Interior Painting
Walls that crack again a month after painting, flat paint that scuffs when you wipe it, and old oil layers that peel off in sheets: most Quincy.
How we do itPainting and wallpaper services in Quincy
Forty kinds of work, from a single bathroom to a condo association. Each page explains the prep, the products, the process and the typical Quincy price.
Brands we work with: Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, California Paints, Farrow & Ball, PPG, Fine Paints of Europe, Cabot, Zinsser, York Wallcoverings, Thibaut, Schumacher, Phillip Jeffries, Graham & Brown, Roman.
We buy paint and paste by the job, most often Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams and California Paints for walls and trim, Cabot for shingles and decks, and papers from York, Thibaut and Schumacher when the homeowner has not already chosen a pattern.
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trim, cabinets and the plaster and drywall repairs that decide how the paint looks.
Ceiling Painting
A brown ring from the bathroom upstairs, a web of cracks spreading from the light fixture, or a ceiling that looks dingy next to fresh walls:.
How we do itKitchen Cabinet Painting
Dated oak or worn white cabinets, chipped edges by the sink, and a finish that feels tacky months after someone rolled latex on: painted cabinets.
How we do itTrim & Door Painting
Baseboards scuffed gray, door edges worn to bare wood, and window casings with drips from five past owners: trim is where an older Quincy house shows.
How we do itBathroom Painting
Paint bubbling over the tub, gray mildew freckling the ceiling, and a ragged line where someone rolled wall paint onto the tile: bathrooms ruin.
How we do itPlaster Wall Repair
A bulge that moves when you press it, a chunk that fell behind the radiator, or a crack running from the window corner to the ceiling after a.
How we do itDrywall Repair & Patching
A doorknob hole in the hallway, a soaked ceiling after a pipe let go in a cold snap, or tape seams that ridge and crack every winter: drywall damage.
How we do itPopcorn Ceiling Removal
A cottage cheese ceiling that sheds flakes, catches cobwebs and shadows every light fixture: acoustic texture dates a room fast, and taking it down.
How we do itStaircase & Banister Refinishing
A handrail worn gray where every hand grabs it, balusters chipped by vacuums, risers scuffed by shoes, and a newel post that was handsome once: the.
How we do itRadiator Painting
Old cast-iron radiators shed paint flakes, bloom with rust at the valves in damp bay air and wear decades of mismatched coats, and a can of.
How we do itExterior Painting
Clapboard, shingles, trim, porches, decks and fences, plus the rot repair and washing that come first.
Exterior House Painting
Peeling clapboard, chalky trim and bare gray wood on the weather side of a Quincy house mean the old paint film has stopped protecting the siding,.
How we do itTriple-Decker Painting
A triple-decker or stacked-porch two-family has porches on every floor, a roof edge three stories up and tenants coming and going all day, so a.
How we do itClapboard & Siding Painting
Clapboard that has split at the nails, aluminum siding that leaves white chalk on your sleeve and vinyl that has faded unevenly all need a different.
How we do itCedar Shingle Staining
Cedar shingles on Houghs Neck, Squantum and Adams Shore go gray, grow black mildew on the north walls and curl where old stain has worn off, and once.
How we do itExterior Trim & Window Painting
Window sills, sashes, corner boards and cornices take the worst of the weather, and on many Quincy houses the trim is peeling and soft long before.
How we do itPorch Painting
Quincy front porches take sun, snow, rock salt from boots and constant foot traffic, so floorboards wear bare, balusters split and ceilings peel long.
How we do itDeck Staining & Sealing
A deck that has turned gray, soaks up water and peels in patches where an old film coating failed will keep splintering and checking until the wood.
How we do itFence Painting & Staining
Your fence has gone gray and fuzzy, the pickets are cupping, and green growth is climbing the shady side.
How we do itBrick & Masonry Painting
Painted brick that blisters, flakes or sheds white powder is usually trapping water inside the wall.
How we do itWood Rot Repair
A screwdriver sinks into your window sill, the corner board crumbles at the bottom, or a porch column has gone soft.
How we do itPressure Washing
Green streaks on the north wall, black mildew on porch ceilings and a gray salt film off Quincy Bay make a house look neglected, and they keep new.
How we do itWallpaper & Wallcovering
Hanging, stripping and repairing paper, grasscloth, murals, commercial vinyl and relief papers.
Wallpaper Installation
You've chosen a paper you love, but the walls are wavy horsehair plaster, the corners lean, and a mismatched seam at eye level would spoil the whole.
How we do itWallpaper Removal
Old wallpaper is peeling at the seams, painted over, or stuck in three layers to plaster that crumbles when you scrape.
How we do itGrasscloth Installation
Grasscloth is a natural woven fiber, so every roll varies in tone and seams show more than on printed paper.
How we do itCommercial Vinyl Wallcovering
Hallway walls take carts, luggage, chairs and constant hands.
How we do itMural Wallcovering Installation
A wall mural only works if the image lines up across every panel and the wall underneath is flat enough not to telegraph cracks, bumps or old seams.
How we do itWallpaper Repair
A seam that has started to curl, a corner torn by a moving box or a brown stain from an ice dam can make a good wallpaper look tired, even when the.
How we do itSkim Coating & Wall Prep
Old plaster walls that are cracked, patched, wavy or scarred from wallpaper removal will show every flaw through fresh paint or new paper, and spot.
How we do itLincrusta & Anaglypta Installation
Embossed relief wallcoverings give a Victorian stair hall, dining room dado or ceiling the depth it was built with, but heavy Lincrusta and.
How we do itSpecialty & Historic
Lead-safe work, historic houses, Venetian plaster, decorative finishes, floors and color help.
Lead-Safe Painting
Most Quincy houses were painted long before 1978, so scraping a porch, sanding a window sash or stripping wallpaper can turn old lead paint into dust.
How we do itHistoric Home Painting
A Victorian on Wollaston Hill or a Federal-era house near Adams Street carries generations of paint, original wood you can't buy off the shelf, and a.
How we do itVenetian Plaster & Limewash
Flat paint can look thin in a room with tall ceilings and old plaster, and many owners want walls with real depth, soft movement in the color and a.
How we do itFaux & Decorative Finishes
A replacement door that doesn't match the oak trim, a dining room that feels plain or a mantel that needs character are all problems a skilled faux.
How we do itEpoxy Floor Coating
Bare concrete in an old garage or basement sheds dust, soaks up oil and road salt, and lifts any paint rolled onto it within a season or two.
How we do itColor Consultation
A two-inch chip under store lighting tells you almost nothing about how a color will look on a north-facing parlor wall at four in the afternoon,.
How we do itCommercial & Multi-Unit
Offices, shops, restaurants, rental turnovers and condo associations, on your schedule.
Commercial Painting
Most businesses cannot shut down for a week of painting, and they cannot have customers walking past wet walls, ladders and solvent smell either.
How we do itOffice Painting
Office walls wear out in the same places every year: behind chairs, along hallways, around light switches and in the kitchen.
How we do itRetail & Restaurant Painting
A dining room with greasy, chipped walls or a shop with scuffed fixtures tells customers something before anyone says hello, but closing for a.
How we do itApartment Turnover Painting
When a tenant moves out, every empty day costs rent, and the unit cannot be shown with nail holes, scuffed walls and a stained kitchen ceiling, least.
How we do itNot sure which service fits?
Describe the room or the house on the phone. We will tell you what it needs and set a walk-through.