Door, Baseboard and Trim Painting in Georgetown, Milton, Guelph & Kitchener
Doors and trim frame every room, and they take more abuse than the walls do: kicked baseboards, greasy door edges, casings gone yellow with age. A fresh coat of wall paint next to tired trim makes the trim look worse. Done properly, trim is the thing that makes a repaint look finished.
- Interior doors
- Baseboards and casings
- Crown moulding
- Wainscoting and panelling
- Front doors
- Frames and window trim
The work you do not see is most of it
A door that looks smooth and clean when we leave started with cleaning, sanding, filling every dent and nail hole and priming bare spots. Gaps between trim and wall get caulked so the paint line is sharp. One of the jobs pictured below shows a door with its prep coat still on and the same door finished. The difference is in the steps in between.
Hardware, hinges and hanging
Whether doors are painted in place or taken down depends on the door and the finish you want. We talk it through with you at the estimate. Either way, handles and hardware are protected or removed so the paint goes on the door, not the brass.
White trim, and the white that suits your house
There is no single right white. Against warm wood floors a bright, clean white can look cold, and against grey walls a creamy white can look dingy. We bring samples and look at them in your light. Trim is finished as its own step after the walls so the lines come out straight.
Panelling, wainscoting and crown
Panelled walls, wainscoting and crown add character and add edges. We have painted white wainscoting and panelled doors in recent homes, and the approach is the same each time: fill, sand, caulk, prime and finish, all cut in by hand.
Front doors
A front door takes weather and daily handling, so it gets a hard-wearing finish that is chosen for the door, not just the colour. A black front door is a classic for a reason, and the photo below shows one finished with the entry carefully masked off.
Recent door and trim projects
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Doors & trim FAQ
Do you paint interior doors, baseboards and casings?
Yes. Doors, baseboards, casings, crown and window trim are all part of the work, each filled, sanded, caulked and finished as its own step.
Do you take doors off their hinges?
Sometimes, depending on the door and the finish you want. We talk it through at the estimate so there are no surprises.
Can you repaint yellowed or old trim?
Yes. Old trim usually needs a good clean and some sanding first so the new coat bonds. If there are many layers of old paint, we plan extra prep time into the estimate.
How do I pick the right white?
Bring us what you have or ask us to bring samples. We look at them in your own light, beside your floors and walls, before you decide.
Do you paint front doors?
Yes, with a hard-wearing exterior finish. Front doors and garage doors are covered in more detail on our exterior painting page.