New paint that stays on your Addison trim instead of peeling off in strips. We test what is already on the wood and prime for it before the finish coat.
Painting trim and doors means the baseboard, casing, crown, window trim, stair parts and doors, handled with more care than the walls around them. Enamel shows every flaw, so we fill nail holes, caulk every open seam and sand the old finish dull before priming. Doors get painted flat where that gives a better finish, then rehung once cured with the knobs and hinges back on. What you see at the end is a straight, clean line where the trim meets the wall.
We work in Addison every week, coming in on I-290, I-355 and Route 53 and across Lake Street and Army Trail Road in DuPage County. If your Addison trim was painted with oil-based enamel at some point, latex laid straight over it will peel. We check with a rubbing alcohol test on a hidden spot: if the paint softens, it is latex, and if it does not, it is probably oil. Oil gets a scuff-sand and a bonding primer, and then the new enamel holds.
We test a hidden spot of your trim to learn whether it is oil or latex before we choose the primer.
Trim and doors with old oil paint get sanded dull and primed with a bonding primer so the topcoat grips.
Paint already lifting off a door or casing gets scraped back to a firm edge and feathered with sandpaper.
Open joints at miters, corners and the top of the baseboard get filled with paintable caulk.
Interior doors come down and lie flat on stands, so the enamel levels out without runs.
Hinges, knobs and strike plates come off before painting and get reinstalled once the paint has cured.
Your free estimate comes in writing and spells out each door, each room of trim, the primer and the sheen. If the paint test shows oil where we expected latex, or a door turns out to be damaged, you see it and approve a written price before we change the plan. We set the start date together and stick to it. When the last door goes back on, we walk the house with you and handle any touch-ups.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 and we will look at your trim, test the old paint and write the price down.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com