25 Brookside Drive
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 888-2440
1626 Savannah Rd
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-8100
Talk about a high ceiling with lots of wall space!
What a difference color makes, this house is down in the Lewes, the lovely first town of Delaware
Give us a call for all your interior and exterior painting needs 302/888-2440
NuCar Chevrolet called us to bid their commercial painting project. They wanted a price on painting their body shop. It had been years since it had been painted and they wanted to clean it up for their employees and boy did it need it!
All this paint work would have to be done at night after the shop closed at 7:00pm and we would have to be out by 7:00am the next morning without leaving a trace of evidence that we were there.
The Body Shop consisted of three areas, the first being an area where the wrecked cars had their frames etc. straighten out, offices were connected to this area along with a bathroom. Lots of big tools and car racks. We had to make sure nothing got paint on it during the spraying process including the mechanics tools who by the way were very nice about the whole thing. People like to work in nice, clean areas and knowing that their company thinks of them.
We used Sherwin Williams Pro Mar 200 Gloss Finish Paint on all the block walls. It is a very durable paint, really durable with two coats, we used over 100 gallons.
Below are the before pictures of this area:
Here are the after pictures of the same area, a lot brighter and cleaner looking
The next area is where the ovens are, here are some before pics
And the after
The painting went great, it was night work so it was very quiet except our spray pump pumping paint all night long. Not one problem arose and I can say that was due to teamwork and great planning.
For any painting needs give us a call, we are Burke Painting Company, based out of Wilmington, Delaware. Call us 302/888-2440
It’s not hard to paint paneling!
I discussed it in an earlier blog on how to do the prep work, the primer needed along with the finish paint to be used. We completed this job for a nice couple who thought the paneling was outdated, What an improvement we made.
Free free to call or email us for help with your painting projects or even an estimate.
Call us for all your painting needs (302) 888-2440
Service in today’s world is terrible, no one is accountable for anything they do and completely disregard any respect or concern towards the customer.
When I first started in 1980 I realized that when I would go to customer’s houses to give painting estimates that this was their house and I was a guest and it was a privilege to be there. This is everyone’s biggest investment, and their biggest concern is to make sure the company or person they hire is also going to treat it that way. I never forgot that and still feel that way, it’s a privilege to be invited to give a painting estimate let alone work in the customers house for an extended amount of time completing the project.
Whether it’s an interior or exterior painting estimate, you still want to be sure the person coming to your house will treat you, your family and your house with the utmost respect!
Be sure to visit our web site @ www.burkepaintingco.com, click on our residential page then click onto our testimonial page
The Glebe House Front view
We are going to start a exterior painting restoration project in New Castle, Delaware on the house known as The Glebe House in New Castle Delaware.
This is a very old house with a lot of history. I looked up The Glebe House on the internet by searching for “The Glebe House in New Castle Delaware” and came up with The National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form which has a Statment of Significance attached dated 7/11/1972.
The following is part of the Statment of Significance:
The Glebe Farm was designated a cemetery for the parish when the land near the church had become inadequate. It also served as the site of the Rector’s home before the present house was built. George Ross may have lived there when he served as Rector between 1705 and 1758.His son Aeneas may have been born on the site, and lived there himself after succeeding his Father as Rector. He was a strong supported of the Revolutionary cause, and his son’s wife, Elizabeth Griscom is one of those credited with having designed the national flag. A half sister of Aeneas Ross, George Ross’s eight child, Gertrude, married George Reed, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware.
Although the Rector of Immanuel Church lived on the farm before the 19th century, The Glebe House as it stands today was probably built between 1821 and 1833.
This loft area was a bore, nothing at all to make it exciting
This is what color does for an area, Take a look at our Web Site @ http://www.burkepaintingco.com/ and give us a call for an estimate in our office at 302/888-2440
We are based in Wilmington, Delaware and work in Delaware and the surrounding states.
Stairs Before
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The number one cause of injuries in the work place is slips and falls. Its not hard to figure out why; with chemicals, water, drinks, food, food scraps, rain and snow on your concrete floors in the work areas it’s just an accident just waiting to happen.
FLOORS AND STAIRS ARE SLIPPERY WHEN WET!
When an accident occurs who do you think is going to pay for the injuries and downtime?
Concrete floors are slippery when sealed, and when they get wet from spills or dampness from outside that concrete surface turns into a skating rink!
Burke painting Company was called into a Walgreens Pharmacy to advise Management on two sets of stairs, one leading to the second floor offices, public restrooms and a water fountain at the top of the stairs and another set of stairs leading to the basement area stock room. Management was concerned about water from the bathrooms and the water fountain on the one set of stairs and they had concerns about water and chemical spills leading from the basement stock room to the sales area. Their concerns were valid, water and chemical spills on a set of stairs is dangerous.
When someone slips and falls on a set of stairs its going to be serious!
Walgreen’s Management wanted to know what we could do to create traction on the stairs and also could we paint the stairs safety yellow as a visible warning that stairs were ahead.
The stairs needed traction and needed to be safety yellow, NO PROBLEM!
We choose a product by American Safety Technologies, an Anti-Slip Coating that is applied on site and comes in different colors including safety yellow. The product was AS-75 single component, low VOC, elastomeric acrylic polymer specially formulated for pedestrian traffic and comes in gray, black, tile red and safety yellow.
Safety Anti Slip Coating Applied
We can apply these coating after hours so there is no downtime in your business, GIVE US A CALL!
Do you think we needed to put a primer on first to block these colors out before we put the top coats on, you bet!
Interior Painting, check out the colors!
We see these bright colors all the time in children’s bedrooms. At some point they get alittle tired of the colors that they picked out when they were younger, moving from Scoobie Doo to Hanna Montana and then to their first apartment, yes they will grow up and leave you with an empty room that needs to be painted.
When we saw these bright colors we knew we had to apply a really good a primer like Zinsser, they make the best!
The homeowner wanted Sherwin Williams Full Moon, a light yellow on all the walls and Sherwin Williams Dover White on the trim so we knew a primer and two full finish coats where needed to make for a great job.
After a days work for two painters I think it turned out really well, WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
We are Burke Painting Company in Wilmington, DE and would love to give you a painting estimate for any of your interior painting projects!
Our Email Address: rgburke@burkepaintingco.com Our Website: www.burkepaintingco.com
Starting as a residential painting company in 1980, We knew from the start that your home was your biggest investment and it needed to be treated that way, with respect!
Our employees have been with us for years, not days or months and they know that when they enter your house it’s a privilege to be there and it should be treated that way.
Read what our customers have to say about us on our web site @ www.burkepaintingco.com and visit our Residential Page for our Customer Testimonials.
Tara from Newark, DE wrote What made my experience with Burke Painting exceptional was the communication and commitment to honest quality work and the sense of caring they demostrarated for my home.
We can help you with the following services:
Interior and Exterior Painting
Pressure Washing & Deck Staining
Restoration and Preservation
Trim and Light Carpentry
Drywall Repair and Spackling
Carpet and Flooring
Its time to think about interior painting before the Holidays, I know it’s too early to think about it but it’s not to early for people who want to get good deals and a their time slot for painting before company comes into town. We want to make sure that everyone is ready for the holidays and that no one is stressed out, including us.
Give us a call for a interior painting estimate and beleive me when I say it’s never too early!
