Straight answers.

Two finish coats as standard, over primer where the surface needs it. Colour changes and repaired areas often need more, and the estimate says exactly what we've allowed for.

Yes. Doors come off, hardware comes off, everything is degreased, sanded and sprayed or brushed depending on the finish you want. It is a slower job than walls and priced separately.

Usually. Bring us a chip off a closet door or the old can and we'll get it matched at the supplier before we start.

A few rooms is usually two to four days. A whole-house interior in a larger home runs one to three weeks depending on trim detail and how much repair the walls need. Your estimate gives you a schedule, not a guess.

Spring and fall are ideal. Summer is workable if we start early and stay ahead of the afternoon heat and storms. We schedule around the weather rather than pushing a coat on in bad conditions.

Yes, and it is quoted as its own line so you can see what the repair costs separately from the paint. Painting over rot buys you one season at most.

It is a thick, flexible film that bridges hairline cracks and moves with the surface — useful on stucco and masonry. It is not right for every house, and we'll tell you plainly if yours isn't one of them.

A typical Charlotte house runs about one to two weeks including wash and dry time. Larger estate exteriors with long trim runs and outbuildings take longer, and the estimate gives you the schedule.

Both. A good share of our work is 1920s–40s plaster in Eastover and Myers Park, repaired to match the original profile rather than boarded over. Drywall installation and repair is a formal part of the business, not a subcontract.

Usually, but only after we work out why it moves. A crack that reopens is a structural or moisture story, and filling it again without fixing that just resets the clock.

It shouldn't be. We check repairs under raking light before priming, because that is the light that shows a lazy patch.

Regularly. A good share of our work comes from GCs, and we build our schedule around the programme they're running rather than expecting the site to wait on us.

The finish, yes — sheen, colour and line. For replacing a missing profile we work with the carpenter or millwork supplier so the new piece takes the finish the same way the old ones do.

Much of the 1920s–40s stock in Eastover and Myers Park predates the 1978 ban. We'll walk you through what that means for the job before anything gets sanded, rather than after.

Yes, and it's a significant share of the business. A veteran GC who once teased the owner for working solo now retains us regularly.

We quote against your programme and tell you up front if the date is unrealistic given where the site actually is. We'd rather have that conversation at quote stage than at handover.

Yes. Both are in house, which is usually the reason builders call us instead of booking two trades.

It is, which is why the room gets fully sealed first. The texture comes off wet to keep dust down, and we clean the space at the end of every day.

Almost always. The surface underneath was never finished to be seen, so it gets skimmed flat, sanded and primed before the finish coat.

Usually. Knockdown and orange peel can be matched by hand into an existing field so you're not paying to redo a ceiling that is otherwise fine.

You can, and it usually looks acceptable for about a year until the seams and edges start lifting through the paint. We don't recommend it and we don't quote it as the standard option.

It often is, particularly if the paper was hung straight onto unprimed board. Repair is quoted as its own line once we can see what's actually there.

Stripping and prepping a typical room is usually one to two days before painting starts, depending on how many layers are up there and how well the wall was prepared originally.

Foot traffic is usually 24 hours; vehicles need longer, typically several days depending on the system and the temperature. The estimate gives you the exact window.

Nearly always moisture or inadequate profiling. If the slab wasn't tested and mechanically prepared, the coating never bonded properly in the first place.

Yes. Shops, garages and light commercial spaces are a regular part of the coatings work.