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Okay, why a site called Painters Whangarei?

Well, have you ever had one of those experiences in life that left you so angry, so upset that you promised yourself that when it was over you were going to make sure everyone in the world knew about it and that the person who hurt you would pay dearly for their actions?

Most of us have.  Now, to many of us, it is no secret how unscrupulous home improvement contractors can be… But we never think it will be one of us that gets taken, right?!

You hire a guy out of the yellow book to do a home improvement project around the house and he takes the deposit and never shows up, or if he does, the job is done in a less than professional manner, often left incomplete and with him demanding final payment.

Of course most of do not have the energy to actually try and make a change in this world after having gone through an experience like that, but I pledged to at least try and so I have.  I now give you Painters Whangarei and if I can spare just one person the horror I went through while simply trying to get our house painted, well then, I’ve done a good thing.

How can Painters Whangarei help you?

If you are thinking about painting your house yourself, or hiring a professional Auckland Painter to do it for you, I sure hope you will take a few moments to read through this page to help prepare yourself for the process.

This few moments of your time could save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars and probably a ton of grief as well.

Painting a house, either an interior paint job or an exterior one, is not something we average folk do very often.  However, it is one major home improvement task many of us feel we can take on ourselves.  How hard can it be, right?

I thought the same thing.  After wasting a lot of money and a few weekends trying to paint our house, I was finally convinced to call a professional painter to finish and fix what I had started.

Pretty humiliating, and embarrassing… and of course, avoidable had I taken the time to educate myself on a few very important painting techniques.  Not to mention committing the cardinal sin most novice weekend warriors make… choosing the least expensive paint!

Also, I convinced myself primer was just the paint manufactures way of wringing more money out of you and was an unnecessary step in the painting process… wrong again!

Well, I tucked my tail between my legs and admitted  I was in over my head and  moved on to the monumental task of looking for a professional painter.  Of course I did not do my homework again and my bad painting project turned into an absolute nightmare!

Painters Auckland… righting a few wrongs?

This website, Painters Auckland, is my attempt to right a few wrongs.  Now, you may have noticed that the name of my site is a bit awkward but I chose these words specifically because they were exactly what I typed into Google when I started my search for a local painting contractor.

You may have done the same and hopefully I showed up and can now give you a few pointers on how to locate a great contractor, or, if you want to do the project yourself, give you some tips on how to go about it.

From exterior painting to interior painting, from the tools necessary to do the job properly to the type of paint to use, I will try and share with you what I have learned over the last few months.

I will also recommend a couple of Painters Auckland whom I feel are not only professional, timely and honest, but affordable as well.

I’ll provide links to helpful sites like paint suppliers and manufactures as well as looking at the pros and cons of doing the project yourself versus hiring a professional painting contractor.

I’ll tell you what to look for when interviewing and choosing Painters Auckland as well as what credentials they should have.

If you are a DIY kind of guy or gal we will look at things like color choice, interior and exterior surface preperation, various painting techniques, drywall repair, the proper caulk to use (I stuffed  up big time on this one!), the proper painting tools to use including brushes, rollers, sprayers and so much more!

So, if you do not know your latex from your acrylics, or your enamels from your elbows, then please spend a few minutes going through the site.

Painters Auckland is an ever expanding source for the little guy, put together by a little guy just trying to right a few wrongs and make our city a better place!  Not to mention one that is beautifully painted with no drips or pieces of cheap roller lint mucking up our fabulous finishes!

Well I hope you got a little bit of helpful information here at Painters Auckland, don’t forget to check out our recommended painters, we KNOW they’ll be great!