Rotten and damaged wood dealt with before the paint goes on. We look for it during the evaluation, and if more shows up once work starts, you hear about it before we touch it.
detailed, electronic, e-signed
Our standard is to address the condition of the surface before applying the finish, rather than simply covering an existing problem with paint. That is why carpentry repair exists as part of what we do — not as an upsell, but because a coating over rotten wood is a coating that fails.
Opened up, so the repair goes in before the finish
Rot is usually visible as a paint problem first. If any of these sound like your house, it is worth having someone look before the next repaint rather than after it.
The things homeowners notice first
We look for rotten or damaged wood during our initial evaluation. Some of it is only visible once the work begins.
The work
A wood-sided home where the siding had failed. The damaged sections were dealt with before any finish went on.
Before · the siding as we found it
After · repaired, primed and painted
The cost
Repairs identified during the evaluation are written into the proposal. Anything found later is discussed with you before it is done.
This is the part of a painting project people dread, so it is worth being plain about. Some rot is only visible once the old finish comes off. When that happens we stop, show you what we found, and price it before we carry on — it does not get absorbed silently and it does not appear as a surprise at the end.
You can also say no. Painting over it is not what we would recommend, and we will tell you what we think it costs you later, but it stays your decision and your house.
Your project
