Interior Apartment Painting - CertaPro Painters® of Fairfax-Prince-William

Interior Apartment Painting Case Study

A luxury apartment located in Arlington, Virginia was looking to refresh the condition and overall look of its interior hallways and common areas for a more aesthetically pleasing look for management, staff, and residents. The project involved professional and timely coordination to ensure operational services to both staff and residents were not disrupted for the duration of the project. We supported the facility operations by coordinating with on-site management to complete the tasks at the pre-determined dates and times so that the facility could continue to operate smoothly before, during, and after the project.

Our goal was to deliver the customer service and results envisioned by property management and residents. In so doing, we provided the services, craftsmanship, and technical expertise needed to achieve the desired outcome reconditioned the paintable surfaces and restored their protective properties.

About the Project

Condition of Facility:

The project entailed refreshing the existing colors of the resident hallway and common area walls (including accented walls and fixtures), ceilings, and doors and door frames. In so doing, due to standard wear and tear, the surfaces required moderate repairs to ensure properly prepared surfaces prior to painting.

We believe that quality results are built around proper preparation. Overall, we performed skilled Level-3 Preparation. Our painters paid attention to the details. We clean surfaces prior to painting, repair nail pops, cracks, and holes in the paintable surfaces scraped or removed failing paint, and sanded edges smooth on paintable surfaces. In addition, we repaired damaged drywall seams/cracks and caulked open seams on the surfaces to be painted. We also spot-primed any bare substrate or new substrate repair work. All new work was sealed and protected prior to being painted to permit proper adherence to the topcoat. Prior to painting, we covered and protected areas where the crew was working (ie. floors, windows, furniture, equipment, etc.), in addition to sprinkler heads, vents, and light fixtures.

Project Involvement:

Regarding paint application, we followed product specifications in regard to preparation and applied wet film thickness to all products. The premium coatings we utilized through Sherwin Williams far surpass other quality paints guaranteeing great lasting results that enhanced the property’s appearance and reduce maintenance burden. All paint was applied in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s minimum recommendations. and was applied using a brush/roller or spraying equipment with back rolling to avoid any defects, streaks, and sagging.

PRIMER

Drywall (Priming) – After proper preparation/cleaning, we applied Sherwin-Williams Multi-Purpose Interior Exterior Latex Primer-Sealer to specification on all bare surfaces of all drywall substrates.
Metal (Priming) – For all exposed metal components, we applied Sherwin-Williams Pro-Cryl to specification on all bare surfaces of all metal substrates.

TOP COAT

Walls (Painting) – We painted all walls with Sherwin-Williams Duration Interior Latex (Flat finish). Color MATCH. 1 Coat.
Ceilings (Painting) – We painted all ceilings with Sherwin-Williams Duration Interior Latex (Flat finish). Color MATCH. 1 Coat.
Doors, Door Frames (Painting) – We painted the doors and door frames in Sherwin-Williams All Surface Enamel (Semi-Gloss finish). Color MATCH. 1 Coat
Elevator Doors, Elevator Frames (Painting) – We painted elevator doors and elevator frames in Sherwin Williams All Surface Enamel (Semi-Gloss finish). Color MATCH. 1 Coat.

Special Challenges:

The project was completed safely and efficiently. It did require the use of ladders to efficiently and safely access elevated areas as well as difficult and challenging painting areas. In addition, to properly access each resident hallway and common area, we coordinated with property management. Due to the operational hours and regularly scheduled obligations, we coordinated with property management to ensure access to the project while also following through with completing the project within the requested timeframes and staying on schedule so as not to disrupt daily operations.
Overall, we delivered on the expectations envisioned by property management and delivered extraordinary results.