Painting & Interior Finishes

Painting and Interior Finishes

Interior painting, exterior painting, wall coverings and the interior finish packages that complete a project.

Interior painting and finishing services
Painting & Interior Finishes
Painting & Interior Finishes

Scope and approach

Falis Construction welcomes focused finish projects as well as painting and interior-finish work that is part of a larger renovation. Services may include interior painting, wall preparation, trim and related finish coordination where offered.

For remodels involving drywall, flooring, cabinets, doors or other finish work, painting can be coordinated as part of the overall project sequence.

Interior painting

Painting after drywall work

Exterior painting

Trim, door and cabinet painting

Ceiling painting

Priming and surface preparation

Caulking and filling

Wall covering and wallpaper where offered

Interior finish packages

What a proper paint job includes

Residential interior wall painting

Surface preparation

Cleaning, sanding, filling and caulking. This is the majority of the labor on a job done properly and the first thing removed from a job that is not.

Interior ceiling painting services

The right primer

New compound, bare wood, stains and severe color changes each call for a specific primer. Skipping it shows as flashing — patches visible through the finish coat in the same color.

Interior trim and molding painting

Protection and containment

Masking, floor protection and dust control, particularly where sanding is involved and you are living in the house throughout.

Kitchen cabinet painting and refinishing

Season, for exterior work

Temperature and dew point determine whether a coating cures as intended. Minnesota’s exterior painting window is short, and working outside it shortens the life of the finish.

Questions about painting & interior finishes

Do you paint after drywall repairs?

Yes, and running both together is usually the better answer. Fresh joint compound has to be primed or it flashes through the finish coat, so a repair handled by one trade and painted by another frequently ends up with a visible patch that neither considers their problem.

Typically primer plus two finish coats, though it depends on the substrate and the color change. A dramatic change — dark to light especially — may need more. Anyone quoting a single coat over a significant change is quoting a job that will look thin under real light.

Yes, and it is a genuinely different job from painting walls. Cabinet finishes need degreasing, thorough sanding, the right primer and a hard-wearing topcoat, because they get handled constantly. Done properly it is closer to a refinishing job than a painting one, and it is priced accordingly.

Within the temperature and dew-point range the coating manufacturer specifies, which in practice means a limited stretch of the year here. Painting outside it — including late in the season when overnight temperatures drop — compromises curing and shortens the life of the finish, so scheduling matters.

Tell us what you have in mind when you request an estimate, and we’ll confirm whether wall covering work is part of the scope we can provide for your project.

Interior ceiling painting services

Related services

Professional drywall installation and repair

Drywall & Plaster

Professional drywall installation, finishing and repair for residential projects large and small.

Kitchen countertop installation during home remodeling

Kitchen Remodeling

Kitchen remodeling for Twin Cities homes — from cabinet and countertop replacement to full layout changes and expansions.

Siding and exterior home improvement

Whole-Home Remodeling & Renovations

Whole-home renovations, interior remodeling, layout reconfiguration, room conversions and home modernization.

Functional kitchen layout redesign

Cabinets & Countertops

Kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, islands, storage cabinetry, built-ins and countertop installation.

Service Areas

Painting & Interior Finishes serving projects across Minnesota

Residential construction, remodeling and home improvements across the Twin Cities metro and surrounding communities.

Planning painting & interior finishes?

Tell us about the project and we will review the appropriate next step.