Trim & Door Painting in Lisle, IL

Trim and door painting in Lisle

In Lisle we paint baseboard, door and window casing, crown, stair rails, spindles and doors, inside and out. Each job starts with repair work: loose paint scraped, nail holes and cracks filled, open joints caulked. We sand any glossy surface and use a bonding primer wherever the old paint is oil-based. The enamel you pick goes on last, with a clean edge at the wall and the glass.

Lisle is on our route off I-88 and Route 53, with Ogden Avenue and Maple Avenue taking us into the neighborhoods and the Morton Arboretum along its edge. It is in DuPage County, next to Naperville, Downers Grove, Woodridge and Warrenville. If your window sills are cracked or the paint has lifted near the glass, winter condensation running off the window is the usual cause. We scrape the loose paint, let the wood dry, fill and sand, prime any bare wood and give the sills an extra coat, because they take more water and sun than any other trim in the room.

What Lisle trim and window painting covers

Sills scraped and dried

Peeling paint on the sill comes off and the wood gets time to dry before any filler or primer goes on.

Cracks filled at the glass

Gaps where the sill or stop meets the window get filled or caulked so water stops getting under the paint.

Extra coat on the sill

Sills get one more coat than the casing, since they sit flat and catch water and sun.

Casing and apron

The casing and the apron under the sill get their nail holes filled and the wall joint caulked before the color goes on.

Doors and baseboard

The rest of the room's trim and doors can be done on the same visit with the same prep.

Clean edges at the glass

Paint gets cut neatly where trim meets glass, and any stray paint on the glass gets scraped off.

How a Lisle trim job runs

We come out, look at every window and door you want done, and give you a free written estimate. The scope lists the sills, casing, doors and trim, the prep for each and the sheen. If we find soft or rotted wood under the paint, we stop and show you, and the repair is priced in writing for your approval before we go on. We book around the days we said and look at every window with you when we finish.

Estimate written up for free
Peeling sills scraped and dried first
Gaps at the glass filled
Extra coat on every sill
Rot shown to you and priced first
Window-by-window final check

Trim & Door Painting estimate in Lisle

Tell us about the project and we will set a time to look at it.

FAQ

Trim & Door Painting in Lisle: questions

Why do my window sills keep peeling?

Water from condensation sits on the sill and gets under the paint through hairline cracks. We scrape, dry, fill and prime the wood and seal the gaps so the new paint has a chance to stay.

Do you paint trim in Naperville and Warrenville too?

Yes. We do trim and door painting in Naperville, Warrenville and Wheaton, and the estimate works the same way.

What if the sill is rotted?

We show you, then price a repair or a new sill in writing before we do it. Call or text (815) 585-1750 with a photo and we can tell you what we see.

Do I need a permit in Lisle to paint trim and windows?

Scraping, priming and painting sills is not usually permit work. Swapping out a window or door can be, so in that case we check with Lisle first and pull the permit if it is required.

How long does window trim take?

It depends on how many windows need sill repair, since wet wood has to dry before primer. We put the number of days in the estimate.

Trim & Door Painting in Lisle