Residential Painting & Carpentry Articles

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Calcimine paint – the likely reason your plaster ceiling keeps peeling


Carpentry:


Cedar Shingles:


Color help:


Deck maintenance:


Do-it-yourself (DIY) resources:


Exterior painting:


Financing your painting project – we offer 0% financing

First appointment with CertaPro – what to expect when you meet us for a quote.

Frequently asked questions our customers ask.


Home styles:


Interior Painting:


Insurance:


Local painters:  Our CertaPro office is in Rockland, Massachusetts, and gives back to communities from Dartmouth to Boston


 

Paint brands:  What’s the difference, and which paint is best?


Prices and costs of painting


Recommended South Shore contractors – our annual list of contractors who provide the same level of service we do.

Remote painting quotes:  Get a quote without meeting us in person.


Seasonal maintenance:


Second home painting – we can help you paint your second home, even if you live out of state.

Selling your home:

Sustainable painting practices – how we do our best to paint in the most climate-friendly ways

Tax implications of painting your home