Soffit, fascia and eaves that look as sharp as the walls below them. We paint Elmhurst exteriors from the roof edge down, with rotted fascia replaced, not hidden.
We paint a house top to bottom, starting at the soffit and fascia so drips and scrapings fall on surfaces that have not been finished yet. Fascia boards behind the gutters are where rot hides, and we check them before we price the job. Soft boards get cut out and replaced with new wood primed on all sides. Then the walls, trim, doors and railings get washed, scraped, sanded, primed, recaulked and painted.
We work in Elmhurst every week, off I-290 and I-294, or along York Road, North Avenue and St. Charles Road toward downtown, the Metra station and Elmhurst University. If paint is peeling on your soffit while the walls look fine, the cause is often moisture from the attic or a gutter overflowing at the corners, and we tell you which it looks like before painting over it. Where the soffit has vents, we keep paint out of the openings so the attic can still breathe. If the gutters need to come off to reach the fascia behind them, that goes into the estimate, and they go back up afterward.
The underside of the eaves cleaned, scraped and painted, with vents kept open.
Boards behind and below the gutters probed, and soft sections replaced with primed new wood.
Roof edge done first so nothing drips onto finished walls below.
Siding and trim washed, scraped, sanded and primed where bare before the finish coats.
Seams at the fascia corners, windows and trim recaulked before paint.
Beds, walks and the driveway covered, and the yard cleaned up at the end of each day.
We walk the house with you and look up as much as down, and the written estimate lists each surface, from fascia to foundation trim, with its prep, product and coats. When a fascia board turns out worse than it looked from the ladder, we show you and price the replacement in writing, and it waits for your approval. Exterior work is scheduled spring to fall on dry days above 50 degrees. Our last step is a walk around with you to catch anything that needs a touch-up.
From the roof edge to the ground, it all goes in the written estimate. Call or text (815) 585-1750 to schedule the walk.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com