Short answer
Yes, we paint homes in Winfield, a village of 9,835 people and 3,981 housing units. Interior jobs can begin with stripping old wallpaper and repairing the wall beneath, then repainting rooms and trim, and exteriors are repainted with scraping and primer in the warmer months.
A small village with a long railroad history
Winfield's Hedges station dates to 1849 and is the oldest train depot in Illinois, and Central DuPage Hospital sits in the village. With 3,981 housing units, it is one of the smaller towns we paint in. Small towns get the same scope as big ones: a walk-through, a written list of surfaces and repairs, and prep before paint.
Taking wallpaper down without gouging the wall
Strippable paper peels dry, but most older papers need the face scored and the paste softened with warm water or a stripping solution. Painted-over paper is slower because the paint blocks the water. Once the paper is off, paste residue is washed away, torn drywall facing is sealed with a primer made for it and dents are filled before paint.
From bare wall to finished room
After removal, a wall rarely looks ready, even when it is sound. We sand the patches, prime the whole surface so it absorbs paint evenly and then roll two finish coats. If you want paper again instead, new wallpaper goes onto the same primed wall.
Winfield jobs, walls first
Wallpaper Removal
Old paper is scored, soaked and scraped off, and the wall is washed and sealed before any paint.
Drywall Repair
Torn facing and gouges left by old paper are sealed, filled and sanded smooth before priming.
Interior Painting
Rooms are repainted once walls are sound, ceilings first and trim last, in sheens matched to use.
Wallpaper Installation
Some rooms get new paper instead, hung on a primed wall so it comes off cleanly years later.
Exterior House Painting
Exteriors get scraped, caulked and primed in the warm months before two finish coats go on.
Color Consultation
After paper comes down, a color plan with large painted samples helps pick what goes up next.
Nearby areas we paint
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