We take old paint back to a solid edge so the new coat lies flat and lasts. We work in Downers Grove every week, on siding, trim, porches and doors.
We work in Downers Grove every week, and our exterior painting covers siding, trim, soffit and fascia, doors, garage doors, shutters, porches and railings. The crew washes first, then scrapes, sands and spot-primes before any finish goes on. Wood that has rotted is replaced, not filled and painted. Every open joint gets new caulk, which does more to keep water out of a wall than any coat of paint.
We reach Downers Grove on I-88 and I-355, and we cover the whole village in DuPage County, from Ogden Avenue and Butterfield Road down to Main Street and the blocks around the Metra station downtown. If your house has wood clapboard under many coats of old paint, the spots where paint has flaked leave a ridge that shows through a new coat. We scrape those spots back to a tight edge and feather-sand them so the step goes away under the primer. On a house with years of layers, that sanding is what separates a repaint that looks new from one that looks patched.
Where old paint has chipped, we sand the edges down so the new finish lies flat instead of showing every chip.
The siding and trim get washed and dried first, so primer bonds to clean wood.
Bare wood and repaired areas are primed before the finish coats go on.
Soft clapboard, sills and trim get replaced with new primed wood that matches the profile as closely as stock allows.
Porch railings, spindles and posts are scraped and brushed by hand, with a coating suited to hands and weather.
Old cracked caulk is cut out at corners, windows and trim and replaced with a fresh bead.
We start with a free estimate at the house and give it to you in writing, listing every surface with its prep, product and coats. Damage that turns up under old paint is priced on paper, and we wait for your approval before fixing it. We work on dry days above 50 degrees and book around the days we said. The last step is a walk around the house together, and we touch up anything you flag.
Send a photo of your worst wall to (815) 585-1750, or call. We will tell you what it needs and follow up with a written estimate.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com