Wood siding and trim in La Grange scraped, sanded and primed down to sound wood, so the new paint lasts instead of peeling again.
La Grange is on our regular route for painting inside and out. Interior work covers walls, ceilings, trim, doors and cabinets, and exterior work covers siding, trim, doors, porches and railings. Before any paint goes on, our crew does the prep that decides how long it lasts: patching, sanding, caulking, priming and masking. Trim or siding boards that have rotted are replaced, since paint on soft wood will not hold.
We come into La Grange on I-294 and Ogden Avenue, and La Grange Road and 47th Street take us around town, including the blocks near downtown and the Metra station. It is a Cook County town next to La Grange Park and Western Springs, and if your house has painted wood siding, peeling is the problem we look at first. Peeling that keeps coming back usually means moisture or a failed layer underneath, so we scrape to a firm edge, sand the transitions, check the boards for soft spots and prime every bare area before the finish coats. Painting over loose paint looks fine for a season and then fails, and we would rather tell you that at the estimate.
Loose paint is scraped off and the edges are sanded so old layers do not show through the new coats.
Every spot scraped to bare wood gets primer the same day, before it can take on moisture.
Clapboards or trim pieces with rot are replaced with new material, primed and painted to match.
We caulk where siding butts into corner boards, windows and doors, which is where water gets behind paint.
Porch columns, spindles and handrails are scraped, primed and painted, with soft bases repaired first.
Inside, walls and ceilings are patched and primed, trim is caulked, and furniture and floors are covered throughout.
The estimate is free, and we walk the outside and any rooms with you to see what the surfaces need. Your written estimate covers each wall or room, the prep, the products and the coats, so the scope is settled before we start. If scraping exposes more rot than we could see, we write up the repair and go ahead only after you approve it. Work happens on the booked days, and we close out with a walkthrough and any touch-ups.
Send a photo of the peeling siding to (815) 585-1750, or call. We will come out, find the cause and write up the fix.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com