Exterior — Before & After
Interior — Before & After
Project Specs
| City | Ladner, BC |
| Neighbourhood | Ladner Village |
| Service Type | Interior + Exterior Painting |
| Duration | 8 days total (4 days interior, 4 days exterior) |
| Exterior Materials | Sherwin-Williams Duration Exterior, Loxon XL primer, back-rolled finish |
| Interior Materials | Benjamin Moore Aura Interior, Zinsser primer for stain blocking, low-VOC |
Scope of Work
Heritage homes in Ladner Village are among the most rewarding projects we take on — and the most demanding. This 1940s home had original wood-drop siding that had been painted over multiple times across the decades, and the accumulated paint had begun failing significantly on the south and west-facing elevations. Inside, the home had a warm but dated colour scheme that the new owners wanted to refresh while keeping a nod to the home's era.
Exterior (4 days):
- Thorough pressure wash of all exterior surfaces
- Hand scraping of all loose and peeling paint — multiple layers in some areas required more aggressive prep
- Sanding all scraped edges feather-smooth to eliminate ridges in the final finish
- Wood rot assessment — two sections of siding replaced by the homeowner's carpenter prior to our paint work
- Caulking all gaps at trim, window frames, and corner boards
- Full prime of all bare wood with Loxon XL
- Two coats SW Duration on body — warm heritage cream colour
- Two coats trim — classic deep green accent on fascia, window casings, and corner boards
- Front door painted separately in gloss — period-appropriate red accent
Interior (4 days):
- Full repaint of all rooms — living room, dining room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, hallways
- Period-appropriate warm tones — soft sage greens, warm creams, muted clay
- All ceilings in period white (BM White Dove OC-17)
- All trim and doors in semi-gloss white throughout
- Original fir baseboards and window trim preserved and painted rather than replaced
- Stain-blocking primer on several ceiling areas with historic staining
Our Process
Interior First — Ceiling to Trim
We tackled the interior first to allow the exterior prep work (pressure wash and drying) to happen simultaneously. Interior crew worked top-down: ceilings, then walls room by room, then trim and doors last.
Exterior Pressure Wash & Assessment
Exterior washed on Day 1 while interior painting began. 24-hour dry time observed before any prep or painting. During this window we completed a detailed paint failure assessment and marked all areas requiring scraping.
Exterior Surface Prep
All loose paint hand-scraped and edges feathered. This step took the better part of a full day on a heritage home with decades of paint layers — it cannot be rushed. All bare wood primed immediately after prep to prevent moisture absorption.
Exterior Two-Coat Application
SW Duration applied in two full coats, top to bottom, working elevation by elevation. Trim and accent colours applied last for clean lines. Front door removed from hinges, painted flat for an even gloss finish, rehung once cured.
Final Walk-Through Both Interior & Exterior
Full inspection of all surfaces with the homeowners in both natural and artificial light. All touch-ups identified and completed before sign-off. Site fully cleaned — no debris, no drips, no masking left behind.
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