House painters in Vernon Hills, IL
Vernon Hills is a townhome town. Only about four in ten homes here are detached single-family houses; the rest are townhomes, coach homes and condos, many of them in planned communities under an HOA. Most of it is newer, too: the median home was built in 1991, from the 1,262-home Deerpath subdivision of the 1970s to Greggs Landing on the former Cuneo estate.
Finishing Touch Painting has worked out of Grayslake since 1986. Mike walks every estimate himself and is on every job, which matters in a community where the work is close to your neighbors and the association decides the colors. Reviewers behind Finishing Touch's 4.8-star Google rating describe him as "hardworking and neat" and say they would "have him back anytime without hesitation."
Painting Vernon Hills homes.
Residential building here took off in the 1970s and never really stopped: about a quarter of the homes went up in that decade, a third in the 1980s and 90s, and nearly a quarter in the 2000s. Close to two homes in three are attached or in multi-unit buildings. Here is what each era needs.
The 1970s and 80s: Deerpath, Lake Park Manor, Stone Fence Farms, Centennial Crossing
Deerpath is the big one: 1,262 single-family homes on 340 acres, most of them built around 1978. Lake Park Manor added coach homes in the mid-1980s, and Kimball Hill's Stone Fence Farms and Town & Country's Centennial Crossing followed in the late 80s. Houses from this era are long past their original finishes. Typical for the time: wood or hardboard siding, long fascia runs, and trim that goes first wherever water sits.
Watch for: bottom-course rot, failing fascia, and old caulk lines gone hard and split.
The late 80s and 90s: Grosse Pointe Village, Sugar Creek, Georgetown Square, Greggs Landing
Centex built Grosse Pointe Village from the late 1980s into the early 90s, and Sugar Creek's custom homes came in the early 90s. Zale Homes built Georgetown Square's townhomes and much of Greggs Landing (Muirfield Village, Inverness, Augusta Green and Pinehurst) around White Deer Run Golf Course in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Inside, that means builder finishes now on their second or third refresh; outside, trim, doors and garage doors due for a full repaint.
Watch for: peeling trim at the joints, faded front doors, and patchy touch-ups that no longer match.
The 2000s townhome communities: Aspen Pointe, Sarahs Glen, River Glen
Rowhome and townhome communities where the association sets the exterior palette, so the work here is mostly interiors, plus trim and doors within the HOA's rules. Vernon Hills' own residential permit guide tells homeowners to check non-permit work with their HOA, so we start every exterior estimate here by asking what your association has approved.
About three Vernon Hills homes in ten were built before 1980. On anything from before 1978, assume lead-based paint under the newer coats, and ask any contractor how they contain and clean it up before work starts.
Interior painting in Vernon Hills.
Walls, ceilings, trim and doors, plus drywall repair and wallpaper removal. Townhome interiors are often a full repaint in one go: one neutral throughout, trim and doors refreshed, and ceiling and wall repairs fixed before the finish coat. Color matching is part of the estimate.
Exterior painting in Vernon Hills.
Siding, trim, fascia, doors, garage doors and decks. On the 1970s and 80s single-family homes the work is mostly prep: rot cut out and primed, joints sealed, old caulk replaced. In the townhome communities we work from the association's approved colors and schedule, and around neighbors and shared walls.
Our services in Vernon Hills.
- Deerpath
- Lake Park Manor
- Stone Fence Farms
- Centennial Crossing
- Grosse Pointe Village
- Sugar Creek
- Georgetown Square
- Greggs Landing
- Muirfield Village
- Inverness
- Augusta Green
- Pinehurst
- Aspen Pointe
- Sarahs Glen
- River Glen
- Port Clinton Place
- New Century Town
Libertyville, Mundelein, Indian Creek, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, Mettawa. Same crew, same standard, priced on the work rather than the drive.
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The room sets the price: size and ceiling height, how much trim and how many doors, any wall repair first, and how many colors. Mike prices every job on site and puts the full scope in writing, so you can compare quotes line by line. The estimate is free and there is no obligation.
For exterior work, usually yes. Most associations here set the exterior palette, and the Village's permit guide tells homeowners to check non-permit work with their HOA. Interior work rarely needs approval. We will ask what your association allows before you commit to a color.
Yes, along with the rest of Vernon Hills' subdivisions and townhome communities. Deerpath's late-1970s homes and Greggs Landing's late-90s and 2000s homes need different prep, and the estimate will spell out which yours needs.
Yes. We work one room at a time, cover furniture and floors, and leave the house broom-clean at the end of each day, so you can keep living in it while the work runs.
Send a few details through the contact form or call, and Mike will follow up within one business day to schedule a visit.