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Before & after

Before & After: Painting and Handyman Work

Drag the slider on each one. The illustrated examples show the problems we fix most often in Fairfield County homes, and exactly what each job involves.

Painting

Painting transformations

Illustration: the same colonial freshly painted slate blue with white trim, navy shutters and a red doorIllustration: colonial house with faded, peeling siding, mildew streaks and a crooked shutterBeforeAfter
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Exterior repaint on a clapboard colonial

Peeling, mildewed siding and a rotted corner board, turned into a crisp New England color scheme.
  1. Soft wash to kill mildew
  2. Replace rotted corner board
  3. Scrape, sand & spot-prime bare wood
  4. Caulk open joints
  5. Two finish coats on body, trim, shutters & door
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Illustration: glossy sapphire-blue front door with brass handle, kick plate and plantersIllustration: faded red front door with peeling paint and tarnished knobBeforeAfter
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Front door & entry refresh

A sun-faded, peeling door repainted in a deep sapphire gloss with new brass hardware.
  1. Remove hardware, sand & de-gloss
  2. Spot-prime bare wood
  3. Two coats of exterior enamel
  4. Paint casing & trim
  5. Install new handleset & kick plate
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Illustration: the same wall painted blue-gray with white trim, art and a plantIllustration: beige living room wall with scuffs, nail holes, patches and a crackBeforeAfter
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Living room walls & trim

Scuffs, nail holes and a ceiling-corner crack repaired, then painted a calm blue-gray with bright white trim.
  1. Fill nail holes & tape the crack
  2. Sand and spot-prime patches
  3. Caulk baseboard gaps
  4. Two coats on walls
  5. Semi-gloss on trim & window
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Illustration: the same kitchen with white upper cabinets, navy lower cabinets and brass pullsIllustration: kitchen with honey-oak cathedral cabinets and round knobsBeforeAfter
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Kitchen cabinet painting

Dated honey-oak cabinets transformed into white uppers and a navy base with brass pulls — no remodel needed.
  1. Remove & label doors and drawers
  2. Degrease and scuff-sand
  3. Fill oak grain (optional)
  4. Bonding primer
  5. Spray cabinet-grade enamel
  6. Install new brass hardware
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Illustration: the same deck stained a rich cedar colorIllustration: gray weathered deck with stains, splits and mildewBeforeAfter
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Deck cleaning & restain

Gray, mildewed boards washed, brightened and protected with a semi-transparent cedar stain.
  1. Wash & treat mildew
  2. Wood brightener
  3. Set popped nails, replace bad boards
  4. Light sanding
  5. Semi-transparent stain on boards & railings
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Handyman

Handyman repairs

Illustration: the same wall repaired seamlessly with a small wall bumperIllustration: wall with a ragged doorknob hole and cracksBeforeAfter
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Doorknob hole in drywall

A doorknob hole patched so it disappears, painted to match, plus a wall bumper so it doesn’t happen again.
  1. Cut back to solid drywall
  2. Install backing & patch
  3. Tape, mud & feather out
  4. Prime & paint to match
  5. Add wall bumper / door stop
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Illustration: TV mounted on the wall, cables hidden, soundbar on a floating shelfIllustration: TV on a small table with tangled cables and art leaning on the floorBeforeAfter
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TV mounting & cable cleanup

A TV moved from a wobbly stand to a secure wall mount, cables hidden, with a floating shelf for the soundbar.
  1. Locate studs (or masonry anchors)
  2. Install rated mount at eye level
  3. Hide cables in an in-wall kit or raceway
  4. Install floating shelf
  5. Hang art & patch old holes
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Illustration: the same window with a new white sill and fresh paintIllustration: window with a crumbling rotted sill and peeling paintBeforeAfter
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Rotted window sill replacement

Soft, rotted sill and peeling casing replaced with rot-resistant material, sealed and painted.
  1. Remove rotted sill
  2. Check framing for water damage
  3. Install new sill (PVC or treated)
  4. Caulk & seal joints
  5. Prime & paint sill, casing and siding
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Illustration: the same ceiling clean and repaintedIllustration: ceiling with a brown water-stain ring and bubbling paintBeforeAfter
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Ceiling water stain after a leak

After the leak was fixed, bubbled paint scraped, the stain sealed with stain-blocking primer and the ceiling repainted.
  1. Confirm the leak is fixed & area is dry
  2. Scrape bubbled paint
  3. Patch & sand
  4. Stain-blocking primer
  5. Repaint the full ceiling
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Illustrations show typical jobs and are not photos of specific homes. Photos from our own completed projects are added to this page as jobs wrap up.

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