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No home improvement project revives, beautifies and protects a house as quickly, effectively and affordably as exterior painting. A new coat of paint can completely transform the look of your home.

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Though the term is used interchangeably with oil-based paints for most practical purposes, alkyd paints are actually not oil-based but alkyd resins mixed in some sort of thinner. When most people ...

Size and condition of your home, the type of paint you choose and the cost of labour in your area all affect the cost to paint a house. If you find yourself bored with the colour of your walls or ...

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