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Different Strokes
How we work

Our process.

Seven steps. Forty years of refinement. Same shape for a single accent wall or a six-month whole-home repaint.

  1. 01

    Walk-through.

    We come to you. We look at the rooms, the surfaces, the light. We listen to what you want and we tell you what we'd recommend. No hard sell.

  2. 02

    Written estimate.

    We send a written, line-itemed estimate. Materials, labor, prep, paint brand, finish. No surprises, no padding.

  3. 03

    Test patches in your light.

    Before any room gets coated, we brush color samples on the actual wall and let you see them at morning, noon, and evening light. Your call wins.

  4. 04

    Prep and protect.

    Floors covered, furniture wrapped, switch plates removed, surfaces sanded and patched. The boring half of the work that makes the painting look effortless.

  5. 05

    Paint.

    Same crew on the project, start to finish. We tell you when a room is unusable and when it's safe to walk through again. We work clean.

  6. 06

    Walk-out.

    You walk the home with us. Anything that's not right gets fixed before we leave. We don't bill for the corrections, they're part of the job.

  7. 07

    Follow-up.

    We check back in a few weeks. Touch-ups are on us within the warranty period. If you noticed something after we left, we come back.

What we work with

Good paint, honest prep, no shortcuts.

The product matters less than how it goes on, but we still only use paint we trust. Here is what tends to be in the truck.

  • Sherwin-Williams
    Emerald, Duration, and SuperPaint lines
  • Benjamin Moore
    Aura and Regal Select
  • Premium stains
    for floors, millwork, and exterior wood
  • Full prep kit
    sanders, fillers, caulk, primers, masking
  • Spray + brush
    whichever the surface actually calls for
  • Floor + furniture protection
    every project, no exceptions
“Same crew, start to finish, no subcontractors. The hands that walk in on day one are the hands holding the brushes on the last day.”
Les and Greg, owners
Reviews

What Park City says.

Rated 5.0 on Google
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Greg and Les are wonderful. They helped refinish our library at our home in Park City and we're thrilled with the results!

J
Justin S.
via Google

I had Different Strokes paint three rooms in my house. They also repaired a few areas on the walls that needed fixed. Their estimate was detailed and very reasonable. I'm very pleased with the work they did.

M
Marylou S.
via Google
From the blog

Notes from the crew.

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