Painting in Savage MD

Hallco Enterprises Rockville Painting Project

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!

Hallco Painting in Brookeville MD

A few weeks ago, Hallco Enterprises was hired to do a few small jobs on the exterior of a home off of the 97 in Brookeville. The customer had a deck that was almost a year old and needed to be stained and sealed before it began to discolor. The basement level of their home was also a bright white color that did not match their current hunter green siding. Hallco matched the color of the siding perfectly for the basement "stucco" and also selected a natural oak finish from Sikkens to seal the deck. The project took just two days with two of our in-house painters.

After the painting and staining project was completed, the owners were so thrilled with the results that they wanted us back to paint their "barn-style" shed to match the house. The shed was currently white and began to standout like sore thumb. So, we came back and painted the barn/shed green, to match the house.

Hallco Enterprises strives to be the most professional painting company in Northern and Western Maryland. Our office is located in Clarksburg Maryland, and we service Howard, Frederick and Montgomery County. If you have a painting project of any size, Email our Estimator, David Chism!

Benjamin Moore Gets Even More Creative with iPhone App

Picking the right color just got easier, thanks to the Benjamin Moore Paint company. They have always done a very good job with marketing their paint products, but they now have gone the extra mile! Ben Moore just created and released (last week) a color application for the Apple iPhone to help make selecting color 10x easier.

To learn more about this new amazing application, View this short VIDEO from Apple.

Apple iPhone App: ben by Benjamin Moore

Hallco Painting’s Summer Newsletter for Maryland Homeowners

Hallco Enterprises just printed and mailed our past clients their summer edition of the Hallco Times. We know that most folks are not interested in reading a long and boring newsletter about a paint company. So we've made sure our newsletters are easy to read and takes just minutes to read, not an entire afternoon.

In our current Newsletter you will find a special rate for our Christmas Lighting service, a discount on our Painter For a Day and one of the best homemade recipes for Chicken Tortilla Soup you'll ever taste!

Benjamin Moore Link & Hallco Enterprises

Hallco Enterprises is going through a series of screening and taking some classes to be recommended as a Benjamin Moore contractor. The new Benjamin Moore Paint program should be up and running in a few weeks and will benefit both the homeowner and the paint contractor. As a homeowner, you will be able to find painting contractors who have passed Benjamin Moore's stringent screening process and know you are hiring the best.

We are on the lookout for how we can provide you with the best service, products and value, always.

Hallco House Painting Projects in Sterling VA

Hallco Enterprises recently got the approval of painting 9 townhouses in Sterling, Virginia. The nine separate townhouses were purchased as an investment by our client. Hallco was asked to accomplish all the necessary drywall repairs, color consulting, texturing and complete repainting of all interior surfaces. We are also freshening up the exteriors that are in rough shape.

Even though our office is located in Clarksburg, Maryland, we are happy to provide painting services to Virginia residence by referrals.

Frederick Painting Service, Hallco Has Got You Covered

Hallco Enterprises, a Professional Painting Company in the Frederick and Gaithersburg communities can do just about anything around your home. If you have a small project or a complete remodel, Hallco has the staff to help complete your project. Our estimates are always free and everything we do is professional, so you have nothing to worry about.

Contact us when it is time to paint your house, and we will respond right away!

Hallco’s Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

The recipe below is found in our customer Summer Newsletter for 2009. It is delicious!

Mexican Chicken & Rice Soup

• 4 corn tortillas
• ½ cup canola oil (I like using some baked or regular corn chips instead of frying tortillas, cuz they're not so greasy)
• 1 T. butter
• ½ cup chopped yellow onion
• 1 ½ T. chopped jalapeno
• 1 ½ cups chopped Roma tomatoes (sometimes I just add in a little can tom. sauce instead since David doesn't like tom.s)
• ½ cup chopped cilantro
• 2 t. diced garlic
• 6 cups chicken broth (I just boil my chicken and use the broth with some extra bullion)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 6oz. box Uncle Ben's Mexican Fiesta Rice (I substitute ¾ cup white rice and ½ T. taco seasoning)
• 1 cup chopped cooked white chicken meat
• ½ cup grated cheddar cheese

Cooking Instructions:

Cut tortillas in ¼" strips and sauté in heated oil until crunchy. (I like just using tortilla chips better) Drain and set aside. In a soup pot melt butter and sauté onion, jalapeno, tomatoes, cilantro, and garlic until the tomatoes are soft. Add the chicken broth and bay leaf and bring to boil. Add rice and seasonings. Boil until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Reduce heat. Add chicken and simmer 15". Add more broth if rice absorbs too much liquid. Ladle soup into bowls and top with tortilla strips or chips and cheese. Makes 4 servings. The recipe comments this recipe is a great way to use leftover grilled chicken.

Is Faux Finishing The “in” Thing?

On a number of estimate calls we have received, homeowners ask us if faux finishing is still in style. Some of them are looking at having faux applied to their walls and others already have it and wonder if they should keep it.

So, is faux finishing still the "in" thing? The answer really is quite simple: "it depends!" We wish we could have a yes or no answer for this question but it really is a "it depends" answer.

In short, the basic faux finishes typically called names such as "sponging," "parchment," "colorwash" "ragging" and "rag-roll" would be considered a little dated in todays market. These finishes were very popular in the 1990's. However, there still is a place for the simple fauxs you are use to seeing if your decor invites this style. For example, if you have an Italian Villa or an "old world" style home, faux is still probably a good option.

What we have seen is homeowners getting a little more creative with "faux" finishes. Folks are hiring professional designers and artist to design and paint murals and custom Trompe l'oeil effects instead of just a two-color glaze over an entire room. Also, the old faux of the '90s can still look good in your home but typically looks best in smaller areas: like a powder room or breakfast nook.

If you are looking for a new look in your home, don't completely toss faux finishes out the door thinking they are old-fashion. We would suggest working with a professional designer and/or paint company to give you a professional opinion on what will work for you and your taste.

By the way, we love color and design. If you are not currently working with a designer or contractor, give us a call or send us an email. We would love to help!

Hallco Enterprises Joins Twitter

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.

Hallco Enterprises Volunteers at The Reagan Years Concert

Last Friday, May 8th, Ted Hall, owner of Hallco Enterprises, volunteered to help the LUYAA organization during the Reagan Year's concert at the Westview Mall in Frederick, MD. LUYAA is the Linganore Urbana Youth Athletic Association. Ted has been a faithful volunteer and coach for youth football in the Urbana area. The concert went well and LUYAA was able to raise over $5,000 to help with youth sponsorships.

To learn more about LUYAA: Visit Their Website

To find the Reagan Years tour schedule: View Schedule

Hallco Enterprises Painting & Window Project in Potomac MD

Hallco Enterprises just finished a large window installation and painting project in Potomac Maryland. We installed over 30 Anderson windows into an all-brick home. Because we are are professional painting contractors, we were able to go through the interior and exterior and freshen up the existing painted surfaces after the install was complete.

Hallco is equipped to do just about any quality painting project. We use our own painters for the painting project and use only professional carpenters to help with our window and carpentry needs. We also have one paint foreman who handles all of our wood replacement needs.

What is the Best Search Engine?

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.

Hallco’s House Painting in Gaithersburg and Ellicott City

Most of Maryland and Washington DC received a fair amount of rain the past week and a half, which drove us painters indoors. We were very blessed to be able to find cover with at least three wonderful interior painting projects.

The first project took place in Gaithersburg, near Kentlands. The Hill family asked Hallco if we could paint the majority of their interior in a very short amount of time because they had guest arriving. Our paint crew was ready for the task and did a beautiful job transforming their home in just three full days. The project involved stripping wallpaper in several rooms, texturing the necessary walls and apply two coats of Sherwin-Williams Harmony, the most environmentally-friendly paint available by Sherwin Williams Paint Companym all the walls, ceilings doors, windows and baseboards.

The second project took place in the Kentlands, where we added four unique colors to four rooms of a Kentland's row home. We finished this week with an interior project in Ellicott City, painting the living room, stairwell, the master bedroom and guest room. Hallco changed the colors of the home with Sherwin-Williams Harmony paints again and freshened up their woodwork as well.

One question that was brought up during one of our jobs was, "Do we do exterior painting too?" The answer is, "Absolutely!" We love to paint job about anything. So, if you are in need of a professional paint contractor in the Frederick, Montgomery or Howard County areas, please keep Hallco Enterprises in mind. We would love to earn your trust.