Exterior doors and trim that shed weather, and interior trim with a finish that wipes clean. We paint both, inside and out, in Willow Springs.
Trim and door painting covers more than the inside of the house. Indoors it is baseboard, casing, crown, stair rails and doors, filled, caulked, sanded and enameled. Outdoors it is entry doors, door frames, window trim and the brick mold around them, where the prep matters even more because the paint has to stand up to sun and water. Either way, we sand off the gloss, prime what needs it and cut clean lines where the trim meets the next surface.
We cover Willow Springs, coming in off I-294 or along Archer Avenue and Willow Springs Road in Cook County. If your house sits close to the Des Plaines River or backs up to the forest preserves, the trees can keep exterior trim shaded and damp, and mildew grows under paint that goes on over it. We wash exterior trim first, let it dry and check the bottoms of door frames and window sills with a probe, since that is where soft wood starts. Rotted pieces get replaced, not painted over.
Front and back doors cleaned, sanded and painted with an exterior enamel, with weatherstripping and hardware kept clean.
Frames and brick mold probed for soft wood, repaired or replaced, then primed and painted.
Exterior window casing and sills scraped, caulked at every open joint and painted.
Shaded trim washed and left to dry before any paint goes on, so the coat bonds to clean wood.
Baseboard, casing and crown inside the house filled, caulked and enameled in your sheen.
Soft or split trim boards swapped for new ones primed on all sides, instead of filled and painted over.
We look at the trim inside and out with you and write an estimate that splits the interior and exterior work, with the prep and the paint for each. Exterior work goes on dry days above 50 degrees, so we book it around the weather and tell you when a day moves. When we find rot the estimate did not count, we show you and price the repair in writing before we replace it. At the end we walk both sides of the house with you and touch up what you point to.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 to set a time. We look at the inside and outside trim and put the estimate in writing first.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com