
Paint-It-Forward: Porcaro Home
April 1, 2025
Technical Bulletin
I offer my services as a professional painting inspector for HOA properties. In that role, I evaluate the current maintenance situations affecting painted surfaces, I help property managers prioritize upcoming maintenance requirements, and I assess, as a third-party expert, the quality of recently finished painting and maintenance projects that have been called into question. Some …
Technical Bulletin
The problem with a woodpecker is it has a birdbrain. Woodpeckers can’t tell the difference between your house and a dead tree. It’s not uncommon for them to cause significant damage to siding, fascia boards, and especially those beautiful architectural elements created with Styrofoam. There are three reasons these birds peck on your walls: One, …
Technical Bulletin
What is a coat of paint? It might seem like a silly question. Isn’t it obvious? Everyone who has ever dipped a brush into a can of paint knows what a coat of paint is, right? But what is the right amount of paint? That’s much more complicated. Some paints are supposed to be applied …
Technical Bulletin
Please note the difference between the blocks in this unpainted masonry fence wall. Concrete masonry units (CMUs) vary greatly in profile depth and porosity. Most people, including the average painter, won’t notice the porosity differences. But once the wall is painted, most homeowners will complain that there are holidays (misses) in our workmanship. But that …
News
October 2023 – by Randy Fornoff For Property Managers, Solutions to Typical Stucco and Paint Failures of Common Walls Keywords: stucco failure, stucco repair, stucco delamination, water damage, HOA, moisture intrusion, waterproofing, below-grade wall Cost-effective solutions to the visible stucco and paint failures may be simple to come by, or they may be difficult. Failures …
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