Exterior House Painting in Upper St. Clair

This beautiful home in Upper St Clair needed the touch of Hendersonworks for some exterior painting.

Here it is at the beginning. The homeowner had all new shutters and a great deal of the moulding replaced along the top of the house. Another painting company started the job, but due to poor performance, were replaced by someone more dependable. Us.

With heights up to 40 feet, we needed a lift for this one.

Joe and Rian are going at some of the higher points.

Sherwin Williams Duration paint was used on this particular exterior.

The front door was pretty worn.

We livened it up with a vibrant color to accentuate the wonderful tones in the brick.

I really loved the wolf's head door knocker.

The rear of the house has a beautiful patio area again lots of trim.

The French doors under the back porch were also done. Nice flat screen!

And there you have the finished product.

Another satisfied customer!

Enjoy

Windows, Doors and Dogs

Yes it is the busy season. Sorry for not having the time to post things but here's a few of the jobs we've been doing.

These are a few of the many doors we are painting over in Upper St. Clair. High gloss ivory on all the trim! Also painted a really groovy color combination in this bedroom and bathroom area.

Next was a large picture window that had wear and tear plus condensation damage.

We taped off the area sealed it with plastic to keep their house free of dust.

And then sanded it all down.

A fresh coat of stain and new spar urethane brought it back to a like new condition.

Lastly was a kitchen remodel we helped do the painting on. Yes its pink.

Had some trouble as you can see here. Somebody was in our paint tray!

We found the culprit. Many more things going on and many more jobs to post. Now I just need to find the time.

Enjoy

Large Spaces and Little Spaces

Whether you need a large space painted like this one...

or a little space like this one.

We can take care of you!

Every job has it's challenges, the larger ones pose problems with ladders or scaffolding being used to solve them.

To little problems which might need a four inch roller and a detail brush.

These two jobs demonstrate show that no matter what your challenge is we can handle it.

Both of these jobs kept a nice warm neutral palette.

Now maybe we should think about colors. Stay tuned for our next post!

Enjoy!

Kitchen Renovate and Revamp

Here we have another wonderful kitchen revamp project we did for Barb out in Bethel Park. Not only was the job satisfying, the time there was a great deal of fun!

We started with a kitchen in need of updating and a budget that prevented new cabinets.

So we planned on unifying the color palette, resurfacing the existing cabinets and texturizing the walls. An addition of some wainscoting was added too.

There were 3 different colors on the walls including the green here in the front window. The tile was also a mismatch with other parts of the kitchen, it was installed improperly and it was going to be another item to get removed. Framing around the doorways and front window area would all be removed too. The overall theme was to simplify.

Gotta love those handles on the fake woodgrain!

We started with removing the tile on the left side of the kitchen which didn't go to bad.

On the other side we found wallboard installed with the tile wasn't supported on the edges, and when we tried to remove the tile the wallboard just broke apart.

The corners under the cabinet were also left with no support. There was pieces of foamcore used to shim the board against the cabinets. Not really a good thing.

We removed the wall behind the sink area and added 2x4 supports to support new drywall. Once in place we textured the walls with a soft stucco finish.

Here is the new wall with our texture.

Next we scrubbed and degreased the cabinets and primed them for painting.

The doors were all removed and painted out of the kitchen. Base cabinets and drawers remained in the kitchen.

Next the walls were painted with a lovely soft yellow.

Traditional pieced Wanescoting was added in the alcove and on the right side of the kitchen. The cabinets and wainscoting were painted with a warm white.

Then a grand piece built by the homeowners great grandfather was replaced in its spot to be properly accented.

Here is the wainscoating on the right side of the finished cabinets. New hardware and hinges were also installed.

And is the final product.

Warmed and simplified!

No more tile, broken spaces and multiple colors.

A great shot of the texture and wanescoting and satisfaction of a job well done.

Enjoy!

Wainscoting Install in Whitehall

A wonderful wainscoting install popped up in Whitehall last week and what a joy it was to do!

The homeowner selected a very nice hardboard from Lowe's. Traditional wainscoting is comprised of individual interlocking boards and would be much more labor intensive.

Here the chair rail and baseboards were in great shape, no need to remove them if it can be avoided. With the traditional wainscoting, it would all need removed. The hardboard can be cut to fit between the existing moulding.

After set up, with the remaining furniture and floors covered, we chipped away any paint curls and defects in corners that would inhibit the board from laying flat against the walls.

We cut and dry-fit all the panels before installation.

Once all was in order, we applied wallboard adhesive and nailed it in. If you have a few minor seams and gaps showing at this stage, no worries. In the finishing stage they will all go away.

Here we are, all the boards fit, glued, nailed and finished. Caulking the edges, seams and nail holes is a great finishing process.

Then a fresh coat of paint to make it all come together. The hardboard panels come primed and ready to paint.

The upper walls were painted a darker color to offset all the white trim.

And there you have it.

Another fun and rewarding project completed! Another happy customer.

Enjoy!