Paints, Stains & Finishes
Paints, Stains & Finishes
Professional Remodeler's articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips on paints, caulks & sealants for residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.
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Top 100 Products 2022: Interiors
Products from Bauco, Made By Ann Sacks, Crossville, Country Wood Flooring, Glen Dimplex America, Viewrail, Touchstone Home Products, MagikFlame, Lowe's, Walker Zanger, Emser Tile, Sherwin-Williams, Kirei, and Valspar
Model ReModel
Siding Restoration on a Historic Home: Part 1
In order to give our Model ReModel 2022, a 19th-century Victorian, a proper facelift, the Symbi Homes team opted to repaint in a new palette. The age of the home required a specific approach to manage lead paint and historical requirements.
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The New American Remodel
This inspiring modernization of an 80-year-old historical structure holds lessons any remodeler can put to work
A Look at the 2017 Model ReModel, Part II
The second part of our two-part story focuses on the project’s finishes and strategic solutions to real-world construction challenges
Entry Door Design Finds New Use for Old Corbels
A pair of salvaged corbels inspires the trim design for a replacement entry door
Top 100 Products for 2017: Interiors
Products from Benjamin Moore, TheSize, Federal Brace, Daltile, Universal Products, Town & Country Luxury Fireplaces, Trim-Tex, Armstrong Flooring, CertainTeed, and Top Knobs
Innovative Products: Sherwin-Williams SnapDry
A water-based paint that dries in a hour, so doors and windows can be closed sooner
How to Choose Exterior Colors
From regional palettes to new visualization tools, here are some handy tips for selecting exterior colors
Room & Board Colors by Valspar
Valspar has also teamed up with furniture retailer Room & Board to create a palette of six neutral shades in an eggshell-finish. The zero-VOC…
Valspar Reserve Paint Line Adds Eggshell Finish and Ceiling Paint
The Reserve interior and exterior paint collection from Valspar, which originally launched with three sheens—flat, semi-gloss, and high-gloss—now…
Homax Pro Grade Wall Texture Products
Using the Homax line of Pro Grade wall textures, contractors can more easily achieve seemless wall repairs. The self-priming, low-odor textures come…
Titebond Roof Plus Sealant
Appropriate for use on a variety of roof types including shingle, tile, sheet roofing, metal, and liquid-applied roofs as well as on flashing and…