Interior Painting in Medford, MA

How this plays out in Medford

Most of what we paint in Medford is three-deckers and two-families. Three-deckers and two-families through South Medford, Colonial Revivals and Victorians in West Medford, and postwar single-families toward the Fells. South Medford is packed three-deckers; West Medford and the Fells edge are detached houses with driveways. The staging, the access and the pricing are not comparable.

The way we work it

Prep is most of it — wash, patch, sand, prime, then two finish coats. We move and cover furniture and clean up at the end of every day.

Ceilings first, then walls, then trim — working top down so drips land on unfinished surfaces. Cut lines get brushed before the roller comes anywhere near the wall, and we pull tape while the last coat is still slightly open so the film breaks clean instead of tearing.

What usually fails

The usual failure is rolling a second coat too soon. The surface skins over while the underside is still wet, and a month later you get burnish marks wherever someone wipes the wall.

What the quote covers

• Line-by-line scope — prep, materials and labour costed separately
• A real start date and duration, held to
• Licence #193121 and certificate of insurance in writing
• Two-year workmanship warranty

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