Walls and ceilings that look as good with the lights on as they do in daylight. We finish new drywall in Itasca and check it under the room's real lighting.
A row of recessed lights close to a wall turns it into a test of the finish, because the beam grazes the surface and throws a shadow off every ridge. We tape and coat new board with that in mind: three coats feathered out wide, sanded between, and each seam checked with a work light held at the same low angle. Ceilings get the same check, since flush fixtures spread light across them. Where the lighting plan is especially harsh, we talk with you about a level 5 skim before the work starts, not after the paint goes on.
Itasca is on our regular route, reached by I-290 and Route 53, with Irving Park Road and Thorndale Avenue getting us across town. If your Itasca remodel adds new can lights, or a basement room with a low ceiling, the fixtures can end up close to the walls, and that is where grazing light is at its worst. We want the lighting layout before the first coat, so we can tell you which surfaces need extra width or a skim. The cutouts for the fixtures get finished cleanly too, so the trim rings sit tight.
Every joint taped and built up in three coats, feathered wider wherever a light will graze it.
Openings for recessed lights and boxes are cleaned up so trim rings and cover plates sit flat.
Each seam is inspected with a work light held flat to the surface, the way your fixtures will hit it.
Overhead seams finished wide and sanded so the ceiling reads as one plane with the lights on.
A thin coat over the full surface for walls under wall washers or lights set close to the wall.
Floors protected, doorways sealed off and vacuum sanding used where the room allows it.
We walk the space, ask where the lights are going and write an estimate that shows the finish level for each surface. If you change the lighting plan midway and a wall now needs a skim, we write that up and price it for your approval first. Coats are scheduled with drying time between them, on the days we agreed. The final walkthrough happens with the room's own lights on, so you see the walls the way you will live with them.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 with the rooms and where the lights are going. We will come out and put the finish plan and price in writing.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com