Tips On Drywall

Plasterboard is a finishing material consisting of two layers of solid cardboard, inside which is a solid gypsum with fillers. The thickness depends on the method of application. Most commonly it is used for finishing, leveling walls and ceilings. It is environmentally friendly.
Installed, gypsum board, on special profiles. Profile is a metal construction, assembled from special profiles - long and light metal rulers. They also set the basis of the wall, that is, even walls. It is easy to putty, a thin layer. This is beneficial because it is cheap. A wallpaper glue on it is a pleasure.
People, in pursuit of even walls, began using dry plasters as the basis of the walls. Considering what this finishing material is made of, it is worth considering that it is not suitable for the base of the wall.
In America started using drywall for its good qualities long time ago. If you have children who sometimes can be naughty and inadvertently can hit the wall. Or random blow when rearranging furniture. Almost every damage can be replaced by our professionals. If under drywall there is no a strengthening you will not hang a big picture, or a rack for a TV, for example on it.
Calculate all that is necessary, communication, installation, for example: batteries, windows, ledges, fastenings to the main wall and so on.
Where it is better to apply drywall?

• You can do plasterboard ceiling, and even need. You will have a perfectly flat ceiling without any difficulties.
• And how difficult it is to resist the temptation to make a wall on several tiers. Different depths and other design tricks.
• The play of light and shadow in several tiered ceilings is a beautiful embodiment of fantasy into reality. Excellent lighting, built into the plasterboard, will give the room not only light, but also more space.
• There are ready-made solutions, designs that can be installed in any room, children's room, kitchen, etc.

With the help of NYC Paint Art your house will be new, fresh and will looks in the way you wish.

Kitchen design tips

The modern trend suggests creating the design of the kitchen with a variety of stylistic solutions and original ideas, but they all converge to one thing - a modern kitchen should be, first and foremost, functional and comfortable.
The fast pace of our life influences the fact that we spend less time behind the stove, trying to cook simple quick dishes. As a consequence, modern kitchen renovation is designed with an emphasis on minimalism and cleanliness of the lines. Designers are increasingly inspired by nature, offering harmonious solutions with natural pacifying shades. The modern kitchen interior is also filled with environmentally friendly materials that emphasize simple shapes, creating a stylish and concise room.
Neutral shades, relevant now, will never go out of fashion. Classical style, high-tech, Scandinavian stylistics - these directions look advantageous due to a natural unobtrusive color scheme. The choice of neutral colors helps to realize a variety of ideas for kitchen design, where all the tones are seamlessly combined: gray, beige, brown and white.
The arrangement of furniture in the kitchen can be different:

• Linear suitable for a small room. With this layout, furniture and household appliances are placed along one wall
• In a spacious kitchen you can place the headset in two rows
• L-shaped layout will be appropriate in any kitchen. This ergonomic option provides convenience in using the refrigerator, cooker and sink (triangle rule)
• for a large kitchen, a reasonable solution is also a U-shaped layout. It involves placing the headset along three adjacent walls, and in the center - a dining table. But even if the area of ​​the room allows you to accommodate a large number of lockers and shelves, this layout is suitable only for a large family
• An island in the kitchen - a spectacular and stylish option that requires sufficient space. With such planning it is worth remembering that the distance between the island and the rest of the furniture should be at least one meter on each side

Contact us for free consultation and estimate. We are always glad for your call. Our specialists diligently and professionally implement any of your ideas.

Where to start bath repair

Like any other construction and repair company, you should start with the project and estimate. We have to pretend what exactly we want to see in a renovated bathroom. Make a detailed list of the necessary:

• furniture
• plumbing
• household appliances

Then you should estimate the placement of all the above, taking into account access to communications. For example, it is not always possible to put a sewage into the place where you would like to install a washing machine or shower cabin with the required bias of 2% (2 cm per 1 meter of length). Therefore, take into account in advance such a moment, so as not to suffer further with constant clogging of the sewage system.
Do at once expensive repairs from good, proven materials. Repairs from such materials will cost 1.5 times more expensive, but will last 5 times longer!
It is more profitable to spend and forget once than to constantly buy and process something. The apartment with good repair will remain an apartment with good repair after 5, 10, 15 years. And if you only make "cosmetic" repairs, in a few years the overall condition of the premises will require new investments for the same amount.
When you contact us, you will get a free consultation on any questions regarding the repair of your bathroom or any other issues with the services we provide.

Preparing for the Contractor

General

• Prepare for the interruption of your daily routines when the job will take several days or weeks.
• If not present during work provide contact information.
• Decide how pets should be dealt with during the coming and going of the workers.
• Know your colors and the type of paint you want to use. 
• Decide on the paint brand, grade and sheen.
• Custom color matching should be done before work starts in case adjustments are necessary.
• Decide what needs to be painted, do not leave the contractor guessing at what needs to be done.
• Write down and give to the contractor the details of the job such as color names, paint types and what should be painted.
• Be ready to pay the balanced owed when you are satisfied the job is complete.
• A basic checklist can be printed from the page: printing checklist.

Interior Paint Jobs

• Will any light fixture, outlet box, towel rack, curtain rods or anything attached to the walls, ceiling or wood trim need to be moved or replaced?
• Decide if you want the outlet and switch plate covers painted.
• Remove valuables from the room and store them away from the work.
• Consider the room may need to be ventilated during painting.
• The temperature of the room may need to be adjusted.
• Notify the contractor if the room can be left “as is” at the end of the day or does it need to be cleaned up if the work in that room is not complete and the work will continue the next day.
• Exterior Paint Jobs
• On exterior home painting jobs the bushes and trees should be trimmed back if blocking areas to be painted.
• Provide a place to temporarily store storm windows, lawn furniture and plant containers.
• Unlock windows and doors so that all surfaces can be painted.
• Check gutters and downspouts for leaks or need of repair.
• Inspect the structure for rotten wood and decide if a carpenter should be called or will the painter perform the repair.

How to choose the right tile?

Sellers of construction stores are already accustomed to the kind of confused clients who do not really know what they need. Even when choosing a tile, such people often can not count how much it is necessary. If the design of the bathroom involves the combination of several colors or tiles of different sizes, the calculation of the required amount turns into flour. In the end, the builders are buying tiles, and after a while they return to return the remains or buy the missing 0.5m2. And if the use of residues in large stores is usually practiced, then problems with the purchase of missing materials may occur.
It may turn out that one of these batches of goods has already been sold, and to order another store does not plan or the shade of a new batch of tiles does not coincide with the previous one. In the store you will not notice it, and at home on the wall, such a difference will be greatly in the eye. The cost of a quality tile is rather high, so it is not worth buying it "on the eye". It is necessary to make a precise calculation and only then go for a purchase.

To avoid all these troubles when choosing a tile, follow this algorithm. First, measure the walls and floor of the bathroom. Then go to the store, choose a tile and be sure to ask the seller if there is enough quantity for you exactly this product. If there is, be sure to write down the size of the tile and the direction of the drawing on the decor. Now go home and do your calculations. On a sheet of paper, draw up a plan for your bathroom in a deployed form (each wall separately), while keeping the scale. Now apply the tile contours on the walls. The height and width of the wall rarely turns out to be a multiple of the size of the tile, which means it will have to cut it. It is precisely on the plan that it is easier to determine the places where the cut tile will be the least noticeable. In addition, accurate calculation will allow you to significantly reduce the number of pruners. When the plan is ready, count the required number of tiles of different colors. In order not to be mistaken, make calculations not in square meters, but in the number of tiles. Now you can go back to the store and buy the material, but do not forget that besides the tile you will need a glue for it. If the repair work in your bathroom will be done by a hired employee, he will tell you which glue to buy.
Our professionals at New York Paint Art Office will do best to satisfy your needs and make your plans real. Contact us to get free estimate.

Types of paint

In the modern interior painting walls - a fashionable and popular way of finishing the premises. It is only necessary to choose the right paint for finishing and observe the technology.

Types of paint

For residential premises, water-based paints are more suitable. Water-based paints are not toxic and lie on any surface (except metallic). Water-based paints have a porous structure. Walls under the layer of paint "breathe". This creates a healthy microclimate in the room. Water-based paint creates a durable, beautiful coating that retains its brightness and freshness for a long time.
Some types of paint are suitable only for dry rooms. But there is a water-based paint, suitable for use in wet rooms. It:

• acrylic paint
• acrylic paint with latex
• silicone paint
• silicate paint

These types of paints can safely paint the walls in the kitchen and bathroom. They are not afraid of moisture, pollution, walls will be easy to wash.



A new technology in painting walls - the use of "mosaic" or "granite" paint. This paint consists of small bubbles. It is sprayed with a special gun. When the paint is applied to the wall, a pattern similar to a granite texture is obtained.
Another new paint - "velor". In addition to air bubbles, the paint contains tiny solid particles. The surface covered with such paint, in appearance, resembles velor (although in fact, it is smooth). There is one kind of paint - "mother of pearl" or "chameleon". The paint changes the shade of color depending on the angle of view. In this paint is added natural mother of pearl.

Airless Spraying

Applying paint to a surface by spraying produces the best paint finish possible, entirely free from brush and roller marks.

We offer an airless paint spraying service to all our customers whether it be painting large or small buildings , single houses, commercial projects or industrial factories. Airless spray painting can be applied to new or refurbished surfaces leaving a finish that no brush or roller can compete with.

Being up to 10 times faster than the conventional brush and roller techniques on new plaster, airless spraying can make light work of a large area to be painted or painting decorative coving leaving a better finish in a fraction if the time.

Exterior building painting and all decorating jobs where a high rate of paint application is required, airless spray is the only choice of spray equipment for the job. Multiple tip sizes and extension poles can be used depending on the surface area to be painted to speed up the process of painting. When painting houses or buildings, our pumps can handle all smooth decorative paints from stains and varnish, through gloss, primers, acrylics, vinyl emulsion to heavy masonry coatings.

We carry out all sorts of airless spray paint finishes including upvc front doors, metal and wood garage doors, shop fronts industrial buildings to mist coating new build projects if requested, for any inquires get in touch today…