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8B | THEPRESS.NET HOME IMPROVEMENT MAY 9, 2008
King’s Auto Repair
Quality Service
at an
Honest Price
New Hours:
Mon-Thurs 7:30am-5:00pm
Fri. 7:30am-2pm
Serving Far East County
for 16 years
Quality Auto
& Light Truck Repairs
(Foreign & Domestic)
706-2886
5295 Neroly Rd., Oakley
Please call for appointment
Fresh paint = curb appeal
Open the real estate section of
any newspaper today and you’re likely
to fi nd depressing facts about the
depressed housing market. Home sales
are slow, market prices are reduced
– but many homeowners are fi ghting
the depression by staying put and
transforming their current space.
“Some homeowners view the lull
in the real estate market as a valuable
time to make positive improvements to
their home,” says Andy Olson, product
manager at Wagner Spray Tech. “If the
cost of remodeling gives you sticker
shock, there are many other projects
that increase a home’s value that you
can easily do yourself.”
A good place to start is the exterior,
the fi rst thing that visitors – and
potential buyers – notice. If yours
hasn’t been repainted in a long time
and suffers from faded, scratched and
chipped paint on the siding or trim,
this is a project you can do yourself
that will dramatically increase the curb
appeal of your house.
To ease and expedite the painting
process, use tools that are made
specifi cally for the job. The Paint Crew
Plus by Wagner helps you tackle a
large painting project and get quality
results. The paint sprayer produces a
professional-level application and features
variable pressure control to apply
both thick and thin paint. A rugged
wheeled cart makes maneuvering and
transporting the Paint Crew Plus quick
and effortless. Use high pressure for
spraying thick exterior latex paints. A
brush will be your key tool for updating
details like the front door and trim.
Wagner products are available in
Brentwood at Ace Hardware, 8900
Brentwood Blvd., Suite J, and Big B
Lumber, 6600 Brentwood Blvd. In
Oakley, you can fi nd them at Ace
Hardware, 305 Fifth St. And in Antioch,
it’s Ace Hardware, 501 Sunset
Drive.
– Courtesy of ARA Content
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