Exterior Painting in Lockport, IL

Exterior painting and the carpentry that comes first

Paint over rot looks fine for a season and then fails from the inside. On our exterior jobs we probe the trim, sills and lower siding boards, cut out what is soft and replace it with new wood primed on all six sides. Then the house gets washed, scraped, sanded, primed where bare and recaulked before the finish coats. Siding, trim, soffit, fascia, doors, garage doors and porch railings are all in scope.

Lockport is on our regular route off Route 7, Route 171, State Street and Farrell Road, from downtown along the I&M Canal to the rest of town. If your Lockport house has wood siding, the window sills and the bottom boards are where water does its damage, because that is where it sits. We look at those spots first at the estimate and write up the carpentry as its own line. Downspouts that empty right next to the house splash the lower siding, and if that is why the paint keeps failing there, we will point it out.

What a Lockport exterior job covers

Rotted sills and trim replaced

Soft window sills, brick molding and trim are cut out and replaced with new wood, primed on every side.

Lower siding boards

The bottom courses of wood siding, where water sits, are probed and replaced where they have gone soft.

Paint prep on sound wood

Failing paint is scraped off, edges are sanded and bare wood is primed so the finish coats bond.

Caulk renewed

Every open joint at trim, windows and siding ends gets new caulk to keep water out of the wood.

Doors and railings

Doors, garage doors and porch railings are prepped and painted along with the body and trim.

Yard and walks covered

Beds, walks and drives are covered while we work, and scraped paint is picked up every day.

How the work goes in Lockport

We probe the wood and walk the house with you for a free on-site estimate, then write the scope with carpentry and painting on separate lines. You approve that before anything starts. Rot we uncover after the estimate, behind a board or under a sill, is priced in writing and fixed only with your OK. We paint on dry days above 50 degrees and finish with a walkthrough around the house.

Wood probed at the estimate
Carpentry and paint on separate lines
New wood primed on every side
Open joints recaulked
Approval before any added repair
Walkthrough when we finish

Exterior Painting estimate in Lockport

Tell us about the project and we will set a time to look at it.

FAQ

Exterior Painting in Lockport: questions

Why replace wood instead of filling it?

Filler works on a shallow dent, but soft wood keeps rotting under a patch and pushes the paint off. New wood, primed on every face, gives the paint a solid base.

Do I need a permit for exterior work in Lockport?

Painting alone generally does not. If the job includes building work like a porch rebuild, we check with the City of Lockport and pull the permit where it is required.

When do you paint?

From spring to fall, on dry days above 50 degrees. Carpentry can start on days that are too cool for paint, and the estimate gives you the full day count.

Do you work around Lockport?

Yes. We also paint in Homer Glen, New Lenox, Romeoville and Lemont.

Can I text you photos of rotted trim?

Yes, text them to (815) 585-1750 and we will give you a read on it before the free on-site estimate.

Exterior Painting in Lockport