Ottawa PaintingStars

Services

Painting work, described in plain terms.

Seven areas of work for Ottawa houses and commercial spaces, each with its own preparation and product logic.

Painted hallway with a staircase, limewash walls and a stained handrail
01 / Overview

Painting looks like one trade from the outside. Inside it is a set of different problems. A ceiling in a 1950s bungalow, a set of lacquered kitchen doors, a brick wall that has been painted twice before, a commercial corridor that has to stay open through the week: each needs a different combination of preparation, product and sequence.

The pages below describe each area of work in detail, including what is included, how the surfaces are prepared, which products and sheens generally suit, and when in the Ottawa year the work is best done. If you are unsure which one applies, describe the space and we will tell you.

Serving

Ottawa and the surrounding neighbourhoods, from Kanata to Rockcliffe Park.

Service areas
02 / The seven

03 / Shared ground

What every service has in common.

Whatever the surface, the sequence is the same. The surface is cleaned and assessed, the defects are repaired, the repairs are sanded flush, the joints are caulked where two materials meet, a suitable primer is applied where it is needed, and the finish coats go on in a controlled order. Masking and protection are set up before any of that begins and stay until the paint is dry.

The differences between services sit in the details of that sequence: which primer, how much sanding, how much time between coats, and what the Ottawa weather will allow. You can read the general approach on the our process page.

04 / Start a project

Request a consultation.

Tell us which surfaces are involved and roughly when you would like the work done. We reply by email to arrange a walkthrough.

Request a consultation

Tell us a little about the space and the work. We reply by email with next steps and a time to walk through the project.