At Paintzone, we paint Sammamish homes inside and out and stain their decks and fences, and we refinish kitchen cabinets, paint commercial buildings and offer limewash and plaster finishes.
Sammamish, WA · 98075
Painters in Sammamish 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
We plan the order of rooms with you and keep the rest of the house open while we work, and doors and larger millwork can go to our shop for spraying, which keeps that part of the job out of your home. 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
Only about 13 percent of Sammamish's housing predates 1980, according to Census Bureau estimates, so lead-safe work is the exception here. When a house is older than 1978, we test before sanding as a certified lead-safe firm.
Exterior painting
On a lot with tall trees, siding and decks stay shaded and damp longer, so we wash off moss and mildew and let the surfaces dry before primer goes on. Rotted trim is replaced first. 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 a shaded deck wants an oil stain
A deck in shade stays wet long after the rain stops, and a film-forming finish on damp, flat boards blisters and peels. An oil stain soaks in instead. We use Armstrong Clark, an oil stain with conditioning oils that reach deep into the wood fibers, and the maker says its maintenance coats need no stripping or sanding. When the deck looks tired, we recoat the worn areas. Siding is a different case, where a flexible acrylic paint that resists mildew does the better job.
Commercial painting in Sammamish, WA
We paint retail and offices around Sammamish Commons and Pine Lake Village, as well as clinics and restaurants, inside and out. 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 the doors stay open during the work, we protect each area daily and work after hours when that suits you.
Cabinet painting: kitchens and built-ins
Painting the cabinets is the alternative to replacing them, and it makes sense when the doors and boxes are sound and only the finish is wrong. We refinish the doors and drawer fronts in our finishing shop and spray the frames on site with the room masked off. 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
The finish is two-component, so it cures chemically instead of air drying and comes out hard enough for the handling cabinet doors get.
Specialty finishes
A lobby or a reception wall can have Roman clay or limewash just as a living room can.
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.
Sammamish painting FAQs
Do houses under tall trees need extra preparation?
Yes. Shade keeps siding and decks damp, so moss and mildew are washed off and the wood dries out before primer, and a shaded deck is stained with oil rather than coated with a film.
Do you take commercial and HOA work in Sammamish?
Yes. We paint retail, offices, clinics and restaurants, interior and exterior, and HOA common areas as well.
Can you paint to my HOA's approved colors?
Yes. Send us the approved color names or a sample, and we use or match those colors.
Should I paint my cabinets or reface them?
Painting keeps your doors and changes the finish. Refacing replaces the door and drawer fronts. Sound boxes and a door style you like point to painting. If the doors themselves are the problem, paint will not fix that.
Do you fix rotted trim before painting?
Yes. Carpentry is part of the exterior service, and soft boards are replaced before primer.
How do I get a quote in Sammamish?
Call (206) 899-5154 or fill in the estimate form. After a walkthrough at your house, you get a written quote that itemizes surfaces, preparation, products and price.
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.