House painting and decorating in Park Ridge, IL
Brick ranches, Georgians, 1920s bungalows, cedar-sided split-levels and townhome rows: we paint the houses of Park Ridge and the suburbs around it, and we prep each one the way its age and materials need.
Paint lines we use most, matched to the surface: Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams and PPG for walls and trim, Romabio for limewash, Cabot and Sikkens for wood stain.
The short version
We paint homes, townhomes and businesses in Park Ridge and the suburbs around it. We do interior and exterior painting, plaster and drywall repair, cabinet refinishing, cedar staining, wallpaper, limewash and lead-safe work on pre-1978 houses. Interior rooms usually run $465 to $890 each; exteriors are priced after a walk-through. Call (312) 579-0481, answered 24/7.
Most of what we paint around Park Ridge went up between the 1920s and the 1970s: brick bungalows with oak trim, Georgians and Cape Cods, ranches, split-levels and raised ranches, plus older Victorian and Prairie homes in Evanston, Oak Park and along the North Shore. Many have been painted a dozen times. That paint needs slower prep than new drywall: cracks opened and filled properly, loose paint scraped wet, and a primer that suits what is underneath.
Leader Group runs every job out of its headquarters at 7420 Northwest Highway in Park Ridge. I-294, the Kennedy and the Edens put Des Plaines, Niles, Skokie, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, the North Shore and eastern DuPage County a short drive away.
We buy paint by the job, not by habit: Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams for most walls and trim, PPG for some commercial work, Romabio for limewash and Cabot or Sikkens stains on cedar siding, decks and fences.
37 services in four groups. Pick the closest match; we will sort out the rest on the walk-through.
See every service or check typical prices in the painting price guide.
Our paint season is set by temperature. Tap a month to see the average high and low at O'Hare, next door to Park Ridge, and how we plan around it.
Bar height shows the average daily high. Averages are NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for O'Hare, next door to Park Ridge; your street can run a few degrees off.
Exterior season opens
Lows around 51F clear the minimum on most exterior paints. Spring rain is the main thing that moves dates.
Bungalows and older homes in Evanston, Oak Park and the North Shore have plaster that cracks along the lath. We reattach and fill it rather than skim over loose plaster.
Most homes here were built before 1978, so old paint can contain lead. We set up containment and wet methods before anything gets scraped.
Cedar siding, decks and fences on 1950s to 1990s homes gray and check in the sun. They need washing, brightening and stain on a regular cycle.
Porch boards, window sills and fascia soak up winter water. We fix soft wood before it gets coated.
Most exterior paints need nights above about 35F to 50F. We book outside work for late spring through early fall.
Townhome and condo boards set approved colors, hours and notices. We work inside them without fuss.
Every job follows the same order, whether it is one ceiling or a whole two-story exterior. Nothing gets painted until the prep is done and you have agreed on colors.
Any hour, any day. We take the address, the rooms or surfaces, and a time that suits you for a walk-through.
A painter looks at the walls, trim and any damage, tests for moisture where it matters and talks through colors and sheens.
You get a written price for the work described, with prep and number of coats spelled out, and a start date.
Floors, furniture and fixtures covered, loose paint scraped, cracks and holes filled, and lead-safe setup on older homes.
Spot or full primer depending on the surface, then finish coats brushed, rolled or sprayed to suit the job.
We go over every room or side with you, fix anything you point out and leave touch-up paint labeled by room.
Park Ridge and the suburbs around it: the northwest suburbs, the North Shore, the near west and eastern DuPage County.
Exterior paint in Park Ridge has a season, and the weather station at O'Hare, a few miles from our headquarters, shows where it starts and ends. Here is how we read those normals month by month, and why the overnight low and morning dew matter as much as the afternoon high.
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A brick ranch in Niles and a wood-sided Victorian in Evanston can be the same size and still land thousands of dollars apart on a paint estimate. Here are the ranges we work from in Park Ridge and the suburbs around it, and what pushes a job toward either end.
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Most people link lead paint with very old houses. In Park Ridge and the suburbs around it, though, the 1978 cutoff takes in nearly every brick ranch, Cape Cod, split-level and Georgian built after the war. Here is what that means when painters show up at your door.
Read itYes. We paint single-family homes, townhomes and condos across Park Ridge and the suburbs around it. For association work we follow the approved color list and the board's rules on hours and notices, and we plan around them from the first walk-through.
Usually within a few days, and often sooner in Park Ridge, Niles and Des Plaines because they are closest to our headquarters. Call (312) 579-0481 at any hour; the person who answers will book a walk-through time that suits you.
Most of our interior work happens in occupied homes. We work room by room, keep a clear path through the house, cover floors and furniture, and leave rooms usable at the end of each day.
Yes. Most homes around Park Ridge were built before 1978, so we treat old paint as if it may contain lead and follow EPA lead-safe work practices: plastic containment, wet scraping, HEPA vacuums and a careful cleanup.
Late May through early October is the main window, with June and September often the easiest months. The season planner on this page shows the average highs and lows for each month, measured at O'Hare next door.
We walk the job, measure, look at the condition of the surfaces and then give you a written price for the work described. Typical ranges for common jobs are in our price guide, but the walk-through sets the real number.
(312) 579-0481
Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
7420 Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Park Ridge and 69 nearby suburbs and counties across Cook, DuPage and Lake
Call (312) 579-0481 at any hour. We answer, book a walk-through and give you a written price.