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Buying things has grown pretty complicated in the last few years, hasn’t it? Nowadays we’ve been made ultra-aware that not all products are made equally, especially when it comes to their environmental impact. Previously, Prestige Painting gave a basic run-down of what’s in regular house paint, and we mentioned that there are toxic compounds found
So here’s a little not-so-secret fact about working around the house: many, many things you do, from cleaning to painting to sanding, can get in your lungs and damage them. The fact of the matter is, if you can smell it, it’s in your lungs, and while a small amount of dust or sanded wood
Usually when we talk painting safety here at the good old Prestige Painting blog, we talk vapors and other chemicals that can sometimes work their way into the body and do damage, but today we’re gonna focus on an issue that’s much more physically immediate, and one of the most commonly overlooked painting safety concepts:
Here’s a question we get fairly often that you might not know the answer to: How do you dispose of extra paint? Now, there are three types of people when it comes to this question, those who know the answer, those who don’t and want to know, and those who didn’t realize there was a
When the word “paint” and anything like “danger,” “death” or “harmful” are put together, there’s one thing that comes to just about everyone’s mind: lead. Horror stories abound about the problems that can come from old paint that’s full of the health-harming substance, and it’s something that a lot of homeowners worry about. Lucky for
So we at Prestige Painting have a little rule when it comes to painting: making something look great should never come at the expense of your health. Sounds simple and logical, right? We think so too, but the truth is that some painting processes are pretty darn dangerous, and not everyone knows how to protect
While lead-based paint was named the number one environmental threat to the health of children in the United States by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in 1991, many people consider the danger a thing of the past. But according to the EPA, if you’re planning to rent, buy, or renovate
