Short answer
Yes, we paint in Joliet, Illinois' third-largest city with 150,362 residents. Homes in the East Side and Upper Bluff historic districts often need wood repair, scraping and priming before paint, and homes older than 1978 come under federal lead rules for paid paint work. Newer homes get regular siding, trim and interior repaints.
Joliet East Side and Upper Bluff
Joliet's East Side Historic District joined the National Register in 1980 and the Upper Bluff Historic District followed in 1991. Houses old enough for that recognition have had many coats of paint and many winters, and the wood under the paint decides how a repaint goes. We probe sills, corner boards and porch trim before quoting. Whether a color change needs review is a question for the city.
Rot repair before primer, never after
Paint over soft wood fails within a season, because moisture keeps working underneath. Small soft spots are dug out, hardened and filled with a two-part epoxy that sands and paints like wood. Larger failures get the board replaced with new stock, primed on all sides before it goes up, as described under wood rot repair. Only then does the whole house get primed and painted.
Repainting older wood that has many coats
Thick old paint cracks across the grain and lifts in plates. We scrape to a sound edge, feather the steps so they do not telegraph through, and prime every bare spot. On pre-1978 houses the build year guides how that scraping is contained and cleaned up.
Joliet work that starts with the wood
Wood Rot Repair Before Painting
Sills, fascia and door jambs on older Joliet houses are checked for soft wood before any paint is scraped.
Exterior House Painting
Exteriors in both historic districts and newer areas get scraped, primed and finished in two coats.
Porch, Railing & Column Painting
Porch floors and columns take standing water and need floor enamel and sealed joints at the bases.
Plaster Repair
Older interiors may have plaster walls with cracks that need reattaching and skimming before paint.
Exterior Trim, Soffit & Fascia Painting
Window trim and soffits get scraped to sound paint and recaulked before rain can get behind them.
Interior Painting
Rooms in homes of every age are patched, primed and repainted through the colder months.
Nearby areas we paint
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, epa.gov.