A front porch, railings and trim in Downers Grove painted to stand up to rain, snow and foot traffic, with the prep done right underneath.
Downers Grove is on our regular route for painting, inside and outside. Our interior work covers walls, ceilings, trim, doors and cabinets, and our exterior work covers siding, trim, doors, porches and railings. Most of the time on any job goes to prep, from patching and sanding to caulking, priming and masking. When we find rotted trim, we replace it with new wood rather than paint over it.
We come into Downers Grove on I-88 and I-355, and Ogden Avenue, Butterfield Road and Main Street get us anywhere in town, from the blocks around the downtown Metra station out toward Westmont and Lisle. It is a DuPage County town with a wide mix of house styles, and painting them well means matching the prep to what each one is made of. If your house has a front porch, that porch takes the hardest beating of any painted surface: floor boards see foot traffic and standing water, and railings and column bases stay wet after every storm. We sand those areas down, replace anything soft, prime bare wood and use a floor product made for porch decks.
Porch decking and steps are sanded, repaired where soft and coated with a floor product meant for foot traffic and weather.
We scrape and prime column bases, spindles and handrails, which stay wet longest and fail first.
Wood, fiber cement and aluminum siding each get the cleaning and primer they need, written into the scope.
Casings and sills are scraped, caulked where they meet the siding and finished in the number of coats the estimate lists.
Inside, we fill and sand cracks and holes, prime the repairs and roll walls and ceilings in the colors and sheens you choose.
Furniture is moved and covered, floors are protected with drop cloths and runners, and we clean up before we go.
Everything starts with a free on-site estimate, where we look at the porch, the siding and any rooms on your list. The estimate you get in writing names every surface, the prep, the products and the coats. If a porch board or column base turns out to be rotted through, we write up the repair price and wait for your OK before replacing it. When the paint is dry, we walk the job with you and take care of any touch-ups you find.
Call or text (815) 585-1750. We will look at the porch, siding or rooms and write up the full scope.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com