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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Behr Deckover
Two coats of Deckover can cover up to 50-square-feet to conceal splinters and cracks up to a quarter inch deep.
Product Trends: Improving Indoor Air Quality
New technologies with paints, caulks, and sealants eliminate emissions while maintaining high performance and increasing sustainability.
Remodeling Show 2013 Product Intro: Behr Marquee Exterior Paint and Primer
It creates a tough, non-stick surface that resists dirt, along with advanced fade protection for longer-lasting color.
Sherwin-Williams Announces Color of the Year 2014
Exclusive Plum, a versatile color that can be used in a variety of spaces.
Getting Lead Out of the House
The Remodeler’s Exchange examines a variety of topics on the subject of lead paint. Professional Remodeler’s Tom Swartz talks with William Shaw and George “Geep” Moore.
Bipartisan legislation filed to revamp EPA lead rule
The LRRP rule requires renovation work in pre-1978 homes to follow rigorous work practices supervised by an EPA-certified renovator.
BehrPro launches 2013 nationwide Experience Tour
Third annual tour takes place over 18 weeks with multiple stops across the country and includes new educational product cemonstrations and giveaways.
EPA delays commercial lead paint rule proposal rule until 2015
Recently, the EPA postponed the lead paint rule for public and commercial buildings until July 1, 2015, a positive sign for remodelers.
Report shows EPA underestimated costs tied to lead paint rule
The EPA's Inspector General recently reported on the findings of an investigation into the Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting rule. Not surprisingly, that report determined that the EPA underestimated the rule’s cost and overestimated its benefits.
NARI supports amendments to EPA lead paint rule
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) voiced its support for Sen. James Inhofe, ranking member on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, for introducing S.2148, the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012.