Summer has officially hit Portland and we have gone from 8 months of rain to 100 degree days overnight.  We finally have dried out enough to get outside and start working on exterior painting.  Normally we are able to do this in March or April but Mother Nature had...

I have been in the Painting and Construction business for almost 22 years now and every year I see people making the same mistake when it comes to home improvement projects.  Not planning far enough ahead.  We are in the middle of one of the largest construction and...

We survived another Portland winter and got our fair share of rain and snow.  The spring flowers are starting to bloom and we are all looking at what we need to do to make our homes and yards look great again for summer.  Once all of the rain stops and the temps get...

My last few blogs have been about getting your home ready for sale which many people consider doing around this time of year.  Everyone has that project that they have put off for one reason or another over the years.  Taking down old wallpaper can be a daunting task...

If you are like many homeowners in the Portland area you are looking at selling your home in 2017.  The prices are at all time highs currently and seem to be climbing steadily with all of the people moving to our area.  Selling your home can be an easy task if you...

The Portland real estate market was one of the hottest in the entire country in 2016 and it has no signs of slowing down in 2017.  We have been painting many homes for new homeowners moving from all over the country the past few months.  If you are planning to put...

The holidays are upon us again and many of us are getting up on ladders to put lights up in the cold weather.  This is a great time to do a little multi tasking to prepare your home for the winter weather we have left.  While you are hanging your lights or taking them...

Our summer is going to be coming to an end soon and you may have put off the repair projects you meant to do all season.  It seems like summer is never long enough in Portland for us to do everything we meant to do to the exterior of our homes.  August is a good time...

Summer has officially begun and we are crazy busy again at Absolute Painting & Power Washing.  The days are longer and the weather is blazing hot!  People often ask me when I am giving them an estimate if we are able to paint when it is really hot outside.  My...

It is already June and summer is just around the corner.  The kids are almost done with school and time for lots of fun activities in Portland.  At Absolute Painting we get really excited when the sun comes out and we can start working outside again.  We got an early...