House Painting

Interior Painting

Your home is your sanctuary. Your personal private space. We respect that. As a privileged guest in your home, we earn your trust each and every day by taking the care and concern of your property as we would our own. And with hundreds of interior home painting projects successfully completed by our trusted and competent crews, you can rest assured you’re in good hands even while you’re away at work or on holidays! Just ask for our references before we begin to hear it directly from our customers who were confident in leaving their home in our care and thrilled with the work AND the clean up when they returned. It’s like having the job done by a painter in the family! You have my word on it.

DEE POTTER Owner/President

Set up:

As space allows, small furniture and other portable items are removed from the area. Remaining furniture is centered in the room and covered with plastic or clean drop sheets to protect them from dust and spatter. Drop sheets are then carefully placed around the perimeter to protect the exposed floors. Electrical plate covers, lighting, shelving and other incidental hardware removed or masked. Picture hooks are removed and any holes you want left unfilled are circled in pencil (to replace the hook or hardware in its exact position after painting).

Prep:

All surfaces are sanded and areas of failing paint are scraped. Holes and other major flaws are patched and where cracks are severe, a layer of mesh Fibatape is applied to bind the crack along with 3 coats of plaster to smooth it over. All plaster repairs are then sanded and spot-primed. Gaps in corners and around all trim are caulked with paintable interior latex caulking and left to dry before painting.

Painting:

Once we have confirmed your colour selections from any source you choose, we have your paints custom made to order by one of our top name brand suppliers to meet or exceed the specifications required. Then our paint crew skillfully applies two coats of your selected colours by brush and roller techniques as specified by the manufacturer and as governed by PDCA Industry Standards to which we are bound. The result is a beautiful solid and consistent finish with colour retention and durability to keep your home looking vibrant for years to come. For exquisite depth of colour and scrub ability without the glare, ask us about our “scrubable flat finish system” for the finest finish available! Contact us for more information about using high quality matte coatings and a free on-site consultation.

Clean-up:

Clean and Tidy is the ColourWorks Painting mantra! Plastic sheeting is carefully removed and disposed of. Drop sheets are folded into themselves to trap all dust and debris to be removed. Masking tape is removed. Floors are swept and/or vacuumed and hardware is reinstalled. Furniture is put back in place as close to their original positions as possible depending on the status of drying paint at the time. All tools, materials and equipment are removed along with any remaining garbage if not conveniently timed with your regular pick up.

Inspection:

Once our painters have carefully reviewed their work for possible imperfections, you're invited to walk through the job with the project manager to make sure you're completely satisfied. Any concerns will be addressed and corrected immediately on the spot or at your earliest convenience. Once you're satisfied you'll be asked to fill out and sign our brief Project Completion and Satisfaction Form.

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Exterior Painting

Curb appeal matters whether you're selling or staying. It tells the world (or at least your neighbors) how you feel about life in your home. A professional exterior paint job is like putting a smile on your house. It's also is the most cost effective way toward keeping it in good repair and saving on costly repairs down the road. Done properly, it even saves you money on heating and cooling costs! But it takes a professional painting contractor who knows exactly how to meet current environmental concerns while properly preparing your old weathered surfaces to maximize the adhesion and colour retention of modern coatings to protect your investment for years to come. In fact, ask us how we can guarantee your exterior paint job for as long as you own your home.

Our Exterior Painting Process

Set Up:

Plants, shrubs, hedges and trees are carefully protected with loose plastic sheeting to protect from debris and paint spatter. Also, when and where appropriate, door handles, light fixtures and other incidental hardware is removed or masked as needed.

We start with pressure washing to strip away all loose and failing paint and remove all dirt, debris and pollutants.

Then we scrape and power sand away any remaining loose or peeling paint down to a solid sound surface.

All exposed bare wood or metal substrates are then spot primed with a surface appropriate primer to seal, protect and promote adhesion of the finish coats wherever necessary. Knots and sap-rich grain on wood surfaces are sealed with a shellac-based primer to keep them from bleeding through the finish coats and all areas of rusted metal are sealed with rust primer.

All gaps on and around windows, doors and door frames are neatly caulked with exterior grade latex caulking.

Existing glossy painted surfaces are scuff sanded to provide a "tooth" for the new paint to cling to.

Once we have confirmed your colour selection from any source you choose, we have your paint or stain made to order by one of our top name brand suppliers to meet or exceed the specifications required. And after carefully protecting your grounds and property with drop sheets, our paint crew skillfully applies two coats of your selected colour by brush and roller techniques as specified by the manufacturer and governed by our commitment to PDCA Industry Standards. The result is a beautiful solid and consistent finish with the durability to protect your home for years to come. We also offer an exterior painting system with a Lifetime Guarantee!. Contact us for more information about our Lifetime Exterior Painting Warranty and a free on-site consultation to give you everlasting beauty and protection.

Job sites are tidied every day with paint chips swept up from walks and driveways and vacuumed from lawns and gardens, tools and paint materials are stored neatly and ladders tucked away and locked in an area best suited to your premises. At job end, the entire grounds are cleaned thoroughly as needed with all tools, ladders and materials taken away along with any remaining garbage if not conveniently timed with your regular pick up. All we leave behind is leftover tinted finish paint for your convenience in case of touch ups at a later date.

Once our painters have carefully reviewed their work for possible imperfections, you're invited to walk through the job with the project manager to make sure you're completely satisfied. Any concerns will be addressed and corrected immediately on the spot or at your earliest convenience. Once you're satisfied you'll be asked to fill out and sign our brief Project Completion and Satisfaction Form.

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