Soffit, fascia and garage door painting in Streamwood, IL (60107)
Streamwood streets around Schaumburg Road and the Hoosier Grove area are lined with 1960s and 1970s ranches, raised ranches and two-story homes. The raised ranches in particular keep us busy with eaves, fascia and garage doors, and owners often add a few rooms inside.
Short answer
On Streamwood raised ranches we usually paint soffits and fascia together with the garage door, and often add interior rooms the same week. Soffit and fascia work runs $4.35 to $9.80 per linear foot, a double garage door $465 to $960 and interior rooms $465 to $890. Rot at the fascia ends, eave height, lead-safe prep and the door's condition decide the cost.
Why Streamwood raised ranches need eave and garage door work
A raised ranch has its main floor half a level above the ground, with a lower level and a garage tucked partly underneath. That design puts the soffits and fascia higher than on a standard ranch and makes the garage door the biggest painted surface on the front of the house. When those two areas start peeling, the whole house looks tired.
We usually price them together. One setup covers the fascia, soffit vents, frieze board and garage door, and doing them in one visit means the trim color matches across the whole front.
Once we are already at the house, many owners ask us to paint the kitchen, a hallway or the lower family room. We schedule the inside for cooler or rainy days so no one waits on the weather.
What we find on 1960s and 1970s Streamwood homes
Most of these houses were built before 1978. That means the original paint on fascia boards, window trim and garage door jambs may contain lead. We put plastic sheeting under the work area, scrape and sand wet, and collect chips with a HEPA vacuum so nothing lands in the flower beds.
Fascia boards on houses this age often have soft ends where the gutter has overflowed for years. We probe every board and mark soft spots. Small areas get an epoxy repair, and larger sections are replaced with new stock and primed on all sides before painting.
Garage doors here are a mix of original wood panels and newer steel. Wood doors need scraping and spot priming, while steel needs cleaning, scuffing and a direct-to-metal primer anywhere the factory coat has worn through.
Services Streamwood owners pair together
Most Streamwood visits combine two or three of these.
Soffit & Fascia Painting
Raised ranch eaves sit high and take years of gutter overflow, so they are the first exterior surface to peel.
Garage Door Painting
The garage door is the widest painted surface on a raised ranch front, and both wood and steel doors need the right primer.
Wood Rot Repair
Soft fascia ends and door jamb bottoms are rebuilt or replaced before any coating goes on.
Interior House Painting
Owners often add kitchen, hall and family room walls once we are already scheduled at the house.
Basement Painting
The lower level of a raised ranch sits partly below grade and needs coatings made for cool, damp walls.
Lead-Safe Painting
Pre-1978 eave and trim paint is scraped wet inside containment and cleaned up with a HEPA vacuum.
Getting ready for eave and garage work in Streamwood
Clear the driveway
We need room for ladders or a lift and a place to stage paint. Park cars on the street on the days we work out front.
Fix gutters first
If a gutter is leaking or pulled loose, have it repaired before we paint the fascia behind it. New paint over a wet board will not last.
Leave the garage open
Garage doors are painted open and stay open until dry. Plan to keep the opener off for most of that day.
Watch the spring nights
April lows near O'Hare average about 40F. Paint needs to stay above the label minimum while it cures, so we often wait for May for eave work.
Questions from Streamwood
How much does soffit and fascia painting cost on a Streamwood raised ranch?
Soffit and fascia work runs about $4.35 to $9.80 per linear foot. The height of the eaves, the number of soft boards, lead-safe setup and whether soffit vents need to come off all affect the total.
Can you paint the garage door and fascia on my Streamwood house in one visit?
Yes, and that is how most owners book it. One setup covers both, the trim color matches across the front, and the work is usually finished in two or three days when the weather holds.
Should I paint or replace a rotted fascia board in Streamwood?
Small soft areas can be cut back and rebuilt with epoxy. When rot runs most of the board's length, we replace the section with new wood, prime it on every side and then paint it to match.
Do you paint inside Streamwood homes too?
We do. Kitchens, hallways, bedrooms and lower family rooms are common add-ons, and interior rooms typically run $465 to $890 each for two coats on the walls.
Painting in Streamwood? Call us
Call any hour. Someone picks up, takes the details and books a time to walk the job with you.