Wintertime Interior Painting: Is It Safe to Paint Indoors?
This is an exciting season for interior painting! Fresh colors are being announced and rolled out by paint manufacturers, inspirational tips and advice are abundant, and you might just find yourself with the home improvement itch before the holidays are in full swing. After all, it’s fun to offer an inviting new look to the guests, family, and friends that are on their way. So, what’s slowing you down? Many folks here in the St. Louis area are concerned that paint fumes could put a damper on the Christmas spirit, especially as temps have dropped and open windows just aren’t really an option. Or, if you have pets or small children in the house, you might also have legitimate concerns about the health risks of breathing fumes. We have good news!Fume-Free Interior Painting
Those manufacturers we mentioned above aren’t just working on new colors - they’re also working on new formulas all the time as well. In recent years, more environmentally-friendly options have been offered, including low and zero-VOC interior paints.
What exactly is low-VOC paint?
VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compounds, and they are the portion of your paint’s chemical formula that evaporate as it dries, allowing the paint to solidify on the surface. Unfortunately, they also carry a number of health risks, and in years gone by would leave you with a headache if you didn’t work in a well-ventilated area. With increasing awareness of the risk, paint companies have risen to the challenge and developed numerous low and zero-VOC options that don’t sacrifice quality, durability, or appearance. You get a superb product, superb finish, and superbly clean air (even long after the paint has dried).Popular Low and Zero-VOC Paint Options
Would you like to explore some options?
- Harmony, from Sherwin Williams, is one popular option. It’s zero-VOC, and also helps to minimize common household odors.
- Benjamin Moore’s Natura line is also a very green product, boasting zero-VOC and zero-emissions formulas.
- Dunn-Edwards offers a number of environmentally-conscious paints - you can take a look right here.
- Behr Premium Plus is a low-odor, combined paint/primer option as well.
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About Kennedy Painting
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.
