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Advanced Painting Systems
Mission Statement
We pride ourselves in paying special attention to proper preparation, reliability, competitive pricing and customer service. Advanced Painting Systems is licensed, bonded and insured, as well as being in great standing with the C.S.L.B. (California Contractors License Board) We network with several highly skilled craftsmen in various trades performing multiple handyman services. We work as a team which alleviates hiring and scheduling conflicts with other contractors on the same project.
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Exterior Painting in San Francisco in February
Posted on 11 March, 2020 at 10:56 |
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Exterior painting in Castro Valley
Posted on 13 April, 2019 at 19:20 |
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More cabinet painting
Posted on 13 April, 2018 at 14:45 |
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Demolition of dangerous structure and long overdue exterior painting.
Posted on 2 December, 2015 at 9:32 |
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On this job the new homeowner wanted the back trellis painted at first. During the preparation stage, upon execution of pressure washing it was determined that the structure was very poorly built and a danger to his family and children. This must have been an unpermitted addition from a previous owner. The tops of the beams and lattice had a severe case of dry-rot and the support beams where only in the ground about 4 feet. A strong wind could have easily blown it over. We are typically known as Castro Valley Painting Company but we also do several handyman services. The customer was very pleased that we could remove this accident waiting to happen, cut into manageable pieces. We also came over after the homeowner scheduled a garbage pic up and carried all the debris out to the side walk the day before. The previous also tried to repaint this house himself at one time but never addressed the upper portions of the side that where 2 story and very hard to get to. The eaves and fascia's needed a lot of preparation, priming and paint to protect them from time and the elements. |
Matching interior wall and ceiling textures
Posted on 29 November, 2015 at 12:53 |
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Matching previously applied wall and ceiling textures can be a challenge and somewhat of an art. In some cases you will have to smooth and retexture a complete surface (wall or ceiling) to replace it with something more consistent that somewhat matches it surroundings. That is mostly common in acoustic ceiling or (popcorn) ceiling removal. There are a few ways that interior textures can be applied and often times you will have to experiment with material mixture and technique to match previous textures after drywall repairs. Hand drywall matching to a previous tradesman's technique will usually start out with a little bit of trial and error testing. Sometimes it's good to have a small piece of drywall to practice on. Some textures are applied with a pan and knife or a hawk and trowel. Some drywall textures make use of special brushes or swirl patterns in the mud. Some texture's are rolled on which is called stipple texture. Here are a few of the more popular hand applied textures that I have had to match
Here are some of the more common spray applied textures.
I have attached some recent before and after pictures addressing this topic... smooth wall being the most time consuming |
Painting over stained doors and cabinets.
Posted on 17 November, 2015 at 16:33 |
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Fire and smoke damage
Posted on 18 June, 2014 at 14:45 |
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I recentlyhad to repaint a rental unit that had a fire in the kitchen. The fire damagedthe cabinets over the stove and left burnt smelling black soot throughout thekitchen and common areas. The kitchen had to be totally cleaned with a strongTSP solution and the ceiling primed with Bin shellac based primer before thewalls ceilings and trim where repainted. The smell of this stuff is prettyintense but dissipates quickly. Oil base primers are only sold in quarts now inCalifornia and will do the trick on a job like this if you can stand the smellfor the 24hrs that it takes to cure. It’s a good idea to open the windows andhave a couple fans going while using this product. Make sure there are no pilotlights burning nearby especially if you are spraying this material. The pourssurface in the living room and dining room where also TSP washed and primedwith an all purpose latex primer beforerepainting. |
Painting and Decorating just in time for the hollidays
Posted on 12 October, 2013 at 14:14 |
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Kids rooms (I'm a big girl now)
Posted on 25 September, 2013 at 9:13 |
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Unlicenced Painters can ruin your house
Posted on 22 September, 2013 at 15:21 |
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