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The Winter months are a time to enjoy the beautiful landscape in Portsmouth. From snowy sceneries to picturesque winter landscapes, there is much to appreciate. When pondering what to do this coming winter, consider booking professional carpentry services to upgrade your home and design your space to fit your needs.
Homeowners schedule carpentry services during the off-peak season of winter to secure off-season, oftentimes better, pricing for their projects. This may give customers an opportunity to get their carpentry work done without paying top dollar without compromising on quality. There are many carpentry projects that may be of interest to you to update your home. Homeowners choose many of these projects, not only to increase their enjoyment of their homes but also with the goal of increasing the value of their property.
Kitchen renovations are a common project among homeowners year-round as it has been proven to provide one of the best returns on investments (ROI). Your kitchen is the heart of your home, so taking care to update and improve your kitchen is a smart choice. Updates like new counters, backsplashes, flooring, and window treatments are all ideal updates to get the “biggest bang for your buck,” as well as the highest enjoyment from your kitchen.
Bathroom remodeling is something that many homeowners have done over the years in order to add value and convenience to their homes. Second, only to kitchen renovations, bathroom updates are a high ROI for any home. Many choose to update bathrooms that look dated with new flooring, vanities, tubs, and tile which make for a beautiful finish in a space that we spend time in every day.
A well-organized home is one that exudes comfort and a sense of harmony. That is why so many have chosen to focus on areas of their homes that lend to keeping things tidy. With the help of custom closets, built-in shelving, and cabinets any home can feel as if an interior designer has revamped your space.
A closet remodeling project can be done quite easily and will help you stay organized. For smaller spaces, maximizing your storage space is especially important. Built-in shelving both in the bedroom and even in the living room can produce an elevated feel.
One of the easiest parts of home improvement is installing shelving in your closet or pantry. This increases your storage space while keeping your home organized.
When thinking about organization, you may not think of cabinets immediately but they play a major role in everyday living. A beautiful finish on kitchen cabinets can make your space feel more open and clean which is always an important factor in organizing your home.
One of the less common but equally important home carpentry projects homeowners consider is tiling. From backsplashes to basement and bathroom flooring, tile is a project requiring special skills. That is why professionals take great care and effort to complete them.
When it comes to adding character and elegance to your home, nothing is more elegant than crown molding. While this may look extravagant and luxurious, many skilled carpenters can add this look to your home for a reasonable price. The added beauty and benefits of a finish cannot be understated in how this adds value to your home.
Wainscoting is another classic look you may see in homes in and around Portsmouth. Adding wainscoting to dining rooms and other spaces in your home can positively impact your home’s resale value. These aren't very difficult or expensive projects, but when done properly, they can make a dramatic difference.
The winter months provide time for Portsmouth homeowners to make improvements around the home. The first step towards any home interior project is hiring a trusted carpentry service that provides quality work. Hiring a company that offers carpentry along with other services like painting is a smart choice.
The professional carpenters at Bruno Painting can complete all the services you need. Our team offers comprehensive services like kitchen and bathroom updates, tiling, shelving, and cabinetry.
The best part of choosing Bruno Painting and Carpentry for your next home project is that you can work with one company to complete your project. We are the best all-in-one carpentry and painting contractor in Rhode Island. If you’ve been thinking about updating your home, take advantage of the services we offer this winter by scheduling your free consultation today.
Deciding to hire a professional painter to update your Rhode Island home is an exciting step in updating your living space. It can also potentially increasing your home's value. Fresh paint can breathe new life back into your space, whether you’re thinking about having your walls and ceiling painted, your cabinets, your interior doors, and trim, or even a full or partial renovation.
Browsing at design and decor photos for inspiration and choosing colors is exciting. However, choosing a reputable carpentry and painting company and getting a quote can seem like a lot. Instead of feeling intimidated, use the opportunity to better understand with the painting process. You can also get acquainted with the best available painting contractors with whom you may choose to work with again in the future.
Interacting with the employees of the different painting companies you’re considering can help you see if they’re professional and whether you’ll work well together. Pay attention to the details of both your customer service experience and the information provided in your quote. To feel like you’re choosing the right carpentry and painting company for you and your home, it’s best to understand what to expect from a house painting quote.
While estimate processes differ slightly among painting companies, all should provide a detailed price quote. Your house painting quote will also include other important information. Most painters offer a free quote, while others may charge a set fee that is later applied to your final bill. Be extremely wary of any company that is reluctant to provide a quote or estimate in writing. Quotes are the foundation for establishing the expectations of both the homeowner and the contractor.
After you’ve scheduled your estimate, an estimator will meet you at your home to discuss your project and assess the condition of your home. Expect an experienced painter to ask detailed questions about your vision and goals for your update.
Some painting companies may conduct your initial meeting virtually and visit your home at a later date to take measurements, photos, and inspect for repairs in person. The in-home visit is a great time to discuss any questions you may have about a painter’s methods and materials. You may also want to discuss the overall process for painting your home. Regardless of how the estimate is conducted, a professional painting company should ensure you are comfortable with the process and be willing to answer all your questions.
After considering all the details of your project, your painter will generate a detailed quote for your review. From repairs, paint types, required tools, and more, the goal of this process is to leave you with a specific and accurate estimate of the cost and time for your project.
Your carpentry and painting quote should include the following details:
The house painting quote should also provide a project timeline with step-by-step descriptions of the proposed plan. Overall, every important detail should be included to avoid any hidden charges or surprise fees. In fact, professional painting companies sometimes complete unanticipated work or make other necessary adjustments and still complete your job well and on time, without adding to your cost
Your painting quote will show a breakdown by room, showing labor costs, materials costs, and other line items. There may also be an additional cost for any necessary repairs. Additionally, your painting contractor should provide proof of insurance and liability coverage to guarantee that your home is covered in case of an accident or damage.
You should expect each painter adheres to the highest professional standards. You should feel at ease knowing that you will be treated with the utmost respect and courtesy and that your home is in good hands.
While caring for your home, your Lead Painter should be able to provide you with updated policies when it comes to COVID procedures and how your family will be protected throughout the project. At the end of the day, your painting contractor should act professionally to care for both you and your home.
Winter on the Classic Coast is truly an ideal time to schedule a home painting project. Reduced demand for exterior painting allows professional painting companies to offer discounts and greater flexibility in scheduling to meet your needs.
Bruno Painting has been upholding & caring for surfaces and relationships since 2004. If you have been considering painting your home, but have been reluctant to get started, we would be happy to walk you through the estimate process. Some of our clients are so happy with our work, they’ve shared their experience with us. Feel at ease knowing you’re in the best hands with carpenters and painters who care about your home as much as their own.
Earlier this year, the Bruno Painting, Carpentry, and Remodeling teams completely remodeled a Portsmouth kitchen. The homeowners wanted to update and modernize their kitchen. In our initial consultation and estimate with our clients, we decided that a new layout with added features would be the best use of their space.
To understand the homeowners’ needs, we asked them some important questions about their current kitchen, how it fit their family’s needs, and in what ways was it no longer a fit for their family’s needs. You can ask yourself these questions if you’re considering a kitchen remodel to help guide your renovation project.
If you have an awkward layout or the configuration of your kitchen makes cooking more difficult than it should be, you may want to remodel. For those looking for added storage, updating your kitchen is an excellent method of improving the functionality and convenience of your kitchen. You may even be surprised at the increase in efficiency and how much extra time you’ll want to spend there, once your kitchen flows the way you want.
For those with a growing family, you need a space that can adapt and change with your family. From family gatherings to distance learning, having the proper space is imperative.
If you have grown accustomed to older appliances that don’t work the way they should or if you have linoleum flooring from when your home was first built, it may be time for an update. In fact, these old components may be more than just an eyesore. Reports have shown that outdated appliances are a common cause of house fires, and a majority of house fires start in the kitchen. Keeping your family safe by updating may be one of the best decisions you make all year.
Some decide to change their kitchen’s appearance by sanding and repainting their cabinets and walls as a quick facelift for their kitchen space. This is a great option for those with a tighter budget and when the overall flow of a kitchen space still works. Additionally, if you’re thinking of selling your home soon (within the next year or so), a smaller update may be the way to go. According to Zillow, nationally the average ROI for a minor kitchen remodel is 81.1%!
If your budget has fewer or no limits, there are many ways to lean into a full-scale kitchen remodel, including adding new lighting, fixtures, countertops, a wine fridge, high-end appliances, an exquisite backsplash, and the list goes on. The sky is the limit.
Once we completed our initial consultation, the homeowners’ and our team determined that a major kitchen remodel was right for them. Our team got to work and over the course of 30 days, we completely changed the layout of the kitchen so that it felt more open, bright, and welcoming.
For this particular home, the first step was to completely gut the kitchen. The cabinets and countertops were old and outdated so they and everything else was removed. In their place, our carpentry team built a floor to ceiling storage area next to the fridge, as well as a partial wall, to make the rooms feel separate yet open.
We took out the dividing wall to open the kitchen to the living room area, which makes hosting guests even more enjoyable. With the dividing wall removed, the tile in the kitchen didn’t fit the aesthetic of the entire space. Hardwood flooring that matched the living room was installed to give it a more modern look and to tie the two rooms together.
With the new layout, we were able to install a new stove and sink in places that made the flow of the space ideal for these homeowners. These homeowners opted to use their existing refrigerator to reduce costs but chose to add a new dishwasher. Moving the sink and adding the dishwasher meant that the plumbing needed to be moved and updated as well. This welcomed update was carried out by our carpentry division who has skilled plumbers ready to make these types of adjustments.
The hood for the stove was an added feature that brings a modern feel to this space. In order to install the range hood, our carpentry team replaced the window that was there originally with a larger one over the sink. Some electrical rewiring was necessary to make the new arrangement work properly.
The island and hutch were chosen by the homeowners as a beautiful way to maximize storage space. The countertops were carefully selected to brighten the room and complete the modern look of this kitchen remodel.
You’ll notice the updates to the light fixtures truly pulls the remodel together. With recessed lighting installed over the sink and a modern chandelier over the island, the room is well lit into the night. Finally, some bright tile used as a backsplash for the stove and sink were installed.
Once all these updates were made, our painting team finished the space update with a fresh coat of paint on the walls and the kitchen remodel was complete!
The final product is a beautiful kitchen with great flow, lots of natural light, and an open-concept space.
Upholding & caring for surfaces and relationships since 2004 isn’t just our mission statement. It is our reminder to ourselves as well as our community that we are committed to excellence.
By caring for you and your home, we strive to make each of our clients feel like family. Reach out to discuss your remodeling project ideas and let us help you create the kitchen of your dreams.
Since you’ve been home more than usual, you may be more focused on your home and ways to improve it for all the time you and your family are spending there. You may be considering painting inside and out, changing out or painting your cabinets, or, if you’re really industrious, maybe knocking out a wall or two.
While you’re thinking over your choices, you may be asking yourself, “Which home renovation project will give me the highest ROI?”
In a perfect world, we could buy a bright yellow sofa pit with built-in cup holders, install over-the-top, clashing wallpaper just because we like the design, bring in ornate light fixtures, or get cabinet-front or avocado appliances to outfit our kitchens. Most of us, however, don’t. Why? Because tucked away, somewhere back in our minds is a concern about future resale.
Excellent real estate agents astutely and continuously warn us about resale and trying to sell a house that has unusual décor choices. “Your blue carpeting is not good for resale,” I remember one agent saying with disdain. “And that backsplash tile, it’s … colorful,” she said choosing her words carefully.
If you don’t care about future resale then you may or may not care about ROI. You can tell right away when you see a house, who is not concerned and who, on the other hand, does consider resale value when making changes and updates to their home.
So, back to the questions, “Should I paint, decorate, remodel, or renovate?” and “Which Gives the Highest ROI?” The answer is that it really does depend on many factors, some in your control and some out of your control.
Here are some factors to consider when you’re trying to decide what updates to do next for your home. As with all things in these unprecedented times, we’ll also consider the effects of COVID-19 on our home updating plans.
Most of us are spending more time inside at home and because of that, you may have noticed that your mood is influenced by your surroundings more so than ever. We often attempt to control how a space makes us feel by updating furniture, adding light fixtures to brighten our space, and decorating to bring a positive vibe inside.
For those that have the resources to furnish their home with new belongings every few years, this can be an enjoyable experience that provides you with a calmer, happier feeling. New furniture and interior decorating can influence your mood in positive ways.
Interior decorating, however, can be expensive, whether or not you hire an interior designer to help you select your furnishings and colors. Because it can be a costly option, the ROI associated with decorating may not be as high as you’d like.
On the one hand, you may love your home’s new look, but on the other hand, you may not gain the return on the investment it takes to get that new look. That’s where a relatively inexpensive painting project comes in. A new paint job can boost the mood inside your home and can accomplish this effect at a fraction of the price.
And paint is so versatile because you can use it to accomplish many different goals. For example, if adding more light to your space is your goal, consider using warm/neutral colors to draw in natural light or cool colors to add a richness to your space. You can also change the colors of your rooms easier and more frequently than it may take to choose a new couch or bedroom set.
With the coming Fall and Winter months, many homeowners spend extra time indoors and out of the cold fresh air. Having clean air inside the home, where allergens, mold, and cooking fumes exist, is important now today more than ever, as we consider the effects of the coronavirus, along with other pollutants. Some take the route of buying home air filtration systems for specific rooms. Others even go as far as to replace ductwork and dehumidifiers to improve air quality. So why paint when you could filter the air in your home instead?
There are few if any, downsides to investing in clean air for your home. The one problem is that most people don’t (or can’t) remove the underlying causes of the poor air quality so that even if you have a home air filtration system, it will have to continuously work to clear out the recurring toxins in your home’s interior air.
Paint is a helpful tool in keeping dust and allergens to a minimum, which aids in improved air quality control. With the help of paint, individuals with allergies or asthma can breathe easier in your home.
Walls and other surfaces of your home are typically made of materials that absorb moisture naturally. Over time these surfaces can become compromised which is when mold and other allergens take hold. Paint is designed to seal out moisture from porous surfaces and is the best way to prevent mold and damage during each hour you inhabit your home.
Bottom line is that a home air filtration can be expensive and may or may not provide you with a solid return on your investment. Having your painter use low or no volatile organic compound (VOC) paints can help you improve your home’s air quality at a fraction of the cost. If having superb air quality is essential in your home, you may want to have both, a new air filtration system plus newly prepped and painted walls, painted with the highest quality, lowest VOCs available.
When homeowners think of improving their home, they may immediately assume a remodel is the best option. While this may be beneficial for some, not every homeowner has the time or resources to invest in remodeling. With all the benefits that come with remodeling, why paint?
In short, painting is a much more cost-effective way to increase your home’s value. Not only is painting the least expensive way to increase the overall value of your home, but it is also effective for both interior and exterior gains. A professional paint job communicates to others that you’ve cared for and protected your home well. It also has shown to help homes to sell more quickly than homes that haven’t been repainted, and the painted homes are often selling for a higher asking price. The return on investment when it comes to painting vs. remodeling is no competition. Painting is the clear winner.
That said, there are many renovation or remodeling projects you can have done to your home that will provide many years of joy while you’re there, as well as add value to your home. The initial outlay may be more expensive than painting, but the return may be equal or better.
Our team of carpenters can take on any remodeling project you have, whether it’s in your mind or already on paper, drafted out in detail. We can discuss the details of your project and let you know what your potential return on investment (ROI) may be.
Painting is not a cure-all to every homeowner’s desires, by any means, but there is immense value, both emotional and physical to a well-painted home. From interior to exterior, paint is designed to protect your home, to make it more enjoyable, and to keep you safe from unsafe toxins that may be hiding in your walls. The key is to find a professional painter who can help you make your home everything you’ve wanted and more.
At Bruno Painting our mission is Upholding and Caring for Surfaces and Relationships. Our teams of professional painters and professional carpenters are eager to help you get your home looking how you want it to look, all while providing you the highest return on your investment.
Realtors and homeowners alike will tell you that a bathroom or a kitchen remodel are two of the most effective ways to increase your home’s market value and attractiveness. Your investment in updating either your kitchen or your bathroom (or both) goes well beyond just the monetary value.
If remodeling your kitchen or bathroom is something you’ve dreamed of, hiring a carpentry-focused company is a smart move to make so the project, not only meets your standards, but is also completed using the ideal materials and techniques for the best possible finish. Here are a few important questions to ask when you are searching for a contractor for any home remodel.
For homeowners interested in full bathroom or kitchen remodels, a carpenter is the key hire to making sure your newly renovated rooms are completely functional and maximized to their highest potential. Carpenters shape the structure that defines bathroom and kitchen spaces. They build the framework upon which all other components, like electrical, vents, piping, and insulation, will be implemented.
General Contractors will tell you that the first hire they make when working on a new project is subcontracting a carpenter. You can skip the costly step of hiring a contractor yourself, and, instead, work with a company who has their own in-house, on-staff carpenters already on their team who are poised and ready to give you the best results for your carpentry project.
Having experience in remodeling bathrooms, kitchens, and other areas of the house, both interior and exterior, carpenters can create unique and beautiful spaces. With their keen eye on detail along with their experience working with the wood and other materials used in your home, carpenters make spaces come to life and really can transform any space. By utilizing the potential of your space, carpenters can deliver amazing results in little time, all while staying within your budget.
In some cases, skilled homeowners can tackle certain parts of home projects. For the most part, however, homeowners do not possess the skills necessary to renovate a kitchen or bathroom space to their own high standards. In fact, we’ve been called in more times than we can count to redo the space renovated by a homeowner on a well-intentioned DIY project.
When it comes to flooring, walls, tile, and other bigger parts of a remodel, professionals should be in charge. The reasoning behind this is that both bathrooms and kitchens, if something goes wrong with the plumbing specifically, are prone to water damage like wood rot, mold, and other potential health hazards. Professionals, especially carpenters, know signs and symptoms to look for in the remodeling process to prevent damage from developing into larger problems. Experienced carpenters are also trained to identify any existing issues when they remove wood or other materials to find some of these unwanted conditions.
The most beautiful part of a remodel is that you can make a kitchen or a bathroom look and function exactly the way you want. Among the infinite bathroom and kitchen projects are: Adding storage, creating a new pantry, or having a second sink installed to stop those fights over who brushes their teeth first; custom designing a large, uniquely-shaped island for large family gatherings; and putting a tub in where there was only a shower to make your home more appealing to young families. The list of projects and the ability to think of them and design them, goes on and on. Thankfully, contractors can help make these important decisions so you get exactly what you want, with a quality finish that only experienced carpenters can deliver.
Finding a quality company means finding one that offers a warranty on the work they do. A strong warranty is essential to your peace of mind.
At Bruno Painting, before hiring any carpenter, we ensure they have years of experience in siding replacement, window and trim repair, and installation to provide only the highest quality work on every project and remodel. To Uphold & Care for Surfaces and Relationships has been our mission since 2004.
Bathroom and kitchen remodels are some of our favorite projects as they give us the opportunity to demonstrate our carpentry, finishing, and painting skills demonstrating our commitment to our mission. Our experienced paint and carpentry teams work closely with plumbing and electrical experts to offer you quality service that exceeds expectations. Tell us about your next bathroom or kitchen remodel ideas, and let our carpenters take your home renovation project to the next level.
