The beauty of choosing Eclipse Painting for your home exterior needs is that each of our crew leaders are also experienced carpenters – so we are able to replace siding, trim, and various damaged surfaces on houses. We are not a deck builder or siding company, but as a painting company, we are always equipped for doing some sort of carpentry repair due to rot, dry rot, pest damage (from small rodents, insects and birds), family members backing into the garage, etc. Life happens, so you can depend on us to be prepared for the job.

Carpentry Repair Services

Our talented crews have the carpentry repair skills necessary to rebuild and replace window sills, cedar lap siding, brick mold trim, corner molding trim, soffit plywood, facia trim, weather stripping, cedar and treated decking, dock boards, fence pickets, lattice, deck spindles and more. We do all carpentry repair services on site to ensure the best possible turnaround. Our full-service capabilities for exterior carpentry repair include everything from removing the defective areas to blending in the patched work so it is no longer noticeable.

Every job site is supervised by the owner to ensure quality control and complete satisfaction. For people seeking more comprehensive carpentry repair projects that are beyond our capabilities, we’ll refer you to someone who is better equipped to take the job.

If you’re ready to restore the look of your home due to unsightly damages or decay, contact us today to schedule an appointment for a complimentary estimate!

Professional Deck and Fence Staining and Painting

Do you have a deck or fence that’s starting to show its age? At Eclipse Painting, our crews specialize in deck and fence staining and painting for homes and businesses. We have the skills and ability to restore a 20 year old deck to looking like a brand new build!

Our painters have years of experience with restoring cedar decking, pine decking and green-treated wood, as well as the newer Trex composite decking. For composite decking, we typically stain them when the appearance is undesirable or spotty. The Eclipse Painting process always begins with pressure washing, chemical washing and sanding the entire deck to ensure the surface is properly stripped and prepped for staining. We can apply a variety of different types of stains, both with flat and smooth finishes, as well as epoxy type coatings depending on the desired look and condition of the deck.

We also have extensive experience in restoring aging fences. Best practice is to repaint your fence every 5-8 years to keep it looking its best. Fences with a semi-transparent stain oil or acrylic should be repainted every three years, semi-solid oil stain every five years, and solid stain oil or acrylic every five years. Pressure washing and chemical washing are critical factors in getting the fence prepped properly, and painted fences often need a fair amount of scraping and power sanding before any primers, paint or stain can be applied. Eclipse painters have the knowhow to analyze the type of wood or surface of the fence in order to perform the preparation necessary to achieve the highest longevity from a fresh coat of paint or stain.

Get quality, professional deck and fence staining today! Contact us to schedule an appointment for a complimentary estimate.

Professional Dock Painting and Staining

As your wooden boat dock ages, it can become dull or faded and begin to degrade. The best way to enjoy your dock for years to come is to stay on top of maintenance with periodic dock painting and staining by Eclipse Painting. Our full-time painting crews have many years of experience in restoring docks to like-new condition. Eclipse can also service painted docks with epoxy or elastomeric coatings.

A majority of wood docks are stained, so either pressure washing or chemical wash cleaning is needed to help prepare them properly for re-staining. Older docks often have splinters and rough surfaces that we will correct to perfection through sanding and filling. Once the necessary steps have been taken to ensure a good hold for the product, we then apply stain in the finish of your choice. We also offer a slip resistant finish for safety when the surface of the dock gets wet from rain, crashing waves or family activities in the water.

Our crews will work on land or water, wherever you prefer that will be the most convenient and most appropriate for the job needing to be done. We guarantee your complete satisfaction as all of our jobs are owner inspected and performed only by highly-skilled, experienced workers.

Experience the Eclipse Painting difference and contact us today to schedule an appointment for a complimentary estimate.

Professional Patio Sealing

Concrete and paver patio sealing is a particularly important practice in Minnesota, where we are exposed to regular freezing and thawing every year. Sealants offer many benefits for your patio including dirt reduction, stain repellence and abrasion resistance, as well as attractive aesthetic effects. Silica additives can also be applied to the sealant to add slip resistance for safety – an excellent solution for high-traffic areas.

When it comes to concrete, most acrylic-resin sealers and certain reactive penetrating sealers work best when applied as soon as the installer can be supported on the fresh pavement. For other reactive penetrating sealers (silanes and siloxanes) and most high-performance coatings, such as epoxies and urethanes, we recommended to wait a minimum of one month after the concrete is set as this allows ample time for it to cure.

Our clear sealants are available in a variety of sheens from a dull flat finish to a shinier semi-gloss type finish. We can also apply colored sealants to add a more unique look and feel to your environment. Prior to sealing the patio, our professional painting crews will perform a general pressure washing and thorough drying. Occasionally we will also etch the surface to aid in the adhesion or absorbency of the sealants, depending on the current surface condition, the age, and how the concrete or concrete pavers were laid.

Beautify your patio and protect your concrete or pavers for years to come with Eclipse Painting patio sealing services. Contact us today to schedule an appointment for a complimentary estimate!

Professional Pest Damage Repair

We make Minnesota our home as we love nature. Unfortunately, nature doesn’t always love us. Red squirrels, woodpeckers, swallows, wasps, ants and mice are the most common creatures that can do damage to our homes and structures. Luckily, there’s Eclipse Painting at your service for pest damage repair.

With our many years of experience, we can readily identify these potential problem areas on your home. Damage to siding and soffits by squirrels and woodpeckers is probably one of the biggest problems we encounter. To fix this, we sometimes need to replace siding or trim that is damaged. Small areas of damage can be fixed with using Bondo compound and letting it cure to a rock hard finish. Critters can’t peck or chew through Bondo. In other instances, we may have to back sheet metal behind a potential opening and then fill or place new wood as critters will often come back to these areas that they knew were once home.

Caulking and filling gaps, cracks, splits and holes is a crucial part of our services. These smaller areas often become home to insects. Over time these insects can cause significant internal damage behind the siding and soffits. They can damage framing and insulation. Extensive use of quality caulking and types of filler will prevent these insects from making your home their home.

Many customers ask us about bug additives that can be added to the paints or stains. Years ago before these additives were regulated, they were highly effective for a number of years in deterring bugs and insects. Due to regulations the additives are not as potent as they once were and we feel they do not do a good job and are not worth the price or time in using them.

Some areas of your home may require us to put up screening or netting or other barriers to prevent pests from damaging your home. To clarify, Eclipse Painting is not a pest control company and we’re certainly not experts when it comes to pests. We are experienced in pest damage repair, and most of the time we can offer solutions for prevention. When a pest problem is beyond something we can handle, we’ll recommend contacting a local pest control company.

Contact us today for a complimentary estimate on repairing your home’s pest damages!