Happy New Year! A Brevard County Contractors 2014 year in review

I just wanted to say Happy New Year to all my past, present and future customers and fellow contractors. It’s been a very busy year and I’ve worked with some great people throughout the year.

Looking over my 2014 year in review, It seemed like the economy here in Brevard County was on the upswing with lot’s of activity in the residential real estate and existing homeowner markets. Which included a bounty of renovation, remodel, home improvement and repair contracts throughout 2014.

For that I Am very grateful.

I completed many interior and exterior painting projects, stucco repair, pool deck repair, ceiling repair, drywall repair, texture matching and even soundproofing from Melbourne to Viera, Melbourne Beach, Suntree, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa and Merritt Island here on the Space Coast.

Here’s just a few of the many completed before and after project photos from 2014:

Chalky and Faded Paint Project in Melbourne

The job: Seal and repaint all of the exterior surfaces of the home due to the fading and chalking of the paint from years of the sun and elements of the harsh Florida climate on this Melbourne, FL home.
Read more about this Melbourne exterior painting project…

Painter in Melbourne, Florida

Home before sealer and paint


Painter in Melbourne, Florida

After exterior painting was completed:

Exterior House Painting Project in Cocoa

On exterior repaint we repaired several staircase stucco cracks, damaged stucco from the hurricane shutters and a buckled stucco area at the front entrance before applying the sealer and paint to this home.
Read more about this Cocoa exterior painting project…

Before Stucco Repair and Exterior Painting Photo

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After Stucco Repair and Exterior Painting Photo

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Melbourne Exterior Repaint w/ Stucco Repairs

On this Melbourne exterior repaint project there were several stucco related repairs that I had to tackle before we could start painting.
Such as rusted stucco bands and stucco cracks. But the main stucco repair was the two wood frame and stucco column bases at the front entrance of the home. They had to be totally rebuilt due to water damage and termites.
Read more about this Melbourne exterior painting and stucco repair project…

Repaint in Melbourne before photo:

Repaint in Melbourne before photo:


Repaint in Melbourne after photo:

Repaint in Melbourne after photo:

Cedar siding, soffits and stucco painting in Indialantic

On this Indialantic exterior repaint project there were several stucco and wood siding related repairs that I had to tackle before we could start painting.
After we pressure washed all of the exterior surfaces to be painted on this Indialantic, Fl home, we then applied a tinted sealer to all off the exterior surfaces (due to chalkiness and also to assure good adhesion of the finish coats).
Read more about this Indialantic exterior painting project…

Cedar siding, soffits and stucco painting  in Indialantic before photo:

Cedar siding, soffits and stucco painting in Indialantic before photo:


Indialantic exterior painting after photo:

Indialantic exterior painting after photo:

If you’re in need of a painter in Melbourne please give me a call 321-777-9337

Pool Deck Repair, Texture and Paint in Indialantic

We repaired all of the pool deck cracks and floated out the areas where there had been previous pool deck repairs and also skim coated the spots where the textured finish was chipping off in several areas with a thin coat of Kool deck.
Read more about this Indialantic pool deck repair and painting project…

Indialantic Fl Textured Pool Deck Repair

Before photo

Indialantic, Fl Pool Deck Painting

After photo

Indialantic Pool lanai Repair and Painting- Before photo:

Indialantic Pool lanai Repair and Painting- Before photo:

Indialantic Pool lanai Repair and Painting- After photo:

Indialantic Pool lanai Repair and Painting- After photo:

Textured patio ceiling bubbling, blistered and falling down in Rockledge

After scraping the problem areas of the ceiling I:
1) Spot primed these areas with a spray can of oil base Kilz
2) Skim coated the primed areas with 20 minute hot mud
3) Wet sanded the edges to blend into the existing texture
4) Applied the knockdown texture feathering to match the existing ceiling texture
5) Spot primed with a quality latex primer
6) Spot painted areas with an exterior paint
7) Repainted the entire lanai ceiling
Read more about this ceiling repair and matching knockdown texture project…

Rockledge Exterior-ceiling bubble

The texture wasn’t even stuck


Rockledge knockdown texture-ceiling repair

Knocking down the texture to match


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Lanai ceiling skimmed, textured, primed and painted

Roof leak caused major water damage to this ceiling in Suntree

Repair water damaged pool patio ceiling caused by a roof leak in the suntree area of Melbourne. Not only was a large section drywall ceiling in need of replacement. The furrings strips that hold the ceiling up had termite damage and rusted screws from all of the moisture from the roof leak.
Read more about how a roof leak caused major water damage to a ceiling…

Termite damage to furring strips

Termite damage to furring strips


Second sheet of drywall installed

Second sheet of drywall installed


Drywall finishing-Second coat

Drywall finishing-Second coat 45 minute setting type compound


Skip trowel texture applied to the ceiling

Skip trowel texture applied to the ceiling and ready for primer and paint

The paper tape joints were cracking and starting to fall down on this ceiling in Viera.

This type of problem is very common on interior and exterior drywall ceilings. Over time the paper drywall tape begins to crack and fall down due to the heat and humidity from our harsh Florida climate.

The extreme weather changes cause the wood framing to expand and contract on a daily basis in turn causing just enough movement of your ceiling to crack and pop the paper tape joints. Especially if the ceiling was nailed or not enough screws were added during the drywall installation process when your home was built.
Read more about this ceiling repair in Viera…

Exterior ceiling repair-paper tape cracking and falling down

Exterior ceiling repair-paper tape cracking and falling down


Applying the final coat to the tape joint

Applying the final skim coat to one of the repaired tape joints


Close up of the new skip trowel ceiling

Close up of the new skip trowel ceiling

Water damage drywall repair and orange peel texture matching project in Indialantic

We were contacted by a past customer to do a drywall repair on the already cut out and dried out the water damaged walls in two of the guest bedrooms of their home. Water had got the drywall wet on the one exterior wall in each of the two guest bedrooms of this four bedroom home here in Brevard County.
Read more about this water damage repair in Indialantic…

Water damage - Drywall cutout - Bedroom-1

Drywall cutout at 16″ just below the electrical outlet – Bedroom-1


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Primed and painted-1

Soundproofing an existing wall to help reduce noise in Merritt Island

On this master bedroom and bathroom remodeling project in Merritt Island, FL I’ll be adding some sound reduction drywall w/ Green Glue compound and sealant to try and reduce the noise in a master bedroom coming from a home theater entertainment system on the other side of the existing master bedroom wall.
Read more about this soundproofing project in Merritt Island…

Soundproofing a wall

Gold Bond® BRAND 5/8″ SoundBreak® XP® Gypsum Board with Sporgard™


Applying Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound

Applying Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound


master bedroom remodel- soundproofing- orange peel texture-2

master bedroom remodel- soundproofing- orange peel texture-2



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    Free Recycled Paint - Brevard County and Richards Paint.

    Free Recycled Paint – Brevard County and Richards Paint.

    Peck Drywall and Painting cares about you and the environment

    Starting at 8:00 am on Saturday July 27th at the Brevard County, Fl – Richards Paint store locations listed below (until gone).

    Twice a year Richards Paint, Brevard County and the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program team up and give away FREE exterior house paint to any Brevard County residents.

    *Limited quantities available twice a year. Up to 10 gallons of base color, 3 gallons of trim paint and 2 gallons of floor paint

    Available at the following locations only. Proof of Brevard County residence required.

    Call for availability.

    Paint Locations

    Melbourne
    2900 Post Rd. – (321) 242-1864

    Viera
    1950 Viera Blvd.  – (321) 632-2271

    Palm Bay
    500 Stack Rd. – (321) 984-0323

    Merritt Island
    230 E. Merritt Island Cswy, (520) Ste. 101 – (321) 459-2950

    Ace/Hardware Beach Discount Plumbing & Supply, Indialantic
    866 N. Hwt. A1A – (321) 724-1558

    South Patrick Hardware & Lumber, Indian Harbour Beach
    1847 S. Patrick Dr. – (321) 773-2525

    Ace Hardware of Satellite Beach
    1027 Hwy. A1A – (321) 777-0777

    Titusville
    1310 Cheney Hwy. – (321) 269-4223

    Painting Brevard “Green”  for 20 years!!

    Free Recycled Paint - Brevard County Residents

    Free Recycled Paint – Brevard County Residents

    Checkout Brevard County’s RECYCLOPEDIA
    Within this link is a list of all the items that can be recycled and the locations where you can bring these items here in Brevard County,Fl.

    Peck Drywall and Painting alway’s recycles whenever possible. I find myself driving out of my way to recycle anything I possibly can from any of my drywall or painting projects here in Brevard County, Florida.

    Let’s all do our part.
    Please help keep Brevard beautiful!

    5 Reason’s Why Peck Drywall and Painting Recycles

    •Recycling Saves Natural Resources – By making products from recycled materials instead of new materials, we conserve land and reduce the need to drill for oil and dig for minerals.

    •Recycling Saves Energy – It usually takes less energy to make recycled products; recycled aluminum, for example, takes 95% less energy.

    •Recycling Saves Clean Air and Water – In most cases, making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than making products from virgin materials.

    •Recycling Saves Landfill Space – When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they don’t go into landfills or incinerators, so landfill space is conserved.

    •Recycling Saves Money and Creates Jobs – The recycling process creates far more jobs than landfills or incinerators, and recycling can frequently be the least expensive waste management method for cities and towns.

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    Chinese Drywall is here in Brevard County, Florida

    I have seen numerous homes affected by Chinese Drywall here in Brevard County, Florida. Also, Orange County, Volusia county and Indian River County are reporting it as well.

    There are some simple tests that can performed if you suspect that your potential clients home or business has Chinese drywall, we are prepared to perform a few checks as recommended by the State of Florida to confirm the possibility of tainted drywall.

    Chinese Drywall is here in Brevard County, Florida.

    States with chinese drywall reported.

    Palm Bay, Florida home built in 2005:
    Affected by Chinese Drywall

    After being contacted to do a Chinese drywall inspection by the new owners of this home, I set up the appointment for the next day. As soon as I walked in the door it smelt like rotten eggs and my eyes started to immediately burn.

    By the end of the Chinese drywall inspection, it was determined that the entire interior of this home contained Chinese drywall throughout including the garage drywall and the drywall ceiling on the pool patio as well.

    Chinese Drywall in Brevard County, FL

    Chinese Drywall in Brevard County, FL


    The AC’s copper line is corroded. The copper on the inside of this unit is even worse.
    Ac Copper Corrosion

    Ac Copper Corrosion


    Copper corrosion

    Copper corrosion

    More corrosion in the shower.

    Shower corrosion

    Shower corrosion

    Water supply lines were also corroded.

    Corroded Water line and flange.

    Corroded Water line and flange.

    Chinese Drywall markings:

    Chinese Drywall Markings

    Chinese Drywall Markings


    Identification Method

    (1) an initial or threshold inspection to find visual signs of metal corrosion and evidence of drywall installation during the relevant time period, and

    (2) the identification of corroborating evidence or characteristics.

    The identification process is two steps:

    Step 1: Threshold Inspection

    (a) Blackening of copper electrical wiring and/or air conditioning evaporator coils; and

    (b) The installation of new drywall (for new construction or renovations) between 2001 and 2008. A positive result for this step (including both criteria) is a prerequisite to any further consideration.

    Visual inspection must show:

    Step 2: Corroborating Evidence

    Because it is possible that corrosion of metal in homes can occur for other reasons, it is important to obtain additional corroborating evidence of problem Chinese Drywall. Homes with the characteristic metal corrosion problems must also have at least 2 of these corroborating conditions if the new drywall was installed between 2005 and 2008.
    For installations between 2001 and 2004, at least 4 of the following conditions must be met. Collecting evidence of these corroborating conditions will in some cases require professional assessors and/or testing by analytical laboratories.

    a) Corrosive conditions in the home, demonstrated by the formation of copper sulfide on copper coupons (test strips of metal) placed in the home for a period of 2 weeks to 30 days or confirmation of the presence of sulfur in the blackening of the grounding wires and/or air conditioning coils;

    (b) Confirmed markings of Chinese origin for drywall in the home;

    (c) Strontium levels in samples of drywall core found in the home (i.e. excluding the exterior paper surfaces) exceeding 1200 parts per million (ppm);

    (d) Elemental sulfur levels in samples of drywall core found in the home exceeding 10 ppm;

    (e) Elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide and/or carbon disulfide emitted from samples of drywall from the home when placed in test chambers using ASTM Standard Test Method D5504-08 or similar chamber or headspace testing;

    (f) Corrosion if copper metal to form copper sulfide when copper is placed in test chambers with drywall samples taken from the home.
    Florida Department of Health

    Always contact your local building department to see if a building permit is required for the work you need and if a state or locally licensed contractor is required to do the job.

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    Indian Harbour Beach, FL | Exterior Painting Project By:Peck Painting

    After we pressure washed this Indian Harbour Beach home, we repaired all of the stucco cracks and applied a clear sealer to all painted surfaces (due to chalkyness and also to assure good adhesion of the top coat) of the home. Then we recaulked all windows and applied three colors and two coats of Richards Signature Series satin exterior paint to the stucco walls, bands, columns, garage doors and all exterior doors.

    If you are looking for a local painter in Indian Harbour Beach to paint the interior or exterior of your home, condominium or business, please call 321.777.9337 or complete our online request form

    Indian Harbour Beach Exterior House Painting-Before-Photo

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    South: 321-777-9337

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    Proper surface preparation and application processes help lengthen the life span of coatings, thereby reducing the frequency of repaint related emissions and waste is our goal. “Green” is not just a color. It’s the ongoing initiative that describes our commitment to using environmentally preferable solutions whenever possible.

    Often, people worry about a coating’s performance being compromised to satisfy green requirements, but our green solutions won’t compromise durability. We also offer a full line of interior low VOC (volatile organic compound) paints for occupied and public areas.

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    Interior Exterior Services By: Peck Drywall and Painting
    With Peck Dywall and Painting, you can be assured that every step in the process will be performed properly. We take pride in our work and all projects are diligently monitored by the owner of Peck Drywall and Painting. Your home or business will be treated like it is our home or business.
    For you, we will provide you with an estimate, which includes a written proposal spelling out the important details related to scope of work and price.Top grade materials are used throughout each project, giving you quality results and maximum duration for the investment you’ve made to your home or business.

    The combination of expert prep-work, outstanding craftsmanship, and diligently followed schedules ensure customer satisfaction and timely completion. We look forward to providing our service to you.


    Feel free to call or Email us for more information about our Drywall and Painting services!

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    Serving all of Brevard County

    Brevard County Licensed Contractor-interior exterior services

    Painters certification # PT393

    State License # RX11066969

    State Qualified # QB61508

    Please give us a call for a prompt and accurate quote!

    South: 321-777-9337

    Central: 321-453-6233

    North: 321-383-3574

    Peck Drywall and Painting Specialists in Brevard County:

    Proudly servicing these areas on the Space Coast: Melbourne-Melbourne Beach-Palm Bay-Indialantic-Indian Harbour Beach-Vero Beach-Satellite Beach-Viera-Cocoa Beach-Rockledge-Merrit Island-Cape Canaveral-Suntree-Port St. John-Cocoa-Titusville

    Would you like a quality job with professional results?

    We can help!

    If you would you like a quality job with professional results, Call Peck Drywall and Painting 321-777-9337
    Skip Troweling

    With Peck Dywall and Painting, you can be assured that every step in the process will be performed properly. We take pride in our work and all projects are diligently monitored by the owner of Peck Drywall and Painting. Your home or business will be treated like it is our home or business.
    For you, we will provide you with an estimate, which includes a written proposal spelling out the important details related to scope of work and price.Top grade materials are used throughout each project, giving you quality results and maximum duration for the investment you’ve made to your home or business.

    The combination of expert prep-work, outstanding craftsmanship, and diligently followed schedules ensure customer satisfaction and timely completion. We look forward to providing our service to you.

    Feel free to call or Email us for more information about our Drywall and Painting services!

    I have been a licensed contractor in Brevad County since 1995. Workers Compensation and General Liability Insurance **Carried on all jobs**.

    Schedule Your Estimate Here

    Serving all of Brevard County

    Brevard County Licensed Contractor

    Painters certification # PT393

    State License # RX11066969

    State Qualified # QB61508

    Please give us a call for a prompt and accurate quote!

    South: 321-777-9337

    Central: 321-453-6233

    North: 321-383-3574

    Completely Professional!
    I have had a number of contractors do work on homes I have owned over the years and Peck Drywall and Painting is only the second that I would rate as completely professional. Beginning with an extremely user friendly well laid out website, promptness in giving an estimate for doing a knockdown textured ceiling and then scheduling and completing the job as well as cleaning up after themselves, the only thing I can say is professional, professional, professional. The bid for the job was very competitive and I would be very hard pressed to find anything to complain about.<br/>

    Chuck P. Melbourne Beach, Fl

     

    Great Work & Great Price!

    Peck provides high quality work at competitive pricing. I was impressed with the painting of the exterior of our home as well as the repair and staining to our pool deck. The company’s employees were timely, courteous and professional. I found completion of the project to be timely with quality products. I solicit and manage contracted services in my professional career and would not hesitate to solicit proposals from this contactor for business or personal projects in the future.

    Mike H. Rockledge, Fl

    Hi Paul,

    We truly appreciate all the hard work that you and your team have put into the beautification of our home. We are so pleased with the results!<br/>

    At this time 2 neighbors and 1 co-worker will probably be giving you a call for quotes in the near future.

    Best regards,

    Mike and Cathy- Viera, Fl

    The Peck Drywall and Painting Company since 1995

    321-777-9337