Your garden beds and shrubs come through the paint job the way they went in. We paint Palos Park exteriors with the grounds covered first and the trees worked around.
Before any scraping starts, we cover what is under the walls: shrubs, flower beds, walks, the driveway and anything else that could catch paint chips or drips. Then we wash the house, scrape loose paint, sand the edges and prime bare wood. Rotted trim and siding boards get replaced, and caulk is renewed at every open joint. Finish coats go on siding, trim, soffit and fascia, doors and railings.
We work in Palos Park every week, coming in on Route 45, 123rd Street and McCarthy Road past the Palos and Sag Valley forest preserves. If your house sits on a wooded lot, branches over the roofline drop debris onto wet paint and keep parts of the siding in shade all day. We tie back or work around limbs rather than cutting anything, and we paint the shaded walls after they have had time to dry. Ladders get set on boards where the ground is soft, so the lawn is not left with holes.
Drop cloths laid over plantings so scrapings and drips land on cloth instead of soil.
Siding and trim washed of dirt, pollen and mildew, then left to dry before prep.
Failing paint taken off, the edges sanded smooth and bare wood primed before color.
Soft siding boards, sills and fascia swapped for new wood primed on all sides.
Posts, spindles and railings scraped and painted, with loose pieces refastened first.
Chips raked from beds and lawn, ladder marks smoothed and the walks swept each day.
We walk the house and the yard with you so the estimate covers what gets painted and what gets protected. The written estimate lists each surface with its prep, product and coats, and any rotted wood we find later is shown to you and priced in writing before we replace it. We plan the work for dry days above 50 degrees from spring into fall, and we stick to the dates unless weather moves them. The job wraps up with a walk around the house and the beds.
The estimate covers the paint and the protection for your yard, in writing and free. Call or text (815) 585-1750.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com