At Paintzone, we repaint Redmond homes inside and out, refinish cabinets, paint commercial spaces and offer specialty finishes such as Roman clay and limewash.
Redmond, WA · 98052
Painters in Redmond for interior and exterior work
Paintzone LLC, 600 W Olympic Pl #503, Seattle, WA 98119. (206) 899-5154.
Working with Paintzone
Owner-run
Paintzone is owned and run by Andrei Danu and Dorin Sirbu, who came to painting from architecture and mural work.
Specialty finishes in house
Limewash, Roman clay and tadelakt can go on the same estimate as the paint, from one accent wall to a whole room.
Free written estimates
Every estimate is free and written out, listing the surfaces, the preparation, the products and the price.
Interior painting
Before you pick a color, we look at the light in each room and at what is staying, such as floors, counters and cabinetry, and then match an existing color or help you build a new scheme. The interior service includes:
- Walls and ceilings
- Doors, window trim, door frames and baseboards
- Crown molding, wainscoting and built-ins
- Drywall repair and wallpaper removal
- Sanding and priming, with oil primer on millwork
- Shop spraying for doors and larger millwork
- Color consultation and color matching
About a quarter of Redmond's housing was built before 1980, by the Census Bureau's estimate, so most homes here fall outside the lead rule. When a house does predate 1978, we test before sanding and follow lead-safe procedures as a certified firm.
Exterior painting in Redmond
We wash and scrape every surface and prime anything bare before the finish goes on, from siding and trim to decks and fences. Fences and decks get a stain in the opacity that suits the wood and how exposed it is. The exterior service includes:
- Pressure washing and scraping
- Lead testing on houses built before 1978
- Repairs to soft or split trim and siding
- Priming of bare and repaired wood
- Siding, trim, soffits, shutters and doors
- Deck and fence stains, from semi-transparent to solid
- Varnish or clear coat on doors and exterior wood
Why an exterior date can move
The new film needs to stay above the dew point for the two days after painting while it cures, and dew on a coat that has not finished forming can stain it and weaken its grip. A cool day is rarely the problem, since Sherwin-Williams rates its exterior paints for application down to 35F. When the overnight forecast is cold and wet, we reschedule rather than paint.
Commercial painting
We paint commercial interiors and exteriors in Overlake, downtown Redmond and along the Willows corridor. The commercial service includes:
- Offices, retail stores and shopping centers
- Restaurants, gyms and medical facilities
- Warehouses, museums and religious buildings
- Storefronts and multi-story exteriors
- Wood siding, stucco and metal
- Accent walls and specialty finishes in lobbies
If your space stays in use, we work outside your business hours, protect it daily and return each area at the end of the session. The plan and the hours go into the written estimate.
Cabinet painting: kitchens and built-ins
Cabinet painting changes a kitchen without moving the boxes, the counters or the plumbing. We take the doors and drawer fronts off for shop spraying and mask the kitchen so the boxes can be sprayed on site. The cabinet service includes:
- Kitchen and bathroom cabinets
- Built-ins and laundry, office and garage cabinets
- Existing, new and previously painted cabinets
- Oak, maple, cherry, alder and other woods
- Doors and drawer fronts sprayed in our shop
- High-gloss finishes
Bathroom vanities and built-ins get the same treatment.
Two-part coatings, and why we use them
The polyurethane we spray on cabinets comes in two parts, supplied by makers such as Milesi and Renner and combined just before spraying, and the mixture cures by chemical reaction into the hard surface cabinet doors need, where wall paint simply dries as its water evaporates.
Specialty finishes
Decide on any plaster finish before the repaint is scheduled. Walls that take Roman clay or limewash are prepared differently from walls that take paint, so the choice changes the order of the work.
The specialty finishes we offer include:
Limewash
A lime finish for masonry and interior walls that dries matte, with soft variation in color.
Roman clay
A troweled clay plaster, velvety to the touch, with a subtle sheen.
Tadelakt
A Moroccan lime plaster polished with olive oil soap, so it sheds water in showers without grout lines.
Venetian plaster
Thin layers of limestone or marble plaster, burnished to a hard, stone-like surface.
We also do microcement, French wash and high-gloss enamel on doors and millwork.
How we work
Consultation and estimate
We visit, walk the property with you and talk through colors and finishes before we write the estimate.
Preparation
We cover floors, furniture and fixtures with durable masking, then wash, scrape, sand, repair and prime. Work lights show us the dings and cracks that room lighting hides.
Painting
We brush, roll or spray each surface, whichever leaves the better finish. On an exterior we pick the painting days by the forecast, because fresh paint needs dry weather to cure.
Inspection
Before we call the job finished, we check every painted surface against the written scope.
Cleanup
We take down the protection, haul away materials and debris, and leave the property as clean as we found it.
Final walkthrough
We walk through the finished job with you, so you see every room or side of the house before we leave.
Redmond painting FAQs
Can you paint the inside during the wet months?
Yes. Interior painting goes ahead in any season, so it can fill the wet months while an exterior waits for a dry forecast.
Do you paint fences and decks?
Yes. We use a penetrating or film-forming stain chosen for the wood and its exposure, or a solid color where the fence should look painted.
Can you paint the exterior of a commercial building?
Yes. We paint storefronts and multi-story buildings outside, scheduled around your operating hours.
Are your exterior paints low-VOC?
Yes. We use low-VOC paints on exterior work.
Do you paint front doors and garage doors?
Yes, brushed or sprayed. A front door can also take a high-gloss finish.
Do you give written estimates?
Yes, every time. The estimate lists the surfaces, the preparation and the products before any work starts.
How to check a painting contractor before you sign
Before you hire anyone, including us, check the registration. Washington contractors register with L&I, and you can look up registration status, bond, workers' compensation and any legal actions at Lni.wa.gov/Verify.
Paintzone is on that register as a construction contractor, license number PAINTL*811QD, Washington UBI 604 513 060.
The EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting rule covers housing built before 1978, and anyone paid to disturb paint on those properties has to work for a certified firm. Paintzone is certified to work with lead paint.
Painting Across Seattle & the Eastside
Paintzone works in Seattle and across the Eastside, in Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Magnolia, Medina, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Queen Anne, Redmond, Renton and Sammamish.
Related services
To get started, request a painting quote or call (206) 899-5154. We are at 600 W Olympic Pl #503, Seattle, WA 98119.