Laura Knowlton

Apr 2014

This remodel included priming and 2 coats of finish on the walls of two large offices, and the walls, doors, and some trim of the main customer area. The walls went quickly as I was able to paint before the dropped ceilings and trim/baseboards were put in place. The price to complete this job includes both labor and paint. As with most interior painting projects, I used Sherwin Williams Cashmere paint.

$3k

Lyndonville, VT

Mar 2014

When I encountered this room for the first time, it had dropped ceilings and walls with cracks running through them. After helping a contractor deconstruct the room, we hung sheet rock and taped everything. Then it was time to paint! The price reflects all materials, including paint, and the labor from primer to finish coat. Every surface in that room has at least two coats of paint--ceiling, walls, trim, french doors, and closet doors. The colors that the homeowner chose and the re-defining of the high ceilings helped this room to fit the age and beauty of the rest of the house.

$1k

St Johnsbury, VT

Mar 2014

This bedroom/bathroom went through a complete makeover. The walls, ceilings, and trim were primed and covered with two coats of finish. The book cases were newly installed when I got there. They required sanding, priming, and two coats of primer. I caulked all joints and filled nail holes after priming. The oak on top of the book cases and window sill were sanded and before the first coat and between each coat of polyurethane (3 coats were applied). I helped to choose the colors for the accent walls in the bedroom and the bathroom to match and compliment the subtle colors in the artwork/furniture in the bedroom, and the granite counter tops in the bathroom. The other walls and ceilings are the same color. The price above reflects labor only. The materials were purchased by the homeowner.

$1k

Peacham, VT

Jun 2013

This camp hosts a variety of colors! Both buildings started out as a fleshy tan color which were then scraped, power washed, primed and finished with two coats of various colors. The ceilings were sprayed, the buildings were brushed, and the decks were rolled. The price above includes many gallons of paint (including many test quarts of colors not used) and labor. It was more time consuming than most projects I encounter due to the array of colors used. The finish look, however, was worth the extra time.

$9k

West Danville, VT

Apr 2013

There was no access to water at this camp so I swept off rough siding and brought in a generator to sand the decks. I taped plastic over the windows and doors and sprayed two coats of stain on the siding. I sanded and brushed the trim and rolled two coats on the deck. Price includes paint and labor.

$3k

Danville, VT

Jan 2013

Decks in the north east take it hard! Between the weather and the constant foot traffic, paint/stain doesn't seem to last as long as a homeowner would like. I got permission from this particular homeowner to try a new product put out by Rustoleum called "Restore." I spent some time researching it, and whereas the concept sounded good, it was a new product so there weren't many reviews on its performance or longevity. The homeowner and I tried it anywhere. This product is more of a deck resurfacing product, designed to fill cracks and re-stick loose splintery material. It is ten times thicker than regular paint and goes on slowly. One gallon covers only 25 square feet! So while the product is expensive and takes more time to apply, the finish feel durable and is slip free. It felt as though I was rolling on concrete. I plan to go back this year to see how it held up through the winter. Before application, the deck was sanded with a palm sander, and I brushed between the boards before rolling on the finish. The price includes both materials and labor.

$1k

Danville, VT

Jun 2014

Pressure washed and extensively scraped the entire house-siding, trim, and shutters. The first coat that went on, was a zinsser product called "smart prime." It is designed to act like oil with the clean up and ease of latex. It is a primer designed to hide the stains/bleed through caused by tanins in many hard woods, such as cedar. For the top coats, the windows and doors were taped shut and I sprayed the siding and back rolled it. the shutters were scraped, I replaced a few slats that had rotted, and put two coats of satin black spray paint on them

Danville, VT