The All-Chroma Knowledge Base
All-Chroma Painting & Flooring believes the best customer is an informed one. You will find on this page, information regarding painting, flooring and home renovation.
A Basic Primer on Colour Selection
Thinking of changing the colours of your home, but not sure of the best way to do this? Colour is the easiest way to create the personality of a room, set its mood and accent the focal point. A good design is a combination of colours which complement each other and reinforces a particular look or mood. This combination of colours becomes your design plan for the room.
Consider colour combinations seen on a typical colour wheel. This helps you find colours that work well together. Click to learn More
What You Need to Know When You Hire a Contractor
When you decide to hire a painting or a flooring service specialist you have undertaken a major renovation. These upgrades will improve liveability and increase the value of the biggest asset you have, your home. When Canadians need to service their car, they go to a reputable local mechanic or to their dealer for quality service. When it comes to your house why would you entrust this major upgrade to someone from the uninsured underground economy? To get information on consumer fraud regarding home construction upgrades, refer to the Canadian Home Builders Association site for sound advice about any home renovation project. Click to learn more
Why 100% Acrylic Latex Paints are the Best Choice
Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute has some good information on why 100% acrylic paints are your top choice. Most water-based paints are built on "latex" technology, which employs a tough plastic-like material as the binder that holds the pigment together in a continuous film, once dry. Different types of plastic-like material are used: most latex paints in North America have either 100% acrylic, or have vinyl-acrylic (also call PVA) Click to learn more
What You need to Know About VOC's
Volatile Organic Compounds or VOC's have been something the paint industry has been working hard to reduce. VOC's are the additives used in paint to improve its overall performance characteristics. The down side of these additives is that they can slowly leach into the surrounding air for a number of years and can pose a health impact. Additionally, with our Canadian climate we are not always able to open up our windows and get the required air circulation in our homes. Click to learn more
Where to Start with Your Kitchen Renovation
Soraya
Esmail is the owner of a sought after kitchen design studio. Her experience
and expertise has guided her clients through one of the most important
renovations in some of the GTA's most sought after homes.
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Maintaining Interior Paint
Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute has some great tips on proper interior paint maintenance. Click to learn more
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