Abby's Promotion      

We are happy to announce the promotion of Abby (our mixed-breed dog) to the position of the Staff Writer in charge of a pet safety column in our newsletter entitled "Dear Abby on Pet Safety". She will launch her column by answering questions from pets on how they can be protected from the sun and heat of summer. This week, she also wrote her first blog post. Click here to read her post on how painters can keep pets safe during a renovation project.    

 

Barrington History Museum   

 

In June of 2011, Mario was elected to the Board of the Barrington History Museum. Formerly known as the Barrington Area Historical Society, the Museum has been in existence since 1968. Its mission is to keep alive the history of the Barrington communities, through education and preservation.   Mario has been involved as a painting and decorating consultant with the Museum since September of 2008.

 

 

Rescuing a Wood Front Door from the Brink   

   

The sun and solid wood front doors are not on friendly terms. In fact, they are enemies! Painting in Partnership was recently called on to rescue such a front door from the attacks of the elements. The door had great bones. It was made of solid knotty alder wood and was handsomely decorated with iron studs and a peep door cage. Click here to learn about this rescue effort.

 

 

 

Paint flakes off my cedar siding in sheets. What is going on?

 

Over the years, in our exterior painting work in the Chicago area, we have encountered a troubling issue with cedar siding: peeling paint (or stain) that comes off in sheets, all the way down to bare wood on the sunniest side of the house. Additionally, on the back of the paint chips are dead wood fibers embedded in the chip. Click here to find out more about this troubling issue for homeowners.

 

  

 

Please send me your question(s) via my e-mail at mario@paintpartner.com.