Painting and finishing
Master Craft & Design provides interior painting and exterior house painting for Fox Lake and nearby Lake and McHenry County homes. The work starts with surface repair, masking, caulking, sanding, and priming, then moves through clean application on walls, ceilings, trim, doors, cabinetry, siding, and other exterior surfaces.
Scope of work
Every home is different. The in-home consultation identifies which connected parts belong in your scope and which do not.
Preparation before color
Room count and paint color do not describe the labor that creates a durable finish. A useful proposal separates protection, cleaning, repair, preparation, application, access, and final touchups. Interior painting must protect occupied rooms and coordinate dry times; exterior house painting also depends on weather windows, substrate moisture, safe access, and landscaping protection.
Peeling, stains, failed caulk, nail pops, cracks, glossy coatings, bare material, moisture, and damaged drywall or wood require different preparation. The estimate should identify what will be patched, scraped, sanded, primed, or repaired before coating begins.
Furniture, floors, cabinetry, fixtures, pets, dust control, ventilation, room access, and daily cleanup influence how interior painting is sequenced in an occupied home.
Exterior house painting requires a workable weather window plus a plan for ladders, landscaping, siding height, windows, doors, fascia, soffits, and other architectural details.
Primer, coating type, sheen, color change, application method, cure conditions, failed caulk, and damaged trim should be matched to each surface and included clearly in the scope.
How the work moves
Good sequencing keeps decisions from colliding with construction. The team defines the work before it starts, then communicates through each phase.
The team reviews condition, prior coatings, repairs, access, and the level of finish expected before work is scoped.
Adjacent finishes are covered while repairs, sanding, caulking, and primer create a sound base for the finish coats.
Coatings are applied in sequence, edges and transitions are checked, and the space is cleaned for a final walkthrough.
Related project work
Homeowner feedback
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Edward and his team did a great job refinishing our wood floors and painting our deck. They were on time and did their job with care. Edward cares about his clients and wants to make sure they are happy with their final product. We would definitely call them again for another project.
Clear answers
Surface preparation can include common patching, sanding, caulking, and related repair. Larger damage or moisture sources may require separate corrective work first.
Yes. Doors, casing, baseboards, crown, and other finish carpentry can be included in the painting scope.
Yes. Master Craft & Design provides exterior house painting. Surface condition, access, material, moisture, and weather affect preparation, coating selection, and scheduling.
Yes. Painting is often most efficient when sequenced with drywall, cabinetry, trim, flooring, and other renovation work.
Connected work
Interior and exterior doors, window work, casing, baseboards, crown, hardware, and related repairs.
Explore serviceBuilt-ins, cabinets, shelves, storage, crown, base, wainscoting, refinishing, and detailed finish carpentry.
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Multi-room renovations, reconfigured living space, additions, interior-exterior updates, and coordinated finish work.
Explore serviceFree in-home consultation
Tell Master Craft & Design what you want to change, where the home is located, and what matters most about the finished space.