The Details That
Define the Finish.
Baseboards, crown, casings, built-ins, and staircases across Mentor, Cleveland, and Northeast Ohio — sanded smooth and painted furniture-crisp.
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The Result
Woodwork Worth Looking At
Walls are the backdrop — trim is what the eye actually reads. Northeast Ohio's older homes carry woodwork you cannot buy anymore: deep casings, wainscoting, built-in bookcases, real crown. We restore it instead of burying it, and the whole room sharpens.
Every Trim Project Includes
- Nail hole filling and full re-caulk
- Sanding back brush-marked old layers
- Premium trim enamel — two coats
- Crisp cut lines against walls and ceilings
- Doors and windows painted to match
- Licensed, insured, locally owned
Our Process
How Trim Gets Crisp Again
1 · Assess & repair
Loose casings re-secured, nail holes and dings filled, failed caulk cut out. Older trim gets checked for layers that need consolidation before anything new goes on.
2 · Sand to smooth
Decades of brush-marked repaints are sanded back to a smooth, uniform surface — the step that separates crisp trim from painted-over trim.
3 · Caulk & prime
Every gap between trim and wall caulked tight, bare or patched spots primed, glossy old finishes deglossed for adhesion.
4 · Enamel finish
Two coats of premium trim enamel, laid off carefully for a hard, furniture-grade surface that wipes clean and stays crisp for years.
Trim Questions
What Homeowners Ask Us
Can old painted trim really look new again?
Yes — the difference is sanding. Most tired trim is not damaged, it is buried under brush-marked layers. Sanded smooth, caulked, and enameled, 100-year-old casings come back furniture-crisp.
Should trim be painted or kept stained wood?
Both are right in the right house. We restore stained woodwork with cleaning and fresh clear coats, and we paint trim where a brighter, current look is the goal. We will give you an honest read on what suits your home.
Do you paint crown molding, built-ins, and staircases?
All of it — crown, baseboards, casings, window sashes, bookcases, wainscoting, mantels, and staircase systems including spindles, newels, and handrails.
What is the best paint for trim?
A hard-curing enamel — we typically spec urethane-modified acrylics that level like oil, cure hard, and stay white instead of yellowing.
Trim and woodwork restoration is a specialty across our whole service area — especially the century homes of Cleveland Heights, Lakewood, Shaker Heights, and Willoughby.
Got Woodwork Worth Saving?
Send a few photos of your trim — most estimates are back within 24 hours.