Exterior Painting in Naperville, IL
Exterior trim painting in Naperville: fascia, soffits, windows and porches
Peeling fascia, gray window sills or a porch rail shedding paint? Trim fails years before siding, so we repaint it on its own and you skip a whole-house job.
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This job
Exterior Trim, Fascia & Soffit Painting
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Exterior trim painting in Naperville, IL means scraping, priming and two coats of exterior enamel on fascia, soffits, window casings, shutters and porch parts. Trim usually fails well before the siding does, so it can be repainted on its own schedule.
The job
Why trim peels while the siding still looks fine
Trim sits where water collects: sills hold rain, fascia takes gutter overflow and porch rails catch snow. The paint there cracks and lifts first, and once it does, bare wood grays, soaks up water and starts to rot at the joints.
We repair what is soft, scrape to a sound edge, prime every bare spot and recaulk joints before any enamel goes on. Colors are matched to the existing trim, or changed if you want a new accent.
What moves the price
What moves the price of trim painting
Trim is priced by length and height more than by the size of the house.
- 01Linear feet of trim
Fascia, casings and rails are measured by length, not wall area.
- 02Height
Second-story fascia and gables need taller ladders and more set-up.
- 03Condition
Peeling, gray wood and open joints add scraping, priming and caulk.
- 04Wood repair
Soft sills or fascia sections are replaced before paint.
- 05Detail
Spindles, dentil molding and shutters take longer than flat boards.
- 06Color change
A new trim color usually needs an extra coat.
What this job covers
A
Fascia and soffits
Fascia boards take gutter overflow and ice-dam meltwater, so their paint lifts along the bottom edge first. Soffits peel for the opposite reason: moisture from the attic or bath fans pushing out from behind. We scrape and sand both, prime bare wood and probe for soft spots before painting. Vented soffits are brushed and rolled so the vents stay open, and faded aluminum-wrapped fascia can be cleaned and coated in a fresh color. We paint behind the gutter line wherever we can reach it, since that edge rots first.
B
Window trim and shutters
Window casings and sills fail at the bottom corners, where water sits and the joints open. We cut out cracked caulk, scrape and sand to a firm edge, fill small gaps and prime bare wood, then apply two coats of exterior enamel. Glass edges are cut by hand rather than taped. Wood shutters are cleaned and painted in place, and faded vinyl shutters can take a color change with a coating made for vinyl. Sills get an extra coat because they take the most weather.
C
Porch columns and railings
Porch columns, rails and balusters get leaned on, handled and splashed with melting snow, and the paint wears at the base of each column first. We check column bases and rail joints for rot, scrape and sand every spindle, prime bare wood and finish with a hard-wearing exterior enamel. Porch ceilings get their own coat. Railings are painted by brush so the paint wraps every edge, since the edges are where water gets in. Porch floors can be painted at the same visit with a floor enamel made for foot traffic.
Around Naperville
Mid-century streets like Elmwood Drive and Robin Hill Drive, with median build years between 1954 and 1960, are mostly smaller ranches, and their trim often carries decades of paint. Any home built before 1978 may have lead in that old paint, and the EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting rule requires contractors disturbing it to use lead-safe work practices. On those houses we plan the scraping around containment and cleanup, not just around the ladder.
How the job runs
How a trim job runs
- Step 1
Walk-around
We look at every run of trim, probe for rot and note colors and repairs.
- Step 2
Protect
Plantings, walks and windows below the work get covered.
- Step 3
Scrape and sand
Loose paint comes off to a firm edge and rough spots are sanded.
- Step 4
Repair and caulk
Soft wood is replaced, gaps filled and split caulk redone.
- Step 5
Prime and paint
Bare wood is primed, then two coats of exterior enamel go on.
- Step 6
Final walk
We walk the house with you, touch up and clear every chip.
Compare the options
Painting trim yourself, or having us do it
Trim is a common weekend project. These are the spots where it goes wrong.
| Item | Doing it yourself | Having us do it |
|---|---|---|
| Ladder work at the eaves | Second-story fascia means reaching from a tall extension ladder | Ladders and planks set up and secured for the height |
| Old paint on older homes | Homeowners on their own house are exempt from the EPA lead rule, but the dust is the same | Contractors must use lead-safe work practices on pre-1978 homes |
| Caulk and bare wood | Easy to paint over split caulk and gray wood | Old caulk cut out and bare wood primed first |
| Glass lines | Tape pulls paint off or lets it bleed | Edges cut by hand with an angled brush |
Exterior trim enamels we apply come from Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore and PPG.
Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, JC Licht, Behr, PPG, Valspar, Cabot, Sikkens, Rust-Oleum, Zinsser, Purdy, Wooster
More often than the siding. Sills, fascia and porch parts facing south or west often need attention every few years.
Yes. Trim-only jobs are common, and we match the existing color or change the trim color if you want.
Yes. It is cleaned, scuffed and coated with a paint that bonds to metal, which refreshes faded wraps.
Small soft spots are cut out and filled; longer sections of sill or fascia are replaced before we paint.
Late spring through early fall on dry days, when nights stay warm enough for the enamel to cure.
Often booked together
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Book an exterior trim estimate in Naperville
Call any hour. We walk the house, check the wood and send a written estimate listing the repairs, colors and coats.
