Your week
What happens in your house, day by day
For a typical three- or four-room job. Your estimate has the dates for your rooms.
Step 1: Before we start
You pick the colors and clear what you can. We confirm the days, and Ray tells you what we'll cover and what you should move.
You decide, we plan Step 2: Day 1: cover and prep
You'll see drop cloths, blue tape and the crew filling holes. We're set up by mid-morning.
Covering floors and masking Step 3: Day 2: sand, caulk and prime
You'll see patches sanded smooth and primer on the repairs. Windows are open and the rooms are closed off.
Patches and primer Step 4: Day 3: first coat
Ceilings, then walls. The color looks uneven. That's normal, and the second coat evens it out.
First coat on the walls Step 5: Day 4: second coat and trim
Walls get their second coat once the first is dry, then trim and doors.
Trim and doors Step 6: Day 5: touch-up and walk-through
We walk each room with you, touch up what you point out, uncover everything and clean.
Walking the rooms together
Staying home
Living in the house while we work
Furniture
Moved to the middle of the room and covered, then put back. Fragile things are best moved ahead of time.
Air
We open windows, close off the work area and keep doors shut to the rest of the house.
Pets and children
Keep them out of the work area. Ask for the data sheet on the paint for ventilation and drying times.
The end of each day
Tools put away, rooms swept, and the covers left so you can walk through safely.
Questions
Questions about the week
How long will it take?
Most three- and four-room jobs take about a week of working days. Your written estimate gives the start day and the days on site for your rooms, and says what happens if a repair or the weather changes them.
Do I have to move out or move the furniture?
No. You stay home. We move furniture to the middle of the room, cover it, and put it back at the end. Heavy pieces and anything fragile are best moved by you ahead of time; the estimate says which.
Is it safe to be home with children or pets?
Ask for the product data sheet for the paint on your estimate. It lists the ventilation advice and the drying and cure times, and we'll open windows and keep the work areas closed off while we're there.
What about condos and HOAs?
If your building limits work hours, elevator use or noise, tell us when you ask for the estimate and we'll plan the schedule around it.
Pick the dates, we'll write the days
The estimate lists the start day and the days on site.