A Church Repainting in the Hill District
Commercial Painting Case Study
A Church in a Historic District in Pittsburgh
When a historic methodist church in the historic Hill District called us for the second time to come and paint for them we wasted no time. Starting in September of 2024, the project was completed over three weeks as the crew of painters brought the detailed exterior back to life. Having painted the full interior last year, this year we were hired to paint the Church Annex which is a tudor style building and to restain all the church doors. This building is vital to the church as all the education, meetings, meals and administration takes place here. The tudor building really needed TLC from a very thorough wash, to light carpentry repairs, to helping them choose new colors that would make the building and all of its amazing accents pop!
Before the Makeover
The building had not been painted in over 15 years. While parts had been touched up, the entire building needed a repaint. The church is on a very busy street and years of car exhaust and dirt had accumulated on the siding, trim and windows. The colors had all faded and dulled by years of dirt. Due to the age of the building, extensive filling/caulking and some minor glazing was required
Prep work on the project involved thorough and multiple passes with pressure washer, light carpentry repairs to some of the boards and windows, stripping and staining doors and resurfacing a walkway. We worked around church activities to get the job completed by staging our painting when and where it made sense to avoid disrupting all the education, administration work and other gatherings.
After the Project was Completed
The church exterior was well sealed around all the painted surfaces, the doors were all brought back to life along with the trim. The Tudor style portions of the building were bright and streak-free adding to the overall appeal of the restoration.
The mission of Warren United Methodist church is to reach out to people wherever they are, and to receive them as they are. It was an absolute honor to work with the pastor on both this project and the interior project we did last year.
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