Monday, February 21, 2011
Hallco Enterprises has some very exciting news about Stink Bug removal! We have a secret weapon that will be deadly to these irritating creatures. A friend and Hallco client is in the early stage of developing this nifty stink bug eliminator. We will have more details to report in the next few weeks, so please bookmark our blog and check back soon to be one of the early customers who can take advantage of reducing your stink bug infestation in 2011.
Friday, August 13, 2010
We recently received a call from a homeowner in Ashton, MD, who was doing some painting in his home when it suddenly came to a halt. He got to the powder room and forgot it had old ugly wallpaper. The owner tried a few techniques to remove the wallpaper and realized, it was not worth the time.
The short story is Hallco Enterprise does not mind doing small projects. We were hired for this one day project to remove the wallpaper for them. Our painters are fast and skilled at removing wallpaper. At the end of the day, our new customer can continue on with his painting project or hire us to do it for him. We are happy to help either way. Ashton Maryland is located off the 108 highway in Montgomery County.
Hallco Enterprise paints houses throughout Montgomery, Frederick, Howard and the DC Metro. Always use environment safety when planning any home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, power washing, or wallpaper removal.
Friday, July 09, 2010
In recent years, Ted Hall, our owner, has received a number of request to help manage personal properties while his customers travel or stay at a second home. Hallco has always done more than just painting, and so the suggestion of being a house, estate or property manager was a no brainer for Ted. He has since taken on a few clients who have asked him to manage the property maintenance around their homes or estates on a monthly basis. Ted and his crew will stop by once a week and check on the home. He will also provide routine check ups on the exterior surfaces to make sure there is not sign of moisture problems or wood rot. Ted then communicates via email and phone to his clients and lets them know (if anything) what needs to be repaired, touched up or repainted. He will even does simple task such as changing light bulbs. Hallco Enterprises also has a list of professional service companies in case a more extensive need surfaces. In this case, Ted will let the property owner know the cost and schedule the right service contractor to take care of the situation.
If you own a property in Maryland, Northern Virginia or the D.C. Metro areas and are looking for a small yet reliable service company to manage your property, please talk to Ted Hall about your needs. He'd be happy to assist you. Hallco is also your trusted local painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, single room or house interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
All of us at Christmas Decor by Hallco and Hallco Enterprises would like to wish all of our customers and vendors a belated Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
We ended the year with another successful Christmas lighting and painting season. We are very grateful to all of you. In just a few days we will begin the removal of all of our decorations and jump back into painting homes in Maryland.
Have a Happy New Year, everyone!
Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
We are in the final planning stages of starting a commercial painting project in the Glenwood area of Maryland. We are repainting a shopping center called Inwood Shopping Center. The building is mostly stucco and brick and has never been painted. Hallco Enterprises provided free color consultation and free samples. Once these have been approved by the owner, we will begin the painting project, which will take our professional painters approximately 1 week.
The painting project is relatively straight-forward yet it has a few important details we cannot overlook. Hallco will need to clean the surfaces thoroughly, do some major repair of damaged stucco, careful caulking around all the existing signs and do most of the work using brushes and rollers. The reason there will not be any spraying involved is because of customer parking and the number of company signs. It requires more detailed and skilled painting work.
Glenwood Maryland is located just south of the 70 freeway and on Route 97. If you live near the area, I'm sure you will notice quite a change when you see the finish project. The center was definitely in need of a fresh coat of paint.
Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Hallco Enterprises is still painting homes in July but is also traveling the country! David Chism, our estimator, just returned from a 4 day trip to Portland, OR for the 10th annual Advanced Shop Talk (AST) of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America's Residential Forum. This years event featured a "shop hop" where 50+ professional painters were able to tour a member's painting office and shop. They also spend some time touring the Purdy Paint brush factory and a local paint manufacturer. They got to see first hand how paint is made! The actual conference was Friday and Saturday and discussed many different avenues of how to run a successful house painting business from websites and marketing to hiring the right people and training techniques. The conference took place in downtown Portland and The NINES hotel. David Chism is a current board member of the Residential forum and took an active role this year in being a presenter. David had two prepared presentations on website design and estimating techniques. He also assisted a group discussion on using the latest in technology in your paint company.
As David was wrapping up his time in Portland, our owner, Ted Hall, was flying to the west coast too. Ted and Karin Hall will be attending the national Christmas Decor conference in Reno, NV this week. This is the annual event to help all the Christmas Decor companies around the U.S. gear up for this years displays, learn about any new products and receive any additional training.
Christmas is just around the corner, and Hallco will be ready to service Maryland, Northern Virginia and D.C. with installing the best Christmas lighting display you will ever see. If you don't need a lighting display but need painting, we keep our painting running year round, so give us a call either way.
Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Hallco Enterprises was just awared the contract to repaint the exterior trim of a home in Rockville for a first-time user of our services. The home is around 8 years old, and this will be the first major repaint on the wood surfaces.
The client called us at the right time, as most of the exposed trim only needs one quality finish, instead of two full coats. If he would have waited 2-3 more years, 2 coats would have been necessary. We also recommended using Benjamin Moore's Aura as the finish product which is the top of the line product for interior and exterior surfaces. It provides better color retention and applies much thicker than your typical "builder's grade."
If you live in and around the Rockville Maryland area and need your house painted, Hallco enterprises is the most professional paint contractor in Montgomery County. We are also very competitve in our pricing, which makes it a good "buy" when you decide on us for your house painting needs. We are here to serve you, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Hallco Enterprises is expanding it's online presence by joining the latest and greatest social network called, "Twitter." We are already part of Facebook, and wanted to not get left behind as Twitter grows in popularity.
Twitter is a website where an individual or company answers the simple questions, "What are you doing?" We'll be posting updates about jobs, our company, tips and tricks, product information and much more. If you have the urge to following a paint company on Twitter, please follow this LINK.
Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Search Engines are popping up all the time. There are hundreds of them on the market. For those of you who do not know what a search engine is, the big players are: Google, Yahoo, MSN & AOL. They provide search results for what you are looking for, like finding a local painting contractor!
The number #1 search engine on the market today is Google. Google's popularity fluctuates a little, but since 2006, it has over 60% of web users. The second and third most popular sites and search engines are Yahoo! #2 and MSN #3.
Now, here is the reason we suggest to use Google as your main search engine and NOT Yahoo! & MSN. Google also has the best search engine results. It is more geared towards keywords. So, if you searching for "Painters in Frederick" it will search those keywords and see which sites have those words in their website. Google look for other things besides just those words, but the key is that your results will be very targeted to what you are looking for!
We would suggest that you consider switching from Yahoo!, MSN, or another Search Engine to using Google. Yahoo!, for example, is perhaps the worst for finding the right information. It is not very targeted to your needs and can play favoritism.
Finally, you probably would not know that the above information was true as a consumer unless you loved web marketing and research! Just take our word for it and know that if you want to find the right information, Google will do the job. If you don't believe us, try it for yourself.
Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
If your home was built during the early 1900's or if you are trying to replicate that time period, you most likely have a Bungelow or Craftsman Style home. What you did not know is that Craftsman and Bungelow homes and colors vary depending on where they were built. For example, the California Craftsman home will have different features than a Craftsman in
Tennessee. There were a mixtures of styles that were considered "acceptable" during that time period: Gothic half-timbering, front porches, mission-style, and a touch of victorian.
The period was known as "Arts and Craft." The colors used were typically warm and neutral with a touch of burnt reds and pail green.
Sherwin Williams Paint has done an incredible job helping painters and homeowners to narrow their color search by categorizing the style of home and the general colors used during that time period. To view a sampling of the Arts and Craft period for exterior homes, view Sherwin-Williams Site.
At Hallco Enterprises, we are committed to not only painting your house well but helping you select the perfect colors for your home.
Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
I guess you can say that Hallco Painting has jumped on the banwagon of Facebook! It is worth a try! Facebook is the 5th most viewed and used website in the World, a great place to network and connect with old friends and is growing every week. There are more than 78 million members.
We'd love to have you as a fan on Facebook. So help us grow! It only takes a minute. Become a FAN
Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
This blog is not just for boasting about how good Hallco Painting is and why you should hire us for all your painting needs! This is also a place for us to write just about anything related to painting and sometimes that inludes humor!
I'm the newbie to the east coast and to Hallco as of September of 2008. I was born and raised in San Diego working for my father's painting business: Chism Brothers Painting. I moved to Maryland to be closer to my wife's family and really wanted to stay in the painting industry. I had met Ted Hall, owner of Hallco Painting, a few years ago at a painting convention. After interviewing and researching a few paint companies in and around the DC and Baltimore area, I knew Hallco was the place for me! I now assist Ted in the marketing and selling of painting services and also his Christmas lighting business!
Ok, that is a quick background on who I am and why this next part is so humorous for those who are from the area. I did two very interesting things this week. 1) My Hallo truck was beginning to look quite dirty from all the rain, snow and salt we've had lately. So, I decided to wash it. I noticed that the hand car wash place was closed but they had a do it yourself car wash booth. I decided to do the unthinkable. I put $5.00 worth of quarters into the machine and spent the next 7-8 minutes racing around my truck trying to blast the frozen soap suds and ice off my vehicle. When it was all said and done, I got the bright pink suds off but coated my windows, mirrors and all painted surfaces with ice! Beneath the ice was the dirt that I could not get off because the water froze so quickly. Noticing my hands were about ready to fall off, I then jumped into the truck and checked the temperature: 16 degrees! Smart, David! Real Smart!
The second interesting thing I did was deciding to march around parts of Olney, Brookeville and Glenwood passing out painting door hangers. I was geared up with five layers of clothing. Funny thing was…I did not see anyone else walking around, taking their dog for a walk, doing yard work or anything outside! My body kept quite toasty but my face was like a snowman! I finally had to wimp out after a few hours and finish the day indoors.
I learned my less about washing cars in cold weather and spending a lot of time outdoors when everyone else is indoors! The west coast is quite a bit different than the east, and that is something I am learning very quickly as I settle into this near territory.
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Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
All of us at Christmas Decor by Hallco and Hallco Enterprises want to wish all of our visitors and customers a very Merry Christmas. We hope you enjoy this year's Christmas lighting display and are happy with our service to you. Enjoy the day off from the busy lifestyle we all have and take time to reflect on the many blessings we all have in this life. Thank you for visiting and for selecting Christmas Decor for your holiday decorating needs! We appreciate your business.
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Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
Friday, December 19, 2008
We have successfully completed another year of Christmas Lighting installs in Maryland and the greater D.C. area. Believe it or not, we just did another one today, 6 days before Christmas. We are happy to install up to the 24th of December for those of you who are reading this blog and have not installed lights yet! However, we guessing that we are just about done installing and now just move into servicing the lights and removing them after Christmas and the New Year has passed.
Many of you do not know that we do not just install Christmas Lights! We are also professional painting contractors servicing Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery County. Our goal is to provide the best painting services you can find for your home with a friendly staff of painters and very competitive prices. When you contact our company for painting services, we'll show up on time to give you a written estimate, give you a scheduled date and finish your painting project as promised.
If you have not hired us for painting, consider getting to know us by hiring us for a day. We started what we are calling a "Painter For a Day" where you can get touch-ups or small painting projects done by one of our master painters. The cost is only $570 for the entire day including 1 gallon of paint!
Whether it is Christmas lights, painting or remodeling, please let Hallco Enterprises because your service company for life! We love what we do, and we hope you can experience the way we do business.
Hallco Painting / 1-301-831-3679
Serving Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Potomac, the D.C. Metro and all of Howard County Maryland, Hallco Enterprises is your trusted residential and commercial painting contractor for planning painting related home improvement, interior painting, exterior painting, color selection, painting ideas, and power washing.
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