Interior & Exterior Painting · Chicago, IL & surrounding suburbs
Interior & Exterior Painting in Chicago & the Suburbs
Interior and exterior painting where the prep gets the time it needs.
Overview
Interior & Exterior Painting — the work in detail
Paint fails where prep was skipped. Peeling exteriors, flashing over patches, and lines that wander are all prep problems wearing a paint problem's clothes. The rolling is the fast part; the scraping, sanding, patching, caulking and priming is where a paint job is actually decided.
LCD Construction Inc. paints interiors and exteriors as a standalone job and as the last step of our remodeling work — walls, ceilings, trim, doors, cabinets, siding and decks. Because we do the drywall and carpentry too, the patching and caulking that comes before the paint gets done to the same standard as the paint itself.
What's included
- Surface prep — scraping, sanding, degreasing and washing
- Drywall patching, crack repair and caulking
- Priming, including stain-blocking and bonding primers
- Interior walls, ceilings, trim, doors and closets
- Cabinet and built-in painting
- Exterior siding, trim, soffit, fascia, porches and decks
- Furniture, floor and landscaping protection, and daily cleanup
How the work runs
The process, step by step
Every stage below is handled by LCD Construction Inc. — you are not hiring the next trade separately once the previous one leaves.
- 01
Protect
Floors, furniture, fixtures and landscaping covered before anything else starts.
- 02
Prep
Scrape, sand, wash and degloss; patch drywall, fill nail holes and caulk gaps at trim.
- 03
Prime
Spot or full prime with the right primer for the substrate and for whatever is being covered.
- 04
Paint
Cut in and coat, with the number of coats the color change actually requires rather than a fixed number.
- 05
Detail and clean
Lines checked, touch-ups done, hardware and plates reinstalled, and the space left clean.
Materials we work with
- Interior wall, ceiling and trim paints in flat through semi-gloss
- Cabinet and trim enamels that level out and cure hard
- Exterior acrylic coatings and solid or semi-transparent deck stains
- Stain-blocking, bonding and masonry primers
Bring your own selections or ask us to spec them. We will tell you plainly what we can and cannot stand behind on material we did not supply.
Timeline & cost
We do not publish a price range for interior & exterior painting, because a number detached from your actual project is not useful to you. Scope, material lead times, permit review and what turns up once the walls are open all move it.
What you get instead is a free, no-obligation estimate for your property: what the work involves, what it costs, and the schedule we expect to hold to.
- Prep and patching done by people who also do the drywall and trim
- Primers chosen for the substrate, not one bucket for the whole house
- Clean lines at trim, ceilings and transitions
- Interior and exterior handled by the same contractor
Questions
Interior & Exterior Painting FAQs
The questions homeowners ask us most about this work. If yours is not here, ask it on the estimate request and we will answer it.
Do you paint cabinets?
Yes. Cabinets need degreasing, deglossing, a bonding primer and an enamel that cures hard — it is a different process from painting a wall, and shortcuts show up as chips within a year.
When is the right time to paint an exterior in Chicago?
Temperature and dew point matter more than the calendar. We schedule exterior work in conditions where the coating can actually cure, rather than pushing it into weather that will cost you the job.
How many coats do you apply?
As many as the change requires. A subtle repaint may cover in two; a dark-to-light change or bare patched drywall needs primer plus two. We tell you what we expect before we start.
Can you fix the cracks and holes before painting?
Yes, and we would rather. Patching, taping and texture matching are in-house, so wall repair and paint are one job with one person responsible for the result.
Other services
Most projects touch more than one trade. We carry all of these ourselves.
Interior & Exterior Painting across Chicagoland
We take on interior & exterior painting projects throughout Chicago, IL & surrounding suburbs. Each community page covers the local housing stock and what work in it usually involves.
Free estimates
Ready to talk about your interior & exterior painting project?
Estimates are free and carry no obligation. Tell us what you are planning and we will walk you through what it takes.