Tips for Safely Painting Around Pets in Your St. Louis Home
While there is still some time left in the exterior painting season, the major focus these days is interior painting. It makes sense. Colder weather drives us indoors, and we naturally want to improve and update our environments. Keeping active and productive through winter is essential too! And, with guests, family, and friends on their way for the holidays, making these updates takes on a whole new level of importance. There’s another key consideration, however, that we know you’re thinking about. Specifically, your pets. Whether you love cats, dogs, birds, gerbils, or all of the above, the common denominator is that you want to keep them healthy, safe, and happy right through your home improvement tasks. So, do pets mix well with interior painting projects? Yes and no.3 Questions to Ask Before Painting with Pets
1. How Many Rooms Are You Painting?
If it’s just one or two rooms, we suggest setting your pet up for a comfortable stay in a different room with their food, water, and favorite toy. Letting them keep you company while you work isn’t a good idea and just isn’t worth the risk.2. Complete Interior Painting?
If you’re making a comprehensive update or there isn’t a good way to keep your pets out of the process, bribing a friend or family member to give them a temporary home away from home is key.3. What Kind of Paint Are You Using?
Using low or even zero-VOC interior paint is a good idea, for your sake as well as your furry friend’s. These more advanced, environmentally-friendly options drastically cut down on the level of volatile organic compounds released as the paint dries. This makes wintertime interior painting more comfortable and safe for everyone involved. Just like people, pets have their own unique sensitivities. After introducing your buddy back into the freshly-painted room, keep an eye on him. It’s unlikely, but you still will want to make sure that he, or she, doesn’t have any sort of negative reaction.Your Interior Painting Takeaways
Here’s the condensed version (in case you’re skimming, which is fine with us). Play it safe and keep your furry friends out of the painting equation (unless they’re just really good with a brush). And, make sure you are using a low or zero-VOC paint! Have any other house painting questions? Give us a call at Kennedy Painting!Request an Estimate Today
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Our goal as a painting contractor is to provide our clients with the utmost in professional and responsible house painting. Through ongoing training, we keep our employees up to date on industry changes, new products, innovations, and our award-winning customer service standards. From our initial in-home consultation to our final project walkthrough, Kennedy Painting is a painting company that St. Louis residents can rely on. Our attention to detail and proper techniques at every stage ensure that our paint jobs will last. We stand behind all our work written warranty and can guarantee that your painting investment will beautify and protect your home for many years to come.
- BBB A+ Accredited
- 2-year written warranty
- 25 + years in business
- Locally Owned and Operated
People Hire Us Because They Know
- We offer a no-questions-asked two-year warranty on all of our painting projects.
- We are competitive with our pricing structure.
- Our paint jobs last longer because we never skimp on site protection.
- We leave the job NEAT and CLEAN.
- We have long-standing employees that are treated well.
- We give back to our community in many ways, including our annual charity project, Paint It Forward.
