill, Gilroy & San Jose Painting Specialist!

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Residential Painting

Residential PaintingDavey Painting provides timely, dedicated, and quality paint services for residential homes, lofts, manors, mansions, estates, condominiums, duplexes, apartment complexes, and single apartments. For instance, we provide full exterior and interior paint jobs, repainting, color swaps, zone compliance and real estate protocol, orders, and more for bathrooms, pools, cabinets, floorings, walls, kitchens, bedrooms, attics, cellars, basements, living rooms, recreation rooms, garages, ceilings, and roofs.

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Commercial Painting

Commercial PaintingDavey Painting provides commercial painting services for hospitals, banks, warehouses, industrial treatment plants, schools, churches, retail outlets, shopping malls, supermarkets, hotels, clinics, offices, commercial buildings, and more. Some of the Morgan Hill paint services we provide for commercial establishments include coating or paint recommendations, waterproofing, reflective, epoxy, polyurethane, and elastomeric coatings, color renderings, and financing. We also provide up to 3 million dollars in liability coverage.

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Other Services

Other ServicesDavey Painting provides a multitude of Morgan Hill, Gilroy, and San Jose painting services, including painting, repainting, faux finishes, deck refinishing, matching the existing texture, color consultations, pressure washings, waterproofing, reflective, epoxy, polyurethane, and elastomeric coatings, as well as wallpaper removal, acoustic (popcorn) ceiling removal, drywall repairs, antiquing, distressing, and premium concrete floor coatings, digital color renderings, code compliance and real estate proceedings, estimates, custom orders and more.

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Davey Painting Co. FAQs for the "Do It Yourselfer"

The following is a Frequently Asked Questions section containing questions that we regularly receive at Davey Painting and their answers. If you cannot find the information that you need in the Painting Tips section of our web site, you will likely find it here. If you have any questions that are not addressed in this FAQ, you can always feel free to email the friendly Davey Painting customer service team at daveypainting@hotmail.com or call us at (408) 779-1587.

Q1 How do I determine how much paint I will need to purchase before beginning a job?

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Although it is best to have a little paint left over for touch ups or nicks, paint can be expensive and home painters often purchase much more than they need when tackling a painting project. All that you need to calculate how much paint you will need is a tape measure. Measure each of the walls in the rooms that you will be painting (or the exterior) and write the numbers down. Next, measure the height of the ceiling or area that you wish to paint.

For each room or exterior, calculate the area around the room or building by adding the length of each wall together and multiply it by the height. For example, if you have an area with two walls that measure 30 feet ea (length) and two walls that measure 40 feet ea (length), the cummulative length is 140 feet. Multiplyit by the wall height of 8 feet and you have your square footage (1,120). When you purchase paint, take a look at the square footage on the paint container. For the most part, a gallon will cover 400 square feet. However, remember that most paint jobs require 2 coats. So, for the example above, you would need about 6 gallons of both paint and primer.

Q2 What I should use to protect my carpet from paint drips and stains?

Many people take the cheaper route of protecting their carpet with a disposable sheet of plastic. However, the better option is to spend the extra money on a sheet of canvas. Plastic can get slippery and messy when paint drips on it and it is easy to trip over it when it bunches up during your painting job. However, canvas lays flat on the floor and soaks up paint rather than simply lets it slide around. Canvas can also stay in place around corners and in tight spaces where plastic will simply return to its original form. Best of all, you can use the canvas as many times as you like rather than just throwing it away after the job.

Q3 What type of brush should I use for painting an interior?

For most rooms, your best bet is to ditch the brush altogether and invest in a paint roller with an extension pole. For most rooms, the pole only needs to extend about 3 feet. However, there are poles available that can extend to as much as 18 feet. This method is much safer than using a ladder and helps to keep the paint job even over the wall and ceiling surfaces. Choose a metal pole rather than a plastic one. Also, try to find one with a non-slip grip to avoid costly slipping accidents that can be a real headache, especially when dealing with a different paint color on the ceiling than the walls. (Don’t forget your eye protection)

Q4 How do I choose a tasteful paint color for my home or business exterior?

You can choose a great color for your home or business exterior by considering a few elements about the property and how your paint can contribute to them. For example, if your home contains a great deal of brick that are not painted, look closely to find some of the hues in the brick and consider some of those colors. You can also consider the type of property. For example, if it is a Victorian era house, you might choose some colors that were popular in that era to add to the aesthetic appeal of your property. If you want to express a calm and collected environment, choose warm colors. On the other hand, for a bright and busy environment a brighter color might be necessary.

Q5 Does paint expire?

Yes, paint does expire eventually. However, the specific life of paint depends on how well you store it, among other factors. When you are ready to store your paint, make sure you thoroughly clean the can's rim so that the lid can form a proper seal. Too much paint around the rim can build up and crack - letting air into the can. If you are using latex paint, you can pour a tiny amount of water around the edge to make sure it seals properly. You can also use plastic wrap over the top of the can before securing the lid. You can then store the can upside down after making sure that it is securely shut. This should provide a tight seal.

When you take out paint to complete a job, simply use common sense to determine whether it is still good. If it still has that paint smell, it is probably still acceptable. However, if it smells stale or off, it is likely expired. You can also try painting a small test amount on a surface to see how it dries before covering the whole wall. If it looks good when it dries, the paint is likely still acceptable.


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1057 Cochrane Road
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Morgan Hill, CA 95037

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A fresh paint job on your home's interior can also protect your walls and refurbish them after your move. If you notice many scuffs and scratches after moving into a home, Davey Painting can erase them all with a fresh coat of paint. When you trust Davey Painting for your residential interior painting needs, you also don't have to worry about the danger and damaging effects of paint fumes.

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