Joints sealed so water stays out from behind the paint and the trim. We paint Lombard exteriors with fresh caulk at every open seam before the finish coats.
Most paint failure on trim starts at a joint: a gap at a window corner or where trim meets siding lets water in, and the paint lifts from behind. That is why we pull cracked caulk and run new caulk at every open joint before finish paint goes on. The work around it follows the usual order: wash, scrape loose paint, sand the edges, prime bare wood, and replace any boards that have already rotted. Then siding, trim, soffit, fascia, doors and railings get their coats.
We cover Lombard every week, coming in off I-355 and Roosevelt Road, or along St. Charles Road and Main Street near the Metra station and Lilacia Park. If your house has wood trim around the windows, the bottom corners of each casing are where caulk fails first and where we look closest. Gaps wider than caulk should fill get backer rod first, so the seal flexes instead of tearing. On the side of the house that takes the weather, we also check the joints under the gutters, since overflow there soaks the fascia.
Cracked and shrunken caulk cut out instead of buried under new caulk.
Window and door casings, corner boards and trim-to-siding seams sealed before paint.
Deep gaps filled with backer rod first so the caulk bead stays the right size and flexes.
Siding and trim washed, loose paint scraped, edges sanded and bare wood primed.
Boards that water already reached are cut out and replaced with new primed stock.
Plantings, walks and the driveway covered during the work, with the yard picked up each evening.
We go around the house with you and look closely at the joints, sills and trim, then send a written estimate with each surface, the prep, the product and the coats. When a joint we planned to caulk turns out to hide a rotted board, we show you, write up the price and wait for your yes before replacing it. Exterior work goes on the calendar for dry days above 50 degrees between spring and fall. At the end we walk the outside together and handle any touch-ups you find.
Every seam and surface goes into the written scope. Set up your free estimate by calling or texting (815) 585-1750.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com