We give Lockport porches, columns, wood trim and interiors the careful prep they need, and the scraping, priming and rot repair are all in the written estimate.
Our painting covers walls, ceilings, trim, doors and cabinets inside the house, and siding, trim, doors, porches and railings outside. We start every job by patching, sanding, caulking, priming and masking, which takes more hours than the painting itself. Wood that has rotted gets cut out and replaced with new stock before anything gets painted. Furniture is moved and covered, floors are protected, and the products and coats for each surface are written down.
We cover Lockport on Route 7, Route 171, State Street and Farrell Road, from downtown Lockport along the I&M Canal out to the neighborhoods off Farrell Road in Will County. Homes with front porches, turned columns and wood trim need more hand work than a vinyl-sided house, and the estimate should show that. Column bases and the bottoms of porch steps are where rot starts, so we probe them before we paint and replace what is soft. Wood windows and trim with old paint get scraped, sanded smooth at the edges and primed bare, and we keep paint out of the sash tracks so the windows still open.
Probed for rot, soft sections replaced, then scraped, primed and painted.
Sanded and painted with a finish made for foot traffic and weather, with loose parts fixed first.
Scraped to a sound edge, sanded smooth, primed bare and finished in the coats on the estimate.
Sashes and casing prepped and painted with the tracks kept clean, so the windows still open.
Cracks and holes repaired, patches primed, then rolled out in an even finish.
Sanded, caulked and finished in an enamel, with hardware taken off and reinstalled.
We walk every side of the house and every room you want done, then write a free estimate that lists the surfaces, the prep, the products and the coats. On a house with a lot of wood trim, we expect to find a soft board or two, and each one is priced in writing and approved by you before we replace it. Outside work happens on dry days above 50 degrees from spring to fall, and we book around the days we said. We end with a walkthrough of the whole job and touch up whatever you point to.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 to set up a free visit. We will look at the porch, the trim and every room on your list and put it all in writing.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com