Trim and doors with crisp lines and a hard, wipeable finish, and no paint where it does not belong. Our crew paints baseboard, casing, crown and doors in La Grange Park.
Trim takes more hits than any wall in the house, so the finish has to be harder and the prep has to be tighter. We fill nail holes, caulk the open joints where trim meets the wall, and sand glossy surfaces so the new coat has something to grip. Then we brush or spray an enamel in the sheen you choose and cut a straight line where the trim meets the wall color. Floors and anything near the work stay covered until the last coat is dry.
La Grange Park is on our regular route, reached off I-294 and 31st Street or up La Grange Road from Ogden Avenue in Cook County. If your trim was painted a long time ago, there may be an oil-based coat under the newer layers, and latex brushed straight over oil can peel off like tape. We test it first with a rag and a little denatured alcohol: if the paint softens it is latex, and if it does not, it gets a bonding primer before anything else. That one step decides whether the new paint stays on.
Old paint tested before we start, so we know whether it needs a bonding primer to hold the new coat.
Nail holes, dings and old hardware holes filled and sanded flush with the face of the trim.
Gaps along the wall, at mitered corners and where casing meets the jamb caulked for a clean paint line.
Every run of baseboard and every door and window casing in the rooms you pick, with both edges cut in.
Panel or flat doors painted on both faces and all edges, with hinges and latches kept free of paint.
Satin, semi-gloss or gloss enamel, named in the estimate so you know what finish you are getting.
We come out, look at the trim and doors with you, and write an estimate that lists each room, each door, the prep and the finish. If sanding turns up loose paint deeper than we priced, or a split piece of casing that should be replaced, we show you and price it in writing before we touch it. We book the days we said and tell you which doors will be off their hinges and for how long. At the end we walk the rooms with you and touch up whatever you point to.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 and we will come look at your trim and doors. The estimate is free and in writing before any sanding starts.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com