Painting Glen Ellyn's older and classic homes

Glen Ellyn had 29,014 residents in 2020 and sits about 24 miles west of downtown Chicago, around Lake Ellyn. Its older neighborhoods, close to the lake and the downtown train station, are full of classic two-story homes with plaster walls, wood windows and porches.

Those houses need patience: plaster cracks repaired and skimmed rather than covered, windows reglazed, and exterior paint scraped and primed with containment where the layers predate 1978. Newer homes on the edges of the village need the more familiar mix of interiors, cabinets and trim.

Older Glen Ellyn homes often have wood storm windows, porch ceilings and decorative trim that were painted many times, so exterior jobs here are mostly about preparation. We repair and repaint rather than replace whenever the original material is sound, which keeps the character of the house and usually costs less.

Glen Ellyn sits between our Naperville service office and our Elmhurst head office, so either can book your walkthrough. Older-home exteriors are scheduled in good weather windows to allow full prep.

Glen Ellyn is part of our DuPage County coverage.