Sharp trim and good-looking doors in your Carol Stream home, inside and out. We fill, caulk and sand every run of molding before the enamel goes on.
Trim and door painting covers the baseboard, door casing, window trim, crown, stair rails and the doors themselves, inside the house and out. Every nail hole gets filled, every open joint gets caulked, and glossy old paint gets sanded so the new coat grips. Where the old finish is oil-based, a bonding primer goes on before the enamel. You pick the sheen, and we cut a straight line where the trim meets the wall.
We cover Carol Stream every week, working off North Avenue, Gary Avenue and Army Trail Road in this part of DuPage County, from the Great Western Trail down to Schmale Road. A front door that faces the street takes more weather and more hands than anything else on the house. Exterior doors get painted on dry days above 50 degrees, from spring through fall. If your entry door has a storm door in front of it, we look at how much sun that side gets before you settle on a dark color, because heat trapped between the two can soften fresh paint.
Baseboard gets cleaned, dents filled, the top joint caulked and two coats of enamel brushed on with the floor masked.
Casing gets filled at the nail holes and miters, then caulked where it meets the wall so the paint line runs straight.
Exterior doors get the hardware off, the edges sanded and sealed, and a finish that stands up to sun and rain.
Interior doors come down, get painted lying flat for a smoother finish, and go back up once cured with the hardware reinstalled.
Rails and spindles get sanded where hands wear them and painted one spindle at a time, with the treads covered.
Where the old trim paint is oil-based, a bonding primer goes on first so the new enamel does not peel.
We walk the house with you and leave a free written estimate that lists each room's trim, each door, the prep and the sheen. If we pull a door and find a split stile or a stripped hinge screw hole, we show you and price the repair in writing before touching it. You pick the start date, and we book around the days we said. At the end we walk the trim with you and touch up anything you point to.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 and tell us which rooms and doors you want painted. We will walk them with you and put the prep and sheen in writing.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com