High End Painting

"Prince George, BC Canada"

There are many ways to paint houses in Prince George and all sorts of price variations. Every painter has an idea on how they will paint your home, the paint product they will use, how it will look at the end of a job and what it will cost the client.

Our standards are all different. Some people pay close attention to detail, others don't notice detail.
When you ask for a painting quote, make sure you know the quality of painting you want and, if the painter you choose can actually do what you invision, and will be able to do all you want within your budget. Cheap pricing usually means a lot less of everything.

That being said, professional painters know what sheen's and products to use. They are professionals at hiding flaws by filling in the gaps. They understand what products to use, and how to apply them so the finished home looks beautiful and well built. Your paint job either makes or breaks the final look of the ceilings, walls and all the trim in the expensive home. High-end painter's are well worth their money in gold.

What Is High End Painting?

Incorporating all areas of painting methods. From quality brush work to HVLP and airless spraying. Applying lacquers, urethanes, NGR alcohol base stain, latex and oil finishes for both natural woods to man made products.

High End Painting, Quality Painting, Professional Painting... should all mean excellent workmanship without compromise.

To Chris Bialuski, (owner of The PAINTING Guys), the term "High End" also means "when quality conflicts with production, QUALITY RULES!

Interior Decorators

Often, high end includes an interior designer or colour consultant to help choose your colours and decor. Well designed homes are a total thrill to paint.

High end homes, small or large can have

crown mouldings,
wide window and door casings,
big baseboards,
running trim
nice doors

In my business, I quote those projects totally different from a basic paint jobs without a lot of trim. I spend twice, if not more time preparing and painting trim work. Painting trim takes time.

Choosing The Right Painter

We all like to think "our work is excellent" but our prices are all different because we all do things differently. Its confusing for the client. HOW DO I KNOW WHO TO HIRE?

Reading the actual steps I take will give you a starting point. These are the steps I was taught by other professional journeyman painters. These steps consistently produce pro results all in a timely manner. Great for quality, great for production, great for the client and great for future business. In the end the home looks excellent everytime.

Quality painting, high end painting, professional painting... should all mean good workmanship.

How high end painting is done.

No matter how you look at it, painting trim takes time to paint. If you spend the extra money and time to install a lot of trim, paint it right! You will be very happy you went the extra mile to find and pay for a good painter to finish your home.

Trim should look deep in colour and smooth to touch. It should stand out from the room and have great lines between the wall colours and the trim colour. It should look awesome, not just sort-of-there. It should NOT have gaps between the walls. It should be sealed nicely and painted with high quality paint. Trim should have a sheen to it for various reasons explained throughout this web site.

Notice "gap free" trim between wall and trim edge. Windows have been sprayed 5 coats here. Over spray on walls is beneficial. Paint helps fill gaps and provides and super smooth finish surface for the wall paint to cut. The brush follows and slides a nice fine line during final coat. No taping required. I used spray shield for covering glass. This was very fast finishing and very effective high end painting. Bottom image shows finished room. I rock!

The Ultimate Paint Job:

The Best Use The Best!

The PAINTING GUYS always use Benjamin Moore Collection Paint.

NOTE: ALL TRIM ON
(This high end painting requires superior brush work and high quality airless and HVLP sprayers).
Superior brush skills and top sprayer skills are essential if you want your home to look really nice.

Repaint Protocol but my vary (Note: new homes are different)

clear painting area's
vacuum where necessary
tape all area's needed (example : where hardwood meets baseboards, counters etc) before dust occurs. This ensures tape to "stick" less bleeding and finer/cleant edge.
cover and drop sheet the entire home or working area's
remove necessary hardware (wall plates, vents plates, hinges and doors, window treatments etc.)
tape over receptacles and switches
set up exhaust fans (see) sand railings, walls, doors, trim and patching (sweep or air blast new drywall)
repair or clean up necessary area's (patching holes and removing non paint able silicone)
prime where needed
sand all primed area's
vacuum if necessary
caulk entire home, (railings, window casings, door casings and baseboards).
dust above all doors and vacuum any debris tight to corners
double check taped areas and drop sheets for leaks etc.
paint (spray if possible) all ceilings
shake out any over spray dust or texture droppings from drop sheets and vacuum if necessary
replace drop sheets
paint (spray if possible) all crown mouldings, doors, window and door casings, millwork etc. (two coats or more) sand between rough coats. vacuum where necessary.
remove tape
cut (brush) into trim and paint walls two or more coats with Benjamin Moore Collection. Sand between coats
remove drop sheets from home
vacuum floor
paint top edge of baseboards with brush (brush lines here make a huge difference in room appearance).
remove tape
buff trim
touch-up home
finished
call back in a few days to see if the client is happy
call back in a month just to be sure. Your testimonials are everything.

High End New Home Construction Painting (our standards)

With new homes. All drywall priming is preferably done before trim is on. A common mistake. Don't rush and don't cheap out on the primer! Superior priming product and amount applied is key to a quality finish. Priming "seals" the surface and sets the stage for the finish coat (Tip) tint primer for darker colours.

Bottom Line: If you want a quality paint job... use good primer. If your primer doesn't seal, the finish doesn't flow. It takes longer to paint pro results.

NOTE: DO NOT USE TEXTURE SEAL on the WALLS for a primer!
To avoid flashing and dull patchy looking walls, prime your home like it was a finish coat and the finish work will look better than anything you have even seen.

Chris Bialuski 2006 Painting Guys

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