The Toronto Painters of Ecopainting were raring to go. This was a good winter. It was a also a very long winter. Despite the economic troubles most construction companies faced, we did ok. We painted homes, painted factories and stores. We were still painting the interior of a large clinic. The weather was agreeable, the schedule set. Our Exterior painters were ready to start.
The first Toronto Exterior Painting customer was Re/max Unique. This real Estate company has two locations in the downtown Toronto area. Ecopainting was contracted to paint the Yonge Street location. The balcony metal railing on the second floor was rusting and it needed painting. The front entrance metal trim and railing was dirty and unsightly. The amount of Yonge Street vehicle traffic doesn’t help.
We needed a “one product solution” to use as a metal primer, rust inhibitor and super adherent trim paint. The Direct To Metal (DTM) product from Benjamin Moore was a great product that could do all of the above and give us outstanding service and durability..
Most of the second story railing was located directly over the entrance of three local stores. It was very windy and plastic drop cloths were not an option. A painter had to actually hold a drop cloth over each black cloth awning. The paint was fairly easy to work with and dried very fast. The patrons of these stores were not inconvenienced at all. One of the stores was a Bistro and lunch time traffic could not be disturbed. During lunch time the painters had to work at the front of the build.

At the end, the Yonge Street entrance looked clean and bright and the metal railing did not look rusted anymore. Our customer was ecstatic, thanked us for a “quick and professional job” and promised to call us for more work in the future.
The Exterior Painting season in Toronto was now well underway! There are now more buildings stores and houses scheduled to be painted in the Greater Toronto Area.

 

Painting institutions such as large Health Centres is a challenge more times than not. The everyday activities of health professionals and busy staff cannot be compromised.  As a result, a lot of this work is done after hours or during weekends. The needs of the patients or clients of the facility always take priority and contractors have an obligation to work with staff to ensure that happens.
During  the painting project of the Parkdale Community Health Centre this is definitely the case.

PCHC is a non-profit community-based health centre offering a variety of health services including primary health care services, counselling, health promotion, and outreach. Their priority is with individuals and groups who encounter barriers to accessing high quality health care. All their services are free and nobody needs a health card for access.

When Commercial Toronto Painters were required, the painting company chosen was Ecopainting Inc.
Their proven and extensive experience in Institutional Painting and green painting, made them the perfect painters for the project. By using Benjamin Moore’s new zero VOC paints, the painters were almost invisible during this process and you couldn’t even smell the presence of paint. Their new waterbourne colourant system made it possible to have a focus dark coloured wall in almost every room with almost no smell.
With the mandate of the clinic and the great work that they do, this is one community the painters were proud to be part of. And yes, blending in and being almost invisible in this case was not difficult.

 

Joanne

 
Originally painted an off white in this condo kitchen, our North York Painters had fun painting it in Benjamin Moore’s  colour Bull’s Eye Red.
With only marble window ledges, the inserts were left white, creating a frame, which worked out very well, giving sharp, dramatic lines.
The undersides of the bulkheads also remained white, hence more enjoyment viewing these clean edges.
The living room was painted in a soft grey, with the red as a highlight on the dining room wall, keeping that appetite going from stovetop to table.

What’s for dinner Carole?

By Karon.

 

The summers in Toronto are unpredictable and overall difficult for Toronto Painters to schedule.
Working outdoors can be uncomfortable for painters, especially in very hot and humid days.
There are days when any outdoor activity can be unhealthy. But when the weather is comfortable and predictable, working outside can be very enjoyable.
The pictures here are from two years ago, during the painting of a home in Weston Ontario.
The customer was great and hospitable, the weather nice and the painters enjoyed working there.

 

The actual painting project itself was very interesting.
There was a lot of preparation work being done before any paint brush was even touched.
The main areas were painted in a soft white and brown trim was used to highlight the small details.
An example of the almost cute detail is the trim painted on the exterior of the bird houses!
That is micro painting for hands of considerable skill!

 

 

 

 

Staining of the lattice over the back patio was time consuming and there were two painters working,
one painter on each side of it.

 

 The thoughtful and subtle detail is evident on the painting of the storage shed at the back of the house.

Spend some time painting homes in the suburbs and you forget the charm of older Toronto homes. A flower box here, a plant there and before you know it, Toronto exterior painting becomes important, very important.
Succumbing to that charm is the order of the day, so get over it, and paint this house like you mean it!

This Central East Toronto semi-detached needed a bit of help anyway, the homeowner was a friend of a previous customer. It had a new porch that was stained with a semi-solid stain. The risers were primed and painted with a porch enamel and the railing was primed and painted with acrylic enamel.
The old windows and  trim were scraped, primed and a new coat or two of Benjamin Moore’s Oxford White was applied.