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Wood Replacement and Repair before Painting

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Scott Bardash

It’s just a fact: as homes mature, wood that has been exposed to the elements can start to show signs of deterioration and will need to be replaced. As a part of our full-service exterior painting, we are happy to provide wood replacement and repair for many of our customers. We want your home to be protected, look great, and stay in great condition for years to come!

Rotten fascia and gutterboard wood replacement before and after by Guy Painting in Geist

We discovered wood rot on the fascia and gutter board in this area. Our carpenters replaced the wood before our painters came in to finish the painting.

 

What is Wood Rot and What Causes It?

Wood rot is just the natural process of wood decomposition. It’s caused by moisture and many different types of fungi that work together to cause the wood to decay. In nature, it’s an important process that returns the nutrients from the tree back to the soil. In your home, it’s not as welcome and can cause serious problems if left untreated.

Click to read more about Wood Rot on BobVila.com

Different types of fungi cause different reactions in the wood, and the way the wood rots can vary because of this. This means that wood rot doesn’t always look the same, and it’s important to have a professional check your home thoroughly for signs of damage.

We are looking for a few different signs of wood rot when we inspect your home, including:

  • Swelling
  • Discoloration
  • Soft spots
  • Mold
  • Missing paint and raw wood

Wood rot is often hiding behind paint, so our team will be inspecting visually and by touch at key points around your home.

Before and after showing wood rot on siding, replace rotten siding before painting by Guy Painting in Indianapolis

As you can see, the previous paint job covered most of this wood rot so that it wasn’t immediately visible. Upon closer inspection, there was considerable wood rot. Our carpenters replaced all of the rotten trim and siding with new wood.

 

As part of your free painting quote, our painting expert will survey your house to discover any wood that needs to be repaired before painting. In addition to showing you the wood rot at the time of the quote, we will make a detailed Wood Replacement sheet. This sheet shows the location of each board that needs to be replaced and pictures of those areas. Our carpenters will then complete a thorough inspection of the house before they start, paying extra attention to anything we marked to survey. We want to make sure we get everything taken care of for you!

Carpenters sheet showing wood replacement on exterior of home

An example of a wood repair quote. We show where each board is that will be replaced so that everyone is on the same page. Our carpenters will further inspect the house, paying extra attention to anything we marked to survey.

 

How to Fix Wood Rot

Unfortunately, the only thing to do with rotting wood is to replace it. There’s no cure for the decomposition, and the potential for further damage increases the longer the rotting wood is left in place. The rot will start to spread to nearby wood, and can get into the house and start to affect structural components of the home.

We are often able to replace or repair many wood items on homes before we complete a painting project, including:

  • Wood Siding – including lap siding, sheet siding, board and batten, shake, and more
  • Wood Trim
  • Wood Soffits
  • Wood Fascias
  • Wood Gutter Boards
  • Wood Band Boards
  • Wood Door Frames
  • Wood Windows and Sashes
Wood rot on window trim before Guy Painting wood replacement in Fishers

We discovered wood rot on the trim board above this window. The wood just appeared dirty, but upon closer inspection, there was wood rot and the board needed to be replaced by our carpenters.

Crumbling wood on exterior trim of Fishers home before wood replacement by Guy Painting

We found wood rot on the vertical trim board behind the downspout. The wood appeared discolored and misshapen, and easily crumbled when touched.

Guy Painting carpenters replaced rotten trim on the window and side of this Fishers home

Our carpenters came in and removed the rotten wood trim boards. We replaced the boards with the same material, pre-primed, and our painters are seen here finishing up the painting project.

 

The Process

We have incredible carpenters on our team! Before we start painting, one of our skilled carpenters will come to your home to complete the wood replacement and repair.

The wood we use on your home will be pre-primed, meaning that it’s ready to withstand weather conditions from the moment that it’s installed on your home. The material will match whatever material already exists on your home. Our goal is to make the wood repairs blend perfectly with your home.

Once our carpenters have finished the wood replacement, our professional painters take over. They will power wash any of the existing boards or siding that we will be painting, and then they start the prep work for painting. Our Quality Managers will monitor the progress and quality of your home from start to finish!

Our exterior carpenters step by step wood replacement process by Guy Painting in Geist

The process for wood replacement and repair before painting.

 

The Finished Product

The best part of the process is the end: taking a step back and admiring your newly refreshed home! Whether you keep the same color or make an update, we love to see the end result of our work.

Zionsville home with rotten wood siding and trim replacement by Guy Painting then painted in blue with white trim

Before and After wood replacement and painting in this Westfield home.

 

We give every homeowner a Grade Card at the end of the job so that we can get honest feedback. For us, this is one of the most important parts of the process! We want to know how the experience was, and every member of our team reads every grade card. Our priority is customer satisfaction, and we work hard every day to earn your trust and business.

Online review of painters and carpenters from Guy Painting who replaced rotten wood siding and trim with wood rot before painting this Zionsville home

Another 5-star Guy Painting review!

 

 

If you’re thinking about your next painting project, give us a call or schedule your free quote online! Let us help you create an incredible home that you’re sure to love.

Now you know a Guy!

 

 

 

 

 


 

Posted in Siding Repair/Replace, Wood & Window Repair | Tags: Exterior Painter, Guy Painting, Wood Repair, Wood replacement and painting |

Painting Brick to Update Exterior

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Scott Bardash


 

When these Indianapolis homeowners started thinking about painting their house, they knew they wanted to make a big update. It’s a beautiful home but the brick was starting to look a little outdated, so they decided to go all in: they painted the brick!

A lot of people are considering painting their brick to update their homes. It’s a quick way to completely change the look of a house, and you can change your home into any color you would like. The process for painting brick is more involved than with just painting wood or siding, so it’s important to bring in a professional who knows how to paint brick correctly.

The Process

When making this kind of investment in your home, it’s important to be sure you have the color that you want! Our team has experience with colors and we sent our PPG Paint specialist to the house to make sure we had an exact match. He was also able to create a custom match for the black contrasting color used on the garage doors and gutters. For the brick, siding, and trim, the homeowners chose PPG 1008-1 Focus. This is a warm neutral white color that feels classic, and the perfect choice for their home!

As with many of our painting projects, the first step is to take care of any wood replacement needed. A painted finish can only be as good as the material that it’s on! Luckily our carpenters can take care of most wood issues that we come across. In this case, our carpenters replaced some wood trim, gutter boards, and siding.

 

 

As a service, we are also able to offer new gutters and downspouts. The perfect time to replace those is during a painting project, and we can make it easier by handling all of that for you. Since we were doing such a big overhaul on this home’s exterior, the homeowner’s thought it would be ideal to take care of both projects at once. They chose gutters with gutter covers to reduce future maintenance. In addition, they chose to have their gutters and downspouts painted a contrasting dark color in order to stand out.

 

 

Once painting started, our Quality Managers were on site to check the progress and quality of this project every day. We take care of the details so the homeowner can just relax and know that the job is being completed with care. Our results and reviews speak for themselves!

The Finished Product

The end result of this project is stunning. The house feels contemporary while still timeless, welcoming and warm. We want to spend a quiet afternoon on the porch of this house – but we are on to the next home!

 

 

If you’re thinking about your next painting project, give us a call and let us help you create an incredible home that you’re sure to love.

Now you know a Guy!

 

 

 

 

Posted in Exterior Painting, Our Work | Tags: Exterior Painter, Exterior Painting, Geist Painter, Guy Painting, Guy Painting Reviews, Indianapolis Painter, Painting Brick, PPG Paint |

Westfield Home gets Modern Color Update

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Scott Bardash

 

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We thought we wood share how this Westfield Home gets Modern Color Update.

After purchasing this gorgeous Westfield home, the new owners gave us a call to help bring a new modern color scheme to life on the exterior.

The house had the original paint colors from when it was built ten years ago, and it was time for an update. The sides had beige siding with red siding on the front of the house, and a beige garage door. The home was gorgeous, but they knew it had more potential.

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Guy Painting has been a popular painter in this Westfield neighborhood. The homes are at the age where many are needing a fresh coat of paint, and many of this homeowner’s new neighbors already had a great painting experience with Guy Painting in the past. When they asked for painter recommendations and painter reviews on their neighborhood Facebook group, they knew that Guy Painting was the best painting company for their exterior painting job and they called us right away to set up a free quote!

Choosing Colors

We’re seeing a lot of homeowners who are wanting to go to a cool and modern look with gray tones, and in this case the homeowners wanted to balance out the brick and stone on the front with that neutral cool color scheme. They chose Sherwin Williams SW 7019 Gauntlet Gray, which is a deep gray with brown undertones. This works well paired with the brick and stone on the front, as well as the warm colors of the stone patio in back. For trim, they chose Sherwin Williams SW 7005 Pure White for a crisp and clean look.

If you are having a hard time choosing colors for your home, don’t worry! We offer complimentary professional color consultations where we send a designer to your house to help you choose. She will work with you to understand what your goals are and how we can make that happen with your home.

Getting Started

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We always want to get any exterior wood replacement taken care of before painting. It’s something we check at the quote appointment – we look for any needed trim replacement, rotted siding and window trim, basically any wood that needs to be replaced in order to provide you with a paint job that will last. Luckily, this home was relatively new and did not need very much wood replacement at all!

Our painters were scheduled to get started, so they came out and power washed the house to clear off any dirt or debris, and painting started the next day. Our professional painting teams are efficient and work quickly to get your house painted in a timely manner. After only a few days, our team had this house looking incredible and ready for a new family to live in and love for years to come!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you’re ready to transform your home, give us a call and let us go over all the ways that Guy Painting can put our years of experience to work for you.

GUY PAINTING – Now you know a Guy!  317-708-1200

Posted in Exterior Painting, Our Work | Tags: Exterior Painter, Sherwin Williams, Westfield Home Painting, Wood Repair, Wood replacement and painting |

A Modern Update

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Scott Bardash

A modern update for this Geist home!

The homeowners of this Indianapolis home called us to get a quote for painting the exterior of their house for a modern update. They had recently purchased the home and had a lot of work to do to make it their own. We were happy to come by and give them a free quote for exterior painting and wood repair!

This house had a lot of wood damage, so the first thing we do is go over everything we are suggesting in detail. We walked around with the homeowner and pointed out areas of wood rot, and how we fix wood rot and then paint it so that it looks original to the house. Like most houses of this age, we needed to replace wood rot on the windows, soffits, trim pieces, doors, fascia, and wood siding.

Wood Repair

The first step of painting and repair is having our carpentry team come to take care of the wood replacement. We were able to start that in early spring, that way painting could start as soon as possible. Our carpenters found a few additional pieces of wood to repair, and the homeowners were happy that our team could take care of it immediately. We are happy to have some of the best carpenters in the Indianapolis area for our carpentry projects. Our homeowners love when their homes look as good (or better!) than when they were first built!

Painting

Next we had one of our professional painting teams come to prepare the house for painting. Everything that we are not painting gets covered or protected to keep your home spotless. We started painting everything at this house in Sherwin Williams SW 7008 Alabaster, a popular warm white.

After that, the homeowner decided to take a bold step and paint the windows black, a popular modern painting update. They chose Sherwin Williams SW 7069 Iron Ore for this. Our team protected all of the newly painted white trim and did a phenomenal job creating this modern look.

Black windows are increasingly popular, and luckily that would work for this homeowner. We don’t always recommend black windows for every house and every window, but talk to us and we can go over options for your house!

The customer loves this house as much as we do, and we’re happy they loved our crew:

“Wonderful! Great customer service, good cleanup.”

 

When you’re ready to make a change, give us a call

GUY PAINTING – Now you know a Guy!  317-708-1200

Posted in Exterior Painting, Our Work | Tags: Best Painter, Black windows, Exterior Painter, Geist Painter, Guy Painting, Indianapolis Painter, Wood Repair, Wood replacement and painting |

Guy Painting a 2021 Neighborhood Favorite

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Ron Jones

Nextdoor names Guy Painting a 2021 Neighborhood Favorite!

 

  Nextdoor announced their 2021 Neighborhood Favorites and Guy Painting is a favorite in several Indianapolis, Carmel, and Fisher’s neighborhoods!

 

 As the only business award program based on local recommendations from real neighbors, we are proud and honored to be a part of this community. If you don’t have the Nextdoor App, download it today and get connected with your neighborhood.

“Local businesses have faced many challenges throughout the pandemic, and neighbors on Nextdoor have been eager to show their support. Neighborhood Favorites offers a way for neighbors to recognize and celebrate the businesses and service providers that make their neighborhoods vibrant and unique,” – Heidi Anderson, Nextdoor

Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorites is the only local business awards solely determined by those who know our business the best – our and your neighbors. Becoming a Neighborhood Favorite not only shows how important doing good quality work is but doing it with the best customer service that we can.  We are proud to get but the Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite because it shows the trust and support, we have from our past customers.

It can be challenging to find a painter and carpenter that you trust.   

When you want it done right, call Guy Painting – Now you know a Guy!

Contact us today to set up a Free Quote.  317-708-1200

 

 

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Five Star Review for Guy Painting from Jennifer Skelton

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Ron Jones

FIVE STAR REVIEWS REFLECTS COMPANY’S CONSISTENTLY HIGH LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE

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“Great service and work! We love our new interior paint! Clean, tidy, quick, and very professional crew who were so flexible with us and our pets around the house.” – Jennifer Skelton


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Guy Painting Before and After Exterior Painting Project!

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Ron Jones

Before and after pictures of the exterior painting project!

How about adding color to your life?

 Great People     Great Painters

Guy Painting

Now You Know a Guy! 

Posted in Exterior Painting, Our Work | Tags: Exterior Painter, Exterior Painting, Guy Painting, Professional Painter, Wood replacement and painting |

Five Star Review for Guy Painting from Carrie Johnson

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Ron Jones

FIVE STAR REVIEWS REFLECTS COMPANY’S CONSISTENTLY HIGH LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE

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“We’ve used Guy Painting twice in the last 3 years and have been so pleased with every experience. We had our whole house painted two years ago and they did a fantastic job. They helped us choose a color combination we love. Their wood repair, prep, and painting was all well done. Guy Painting just completed a second project replacing some rotten trim boards at our home. They went above and beyond to check the whole exterior and replace all questionable wood. We will use them again and would highly recommend their painting services.” – Carrie Johnson


Posted in Blog | Tags: Carmel Painter, Exterior Painter, Exterior Painting, Guy Painting Reviews, Interior Painter |

Guy Painting Before and After Exterior Painting Project!

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Ron Jones

Before and after pictures of the exterior painting project!

How about adding color to your life?

 Great People     Great Painters

Guy Painting

Now You Know a Guy! 

Posted in Exterior Painting, Our Work | Tags: Exterior Painter, Exterior Painting, Guy Painting, Professional Painter, Wood replacement and painting |

Guy Painting, Exterior Painting In Greenfield Indiana (Before and After)

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Ron Jones

Painting with Guy Painting makes the difference!

This is the Diehr family story and experience – but it can be yours to…   Call Us  317-708-1200

Providing a Painting Quote

We provided a quote to the Diehr family in May of 2019, they signed up with us in January of 2020. We began working on the right color for their house.

“Honestly, not a thing I would change about the process. The quote was given last year, and we decided to act on it this year.” –Kim 

Paint Color Choices

With the arrival of early spring weather in March, we put up paint color samples. After further discussion they chose to have the gutters painted as well. During our discussions we landed on a color change with a two-tone look using both blue and tan.

Trim and doors- SW 9171 Felted wool

Siding- SW 0048 Bunglehouse Blue

Prep Work

We sent out the carpenters first to replace a rotten board on the porch, then we power washed the house.  After we gave it time to dry, we began to professionally prep and then allied the top of the line paint with there new colors.  – WOW what a difference!

Wrap Up

After we finished the house-painting project, we did a thorough walk through with the customer and they filled out the grade card.

How Were The Carpenters And Quality?

A week later we did a follow-up QC inspection, now that it was all dry we wanted to make sure there were not additional touch ups.  We found a few and took care of them.

“When they checked completed work, he saw things I didn’t see. I’m not a professional, but he knew what to look for and pointed out things I didn’t see.”  –Kim 

How Were The Painters And Quality?

The customer was very please with the process, said the guys were detailed and did a great job.

“Both paint and carpenter teams were impressive. Prep work was very impressive, very clean, didn’t leave a mess. Always cleaned up. Attention to detail was quite awesome. The quality was impressive.” –Kim 


“Neighbors have already got a quote because they were impressed with work and attention to detail, they saw at our house, and I have already recommended you to some friends looking to get their house painted. Your teams were excellent, and I will highly recommend to anyone.”





Kim reiterated…

“Neighbors have already got a quote because they were impressed with work and attention to detail, they saw at our house, and I have already recommended you to some friends looking to get their house painted. Your teams were excellent, and I will highly recommend to anyone.” –Kim Diehr

GRADES:         Overall Experience A+           Quality A+              Professionalism A+

 

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