Many clients we have met through the years have made comments about previous contractors and the poor quality of their workmanship, especially when it comes to exteriors. Most homeowners do not understand how critical it is to let the bare wood dry when repainting their home, or in the case of applying a new surface material for a siding job/new addition, that we contractors makes sure there is minimal moisture content in the new material before painting or staining. Many paint contractors will try to apply paint or stain when refinishing an exterior, just a day or two after rain fall because they want to get the job done. Unfortunately for the home owner, three years or less down the road the paint is peeling and chipping off, due to moisture that has been locked in the material with the new paint. The materials need to have sufficient time to dry out, and sometimes this could take as much as a week, depending on the active humidity each day. Take a look at the article I recently recieved from my Linked-In access highlighted below. When looking for a reliable contractor who cares as much about your home as our own homes, Country Construction is the best choice for remodeling, additions, kitchens, baths, and basements. We are a full service Design/Build provider of interior & exterior renovations.

Green Advisor on Paint Prepping

Hi everyone,

Grasping the benefits of recycling is in the mainsteam today. If your munincipality is not requiring recycling with your waste pick up, many are applying the recycle effects themselves. Reusing some of the food scraps we consume for gardening support, or wood burning to use the potash in the garden are two great ways to recycle. We love the outdoors and when providing remodeling services, whither kitchens, baths, basements or additions, Country Constuction Co. and it's employees have considerable concern for our environment, and how we as a people interact with the environment. Our basic application is for material recycling. Typically a reuse of existing materials on site, such as re-positioning cabinets in the basement or garage for the client, or forwarding materials and products to our local ReUseIt Center are two basic ways that we provide recycling within the industry. A few others are the separation of material types for pick up, such as paper/cardboard, metals and glass to be disposed of. Good for us & good for the environment.

Strangely it appears some of our wildlife might have a conflict of interests with recycling, especially as it pertains to food recycling. I'd like to entice you to view the link below for a little amusement with regard to recycling.

Let me know what you think, Enjoy!!