Wine Country Painters, Inc. provides interior and exterior painting services for residential and commercial clients in Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties. The company handles all types of painting jobs, but its main focus is repainting custom homes and buildings and providing painting/finishing services for new construction projects. Its clean-cut approach to interior painting includes performing all necessary prep work and keeping cut-in lines tight at ceilings, walls, and alongside door casing trim.
Owner Lee Dido says Wine Country Painters takes the same thorough approach to every project, from meticulously cleaning and preparing surfaces to removing fixtures and masking non-painted areas. “We have a broad base of experience and knowledge from which to draw. Our expert craftsmen carefully apply only the finest products to ensure beautiful, durable finishes.”
Wine Country Painters also implements several Green business practices—it uses environmentally-friendly paints whenever possible and recycles all the waste it generates from each job. “Painting with eco-friendly products maximizes health benefits for homeowners and minimizes their impact on the environment,” says Mr. Dido.
“Our trustworthiness, reliability and integrity have helped us grow into one of Sonoma County's most sought-after painting contractors. We're committed to providing high-quality craftsmanship and service, and we never cut corners. Our clients can always expect to receive long-lasting paint jobs at great prices.”
When painting the exterior of your home, proper prep work is essential for preventing water intrusion issues.
While quality materials and correct technique are crucial for ensuring a quality paint job, these steps can be futile if not preceded by thorough prep work. “Prep is a vital part of the painting process,” says Lee Dido, owner of Wine Country Painters in Santa Rosa. “By taking proactive steps like caulking and priming, a painter can prevent serious problems like dry rot from ever occurring.”
One of the preliminary steps of prep work is to fill in exterior cracks, joints and gaps to seal them from water intrusion. “Water can enter a home’s exterior not only through cracks in the wood, but also through joints in siding and trim, which is why it’s really important to apply caulking in all these areas,” says Mr. Dido. “It’s also required by California building code, as well as by most paint manufacturers in order to maintain warranties.” However, Mr. Dido says not just any caulking will do. “The best caulking is urethane-based—it’s rated for 60 years and typically lasts 20 to 30 years, whereas caulking that’s rated for 30 or 40 years usually only lasts about four or five.”
Following the application of caulking, the next important prep step is applying primer. In addition to providing a good surface for the top paint coat to adhere to, primer helps further seal the home’s exterior from water intrusion. According to Mr. Dido, a good priming job should include often-neglected steps such as back-priming. “I make sure every inch of every piece of siding or trim is primed before it’s installed, including the backside,” he says. “A lot of times, irrigation blows up on the wall and runs down on the bottom engrains, which is where dry rot occurs. Making sure everything is thoroughly primed front and back can double the lifespan of a home’s exterior siding.”
Maintaining customer satisfaction is a crucial aspect of any business, but it's even more important for painting contractors that have earned the prestigious Diamond Certified award. For Wine Country Painters, the key to achieving and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction is simple: stay attuned to the needs of its clients and customize its services accordingly. "Our ability to satisfy our customers depends on our ability to understand what they're looking for," explains owner Lee Dido. "That's why we prioritize listening closely to our clients, determining their needs and collaborating with them to achieve their goals."
Wine Country Painters has been providing interior and exterior painting services for residential and commercial clients in Sonoma, Marin, and San Francisco Counties since 2002. The company takes on painting projects of all types and sizes, but its primary focus is repainting custom homes and buildings and providing painting/finishing services for new construction projects. "Our clean-cut approach to interior painting includes performing all necessary prep work and keeping cut-in lines tight at ceilings, walls, and alongside door casing trim," adds Mr. Dido.
Unlike painting companies that hire inexperienced employees who lack affability, Wine Country Painters maintains a staff of industry professionals who are as well-versed in customer service as they are in the intricacies of the job. "Our painters are very friendly and personable, so much so that we've had customers tell us they miss them being around after their projects are over," says Mr. Dido. "All our employees have been with us for at least five years, and they're fully trained and aware of my high expectations for quality work and customer service."
Another distinguishing attribute of Wine Country Painters is its broad range of capabilities, which allows it to take on work that other painting contractors aren't qualified to handle. "I have a home improvement certification from the CSLB, which means we're able to handle any repairs that need to be done prior to painting," says Mr. Dido. "By providing services such as dry rot repairs, sheetrock installations and minor roof repairs, we're able to simplify the entire process for our clients."
