Home Improvement Tips & Project Advice
Helpful home improvement tips, painting advice, prep guides, and project ideas from Mike Ross Painting for Auburn-area homeowners.
Pressure washing a house before painting isn’t optional, it’s what gives the new coat something to hold…
Penryn is a small, quiet community where most homes have wood siding and a lot of fence…
Color selection for deck stain in the Auburn foothills is more constrained than most people expect. The…
Texture painting covers a wider range of finishes than most people realize, from spray-applied orange peel to…
A black front door is one of the highest-impact things you can do to a home’s exterior….
Fence staining looks similar to deck staining but it’s harder in practice. The surface is vertical, both…
Loomis properties tend to have more going on than a standard suburban job, wood siding, fencing, outbuildings,…
Chalk paint is everywhere on social media and it does look great. But it scratches and wears…
Outdoor furniture finishes fail when people treat them like indoor projects. The primer, the paint, and the…
Newcastle is a small community but the painting work here has its own character, older wood siding…
Dry to the touch and ready for use are two very different things with deck stain. Rushing…
A bathroom accent wall is one of the easier ways to transform a space, but bathrooms are…
Choosing an accent wall color in an Auburn or foothills home isn’t the same as choosing one…
Shiplap accent walls look simple but they’re easy to get wrong at the painting stage. The wood…
Aluminum siding can be painted successfully, but it has one specific obstacle that trips up most DIY…
Yes, you can paint vinyl siding. But there’s one rule you can’t break, and most homeowners who…
Lincoln has its own character when it comes to painting work, newer communities, HOA approval requirements, and…
Cedar is one of the best decking materials you can have, but it’s also one of the…