Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Professional House Painter | Local Port St Lucie Painting

Professional House Painter | Local Port St Lucie Painting

Verify Licensing Prior to Hiring 

One of the first principles of gambling is this: Never take a risk you can’t afford to lose. Or, as Warren Buffett once said of an investment that went spectacularly wrong: “Never risk what you have and need for what you don’t have and don’t need.”

There are great dangers that come along with hiring unlicensed contractorsWhen you hire an unlicensed contractor to do work on your property, or you fail to secure the necessary permits for that work, you are doing just that.

Here’s why: When a general contractor takes on a job, they’ll hand off parts of it to one or more subcontractors. But the general contractor has overall responsibility for legal compliance, safety, quality of workmanship and just about everything else that happens on the job site.

General contractors therefore take on a ton of responsibility. With that comes an equal measure of potential liability. That’s why licensed and responsible general contractors carry a lot of insurance, from contractors’ liability insurance to workers compensation insurance.

All these different forms of insurance coverage ultimately protect the customer if things don’t go according to plan. In fact, states generally won’t even issue a contractor’s license if the minimum level of insurance isn’t in place.

All subcontractors will either have their own insurance or they’ll be operating under the general contractor’s license and insurance coverage. Either way, you as the customer will enjoy a substantial level of protection simply by virtue of using a licensed and bonded contractor. Their insurance protects you from having to bear the financial consequences of a job gone wrong, or a workplace injury, but only as long as you use their services.

What Can Go Wrong With Unlicensed Contractors?

Many things can go wrong on a construction job, from injuries to shoddy workmanship to destruction of power, sewer or water lines. Ultimately, all issues are the responsibility of the general contractor. The general contractor and their insurance carriers are the primary payers in the event something goes awry on the job.

Now here’s the dirty little secret: If you don’t hire a licensed and insured contractor to handle your project, you’re the general contractor!

If your unlicensed contractor breaks a sewer line, you’re responsible. If a worker gets hurt and can’t work for two years, and there’s no workers compensation coverage in place, you are on the hook for that workers’ medical bills and lost wages.

What’s more, your standard homeowners insurance or landlord liability insurance isn’t going to cover you for these events. Most of these policies exempt damage caused by the knowing use of illegal or unlicensed contractors.

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Consequences for Landlords

Landlords should be very wary of property management companies that make use of unlicensed or uninsured contractors. When they do, they are potentially putting you at risk, too.

If your property manager brings in an unlicensed or uninsured contractor, and something goes wrong, courts have generally held the property owner liable along with the property manager.

The Danger of Hiring Friends as Contractors

Hiring friends as contractors doesn’t make the liability and risk issues go away. Everyone can enter an arrangement with the best of intentions, but when your buddy falls off the ladder and files a claim with their insurance company, they may well pay the claim and then go after you in subrogation proceedings (the area of law in which insurance companies fight to get reimbursed after paying their customers’ claims).

In one case, Mendoza v. Brodeur, a homeowner asked his neighbor to do some work for him on his home. But the neighbor got hurt on the job. The homeowner thought he was hiring an independent contractor who had his own insurance. The court rejected that reasoning, and found instead that the homeowner was the neighbor’s employer and therefore should have had workers compensation coverage in place to cover the possibility of injury on the job. Since workers compensation wasn’t there, the homeowner has to cover the costs personally.

Summary: the Risks of Hiring Unlicensed Contractors

Failing to hire an insured, licensed and street-legal contractor could potentially cost you everything you own. If the worst happens, you could be sued into bankruptcy, and most state laws only allow you to keep a very limited amount of wealth or property once you declare bankruptcy.

Most homeowners insurance policies specifically exclude damages arising from the work of unlicensed contractors, so they will not protect you. You may be able to isolate investment properties from your own personal holdings via the skillful use of entities. But you could still lose the property in a bankruptcy proceeding if you don’t have the liquidity to pay a judgment.

Using an unlicensed contractor to save a few dollars may be tempting in the short run – but the potential risks far outweigh the benefits.
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Monday, July 24, 2017

Affordable Garage Floor Painting | Port St Lucie Painter

Affordable Garage Floor Painting

Local Painter In Port St Lucie Offers Affordable Painting Services

A common paint services in Port St Lucie and Vero Beach is Garage Floor Painting. Garage Floor painting is a great way to spruce up a home. Adding a coat of paint to the floor in your garage has many benefits including easy to clean, less dust, no stains, pretty appearance!

FL Painting Artists Corp has years of experience in painting garage floors and many other concrete surfaces. Starting today, FL Painting Artists Corp is offering a great price on garage floor painting services. If your garage floor is around 440 square feet, we can paint it for only $400!

This affordable paint service is going to be a huge hit, schedule your service today to beat the wait!

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Friday, July 21, 2017

Cigarette Smoke Ruins Painted Walls - Local Port St Lucie Painter Advice

Cigarette Smoke Ruins Painted Walls - Local Port St Lucie Painter Advice


We all know the dangers of cigarette smoking, but what does it to when you smoke inside your home?



In this image you can visibly see the yellowing of the closet door. The white side has been repainted by FL Painting Artists Corp using a specific technique and product.

Yellowing can occur on all painted surfaces of a home including the ceilings, walls, baseboards, trim. In order to have these stained surfaces put back to normal, a professional painter should be called for the job. Using normal paint over a surface that has been exposed to cigarette smoke will not work. The yellowing will continue to reappear no matter how many coats of paint.

Call FL Painting Artists Corp today for a free no hassle estimate, (772) 801-9711.





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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Garage Floor Painting - 7 Reasons Why to Paint your Garage Floor - Port St Lucie FL

Garage Floor Coating | Painting | Designs

Below are seven reasons explained by FL Painting Artists Corp why painting or coating your garage floor is worth it. When deciding on painting your garage floor, be sure to inquire with a professional painter to ensure you can handle the job, know what your doing, and buy the right supplies. Whether you paint the garage floor yourself or hire a professional, the results are well worth it!

1. It helps to keep your garage and car cleaner.  Most people don’t realize that majority of the dust that is found inside the a garage on washing machines, stored items, cars, ect., comes from the concrete itself.  Bare concrete can produce a heavy amount of dust.  It slowly breaks down into microscopic dust particles every time you walk on it, drive on it, or even sweep it.  This dust easily becomes airborne once air movement begins either by the garage door opening, walking, or pulling a car in or out.  This dust then settles on everything in found your garage.  This is all prevented applying a coat of paint on the surface of your garage floor.

2. Easier to clean.  All it takes is a mop to run over the entire floor – that’s it!  Since the concrete has been painted, the dust is no longer a huge issue making the cleaning a breeze. Spills and dirt will easily be wiped away without force.

3. It helps to keep the inside of your home clean.  Dust and dirt settle within the pores of the concrete. If the concrete surface is painted then the pores will not become filled with grime, sand, dust, dirt, and anything else. A painted garage floor means less dirt tracked into the house, especially if the home has children.

4. Floor protection.  Depending on which type of paint you choose, your concrete will now be resistant to oil stains, chemicals, water, mold, and mildew.  Oil can we wiped right up without staining the concrete.  Tougher spills can be cleaned up with a sponge and a little cleaning agent.

5. It is light reflective.  One of the first things that people notice is that the garage seems to be brighter.  Bare concrete tends to absorb light while a painted surface does a better job of reflecting it.  As a result, the reflective light tends to brighten the garage creating it a more pleasant area to work in, exercise, or maybe a brighter man cave!

6. It’s cheap to do.  Concrete floor paint is inexpensive and the two-part epoxy paints can be purchased for less than $80.  If you are on a budget then this is the coating for you.  Be careful to read the instructions indicated on the products you by. Many dry extremely fast and can easily be messed up. This project may be best for a professional painter who knows the best techniques. Also, many garage floors will need a specific type of garage floor paint. Make sure you use the right one or you may have a peeling concrete floor which is not pretty.

7. It looks good!  There is no denying that a painted floor completely changes the look of a garage.  More and more people utilize this space as an added room to the home.  Make it something you can be proud of when you see it every day instead of purposely avoiding your garage.




Call NOW for a Free estimate to have your garage floor painted by a honest professional painter in Port St Lucie FL, (772) 801-9711

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Monday, June 19, 2017

How to Paint Closet Doors using graco ultra 395 paint sprayer -Treasure ...

Professional Closet Painting by FL Painting Artists Corp



The best way to achieve a gorgeous looking closet door when painting is to use the right equipment. As professional painters, we use the industries top painting sprayer by Graco. Our closet doors after being painted look better than a brand new door at Home Depot!

Closet door and other interior doors are very inexpensive to repaint. Call us today and get a free estimate, 772-801-9711


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Design Professionals Tips and Inspirations - House Painter Port St Lucie Florida

Understanding Color

Shared by FL Painting Artists Corp - Port St Lucie's Painting Contractor

Credit: Sherwin Williams Blog - https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/inspiration/national-painting-week/sw-article-npw-desblog

Read what Dr. Sally Augustin has to say..

Sally Augustin, PhD, is a practicing design and color psychologist, and Principal at Design with Science, a firm that specializes in using science-based insights and incorporating it into interior and commercial design. Sally offers her expert tips for creating spaces that evoke different moods, so you can create the perfect atmosphere in each room of your home.

Q&A With Dr. Augustin

Q: How does color affect people?
"Color has a tremendous effect on how people experience their physical world by influencing people's moods. People have favorite colors and colors they link to positive, milestone events in their lives, like their wedding colors for example. Seeing those shades generally has upbeat emotional implications. Color also affects mood and emotion via saturation and brightness levels. Colors that are less saturated but relatively bright, such as a sage green with a lot of white mixed into it, are pleasantly relaxing when viewed while colors that are more saturated but not as bright, such as a vibrant emerald green, are more energizing."

Q: How does one's culture impact color associations?
"Not all cultures have the same learned associations to hues. In Eastern countries, for example, the color white is linked to death, but that is not the case in other parts of the world. Regardless of culture, seeing red seems to give us a burst of strength, and green seems to enhance creative thinking. Interestingly, no matter where on the planet you go, people are most likely to say that their favorite color is blue, which makes this a great color to consider putting in a home you plan to sell soon."

Q: Does gender impact color preference?
"Women tend to prefer slightly redder colors than men. So, for example, a good color for a women"s health center or a spa retreat designed for women is violet while a light blue is a better choice for similar spaces that will be used predominantly by men."


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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Hire a Professional Painter to Save Time and Money

Why A Professional Painter is Better than You


If you want a new look for your home, painting the walls is a good place to start. Before you start painting consider hiring a professional painter to do the job right, as the result is typically worth the money spent.

Have you ever considered hiring a house painter? You should know how helpful a professional painting crew is. Paying someone to paint your home for you is entirely worth it.

When lacking free time but desperately want to paint your home, do not hesitate in calling an expert painter who has the time, crew, and equipment to get the job done timely and neatly. Painting contractors are up to date with the most current painting techniques, know the best paints to use, have top quality paint equipment, and possess years of hands on painting experience. You are better off to leave painting your home to a professional.

Painting your ceilings? You may have vaulted ceilings which is typical in Florida homes. Good luck painting these ceilings on your own! First off, ceilings should not be rolled out our hand painted (usually depending on the surface). A licensed painter will have a special sprayer wand that attaches to his paint sprayer machine. This wand allows the painter to get close to the ceilings and spray on the coats of paint without using a ladder. This saves hours in time moving a ladder or going up and down the ladder.

In most cases, having a painter do the job can also save you the costs of materials.It is common that painting contractors who utilize paint supply stores such as Sherwin Williams to receive extremely big discounts on paint and supplies. Hiring a contractor will most likely save you money on the paint (allowing you to get a better quality perhaps for the same price as the generic paint) and painting supplies such as tape, rollers, brushes, and drop cloths.

So stop wasting time trying to plan out how you will be able to paint your own home, or how will you afford the supplies. A painting contractor will provide you a service to get the job done fast and professionally. A true painting professional will walk you through all the steps he will perform, explain to you the paint he recommends, and ways to save on the project.


Call Florida Painting Artists Corp today for a FREE estimate to paint your home, 772-801-9711