You have survived another Portland winter and March is now here.  The weather is getting warmer and hopefully drier.  You are again going outside and seeing neighbors you have barely seen for months.  The yard looks a little beaten from the cold wet weather we have...

February is already here and it seems the worst weather is now behind us in the Portland area.  Our crews have been extremely busy doing interior painting the past few months waiting for the weather to start warming up.  Now is a great time of year to start getting...

Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is around the corner.  Our days are getting shorter and the weather is getting colder.  Now is the time to do a few more things around your house that may save you some heartache over the winter.  At Absolute Painting we prefer to be...

Most of the blogs I write for the Absolute Painting website are about how to be a proactive homeowner so you can save money on costly home repairs.  The story I am going to tell today was a problem I had with my home years ago that I did not address quick enough and...

It is that time of year in Portland when the leaves are falling and causing problems with our roof, downspouts and gutters.  If you are a homeowner you need to be proactive with these items or they can cost you money that you could be spending on Christmas shopping.  ...

As I returned from my vacation yesterday I looked out my window to find that my entire back yard and decks were covered in leaves from the giant maple tree in my yard.  The last thing I wanted to do was to go outside in the rain and start cleaning up the mess but I...

This year we have made some great additions to our team at Absolute Painting.  Mark Cole has joined our team to help me with sales and project management.  Mark brings over 40 years of experience in the painting field along with many specialty skills that we did not...

Summer is quickly passing us by this year and it will soon be Fall.  Fall is a great time of year to do some work on the exterior of your home before Winter sets in.  In Portland we have to deal with a lot of wet weather in the Fall typically.  With the wet weather...

We recently had the opportunity to paint a beautiful decorative metal fence for a customer in Portland.  The fence was made with a nice black factory finish on it which after a few years had started to fade and rust.  It was starting to look chalky and worn out from...

At Absolute Painting & Power Washing one of the most commonly asked questions we get is why did my last paint job fade so badly?  This is a very common question when it comes to exterior painting.  It usually happens on the south or west facing sides of your home...