A staircase in your Bloomingdale home with rails and spindles that look sharp from the front door. We paint every spindle by hand and keep the treads covered the whole time.
Rails, spindles, newel posts, baseboard, casing, crown and doors are what this job covers. Enamel on woodwork shows every dent and gap, so most of our time goes into filling, caulking and sanding before the primer. Old oil-based finishes get a bonding primer so the new coat does not lift. Doors come down to be painted lying flat when that gives a smoother face, and each one goes back on with its hardware once cured.
Bloomingdale is on our regular route, off Lake Street, Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale Road and Gary Avenue in DuPage County. If your house has an open foyer with a staircase, the rail and spindles are the first trim anyone sees walking in. Spindles take the most time on any trim job, because each one has four sides and turned details a roller cannot reach. Where a stained rail sits over painted spindles, we mask the rail tight and keep that line straight down the whole run.
Each spindle gets sanded, primed where needed and brushed on all four sides and every turned detail.
The rail gets sanded where hands have worn it, then painted, or masked and left stained if you want to keep the wood.
The trim board running beside the treads gets filled, caulked to the wall and enameled.
Stair treads stay covered while we work, and we paint in sections so there is always a dry way up.
Casing and baseboard around the entry get the same prep and sheen as the stair parts.
Doors come off, get painted flat, and go back up with their hinges and knobs once the enamel cures.
It starts with a free walkthrough and a written estimate that counts the spindles, lists the doors and names the sheen for each surface. Should a loose spindle or cracked rail turn up during prep, we stop, show you and put the repair price in writing for your approval. We agree on dates up front and keep the stairs usable by working one section at a time. A last walkthrough with you finishes the job, with touch-ups on anything you mark.
Text a photo of your staircase to (815) 585-1750. We will count the spindles in person and write the estimate for free.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com