Burlington Splits, Offices and Medical Suites

Burlington filled in fast, and whole streets went up within a few years of each other. That has a practical consequence: the houses on a given block age on the same schedule. When one neighbor's trim is failing on the south elevation, the rest of the street is roughly a year behind, and the same holds for the aluminum storm windows, the concrete walkways and the chimney crowns. These are capes, ranches and split levels with drywall inside, hollow core doors, and original wood trim coated enough times to fill the profile. Interior repainting here is ordinary work done properly: fill and sand the nail pops and seam cracks that come with a settled house, prime the repairs so they do not flash through the finish, take the hardware off, cut a clean line at the ceiling. Outside, the trim boards, the garage door surround and the deck are the paint list, since most of the siding is vinyl now. The steps and the front walk are the masonry list, and both have been ground down by salt and plow blades.

Burlington carries more commercial square footage than most towns its size, and the buildings along Mall Road, South Bedford Street and the Middlesex Turnpike run on strict access rules. Getting in after hours means a badge, a signed crew list and a security desk that expects the names ahead of time, so we hand those over when the scope is signed rather than on the night we arrive. Office suites get repainted between tenants against a lease date. Medical and dental offices are the tightest of all, since exam rooms have to be clean, dry and back in service by the first appointment, so those jobs run Friday evening into Saturday and finish with a wipe down of every surface a hand touches. Retail and restaurants near the mall and Wayside Commons work the before open and after close windows, with the added problem of a dock shared by a dozen tenants. Property managers want one written scope covering the interior painting, the common area cleaning and the entry masonry, priced once.

What we take on in Burlington

• House cleaning, deep cleans and recurring visits
• Move in and move out cleaning for owners and landlords
• Post construction and renovation handover cleaning
• Pre sale cleaning before the photos and the first showing
• Interior and exterior painting, and cabinet refinishing
• Repointing, chimneys, steps, walkways and patios
• Pressure washing for siding, driveways, decks and storefronts
• Offices, retail, practices and restaurants around your hours
• Common areas and unit turnovers for property managers

Getting a price

Every quote for Burlington starts with somebody standing in the actual place. Square footage over the phone is a guess, and on a wall it is worse than a guess, because the failure depth only shows when you put a hand on the joint. You get the scope written out area by area and one number for the job, usually the same business day.