Can iPaint work on heritage and character homes in Windsor Park?

Yes, iPaint Painting has extensive experience working on the heritage and character homes that define Windsor Park. Built primarily between the 1910s and 1950s, these homes feature plaster walls, hardwood trim, leaded glass windows, built-in cabinetry, clapboard siding, and early stucco exteriors. iPaint Painting provides heritage restoration painting, lead paint assessment on pre-1960 surfaces, and period-accurate colour matching to preserve the architectural character of one of Edmonton's most distinguished neighbourhoods.

Interior Challenges in Windsor Park Heritage Homes

Windsor Park's oldest homes (particularly those along University Avenue and 87th Avenue near the University of Alberta campus) were built with three-coat plaster walls over wooden lath. After 70 to 110 years, these walls present unique conditions that modern painters rarely encounter. Common issues include map cracking (a network of fine cracks across large wall areas), settlement cracks at corners and around original arched doorways, and plaster delamination where the keys behind the lath have broken.

iPaint Painting stabilizes these surfaces using Zinsser Gardz penetrating sealer ($45 per gallon), followed by skim-coating with setting-type compound where needed, and a full coat of high-adhesion bonding primer before finish coats. For homes with original crown moulding, picture rail, and wainscoting (found in approximately 60 percent of pre-1940 Windsor Park homes), iPaint Painting hand-sands each profile and applies Benjamin Moore Advance cabinet-grade enamel for a smooth, durable finish that highlights the original millwork.

Lead Paint Assessment and Safe Handling

Any Windsor Park home built before 1960 may contain lead-based paint on interior trim, window frames, doors, and exterior surfaces. Lead paint was standard in Canadian residential construction until the late 1970s, with the highest concentrations in homes built before 1950. iPaint Painting follows Health Canada guidelines for lead paint handling: XRF testing of suspect surfaces, plastic sheeting containment of work areas, HEPA-filtered vacuum equipment, and wet sanding techniques that minimize airborne dust. All lead-contaminated waste is bagged and disposed of according to Alberta environmental regulations.

Exterior Restoration for Clapboard and Stucco

Windsor Park's character homes feature two primary exterior finishes: original narrow clapboard siding (common on pre-1930 homes) and sand-finish stucco (typical of 1930s to 1950s construction). Clapboard requires careful hand scraping of loose paint, spot priming of bare wood with penetrating oil-based primer, and two full coats of premium acrylic latex. iPaint Painting uses Benjamin Moore Aura Exterior or Sherwin-Williams Duration, both rated for Edmonton's temperature range of minus 35 to plus 30 degrees Celsius.

Stucco homes need elastomeric coatings that bridge hairline cracks and flex with seasonal movement. iPaint Painting applies these coatings at 16 to 20 mils wet thickness (twice the standard paint application), creating a waterproof membrane that protects the stucco substrate for 10 to 15 years.

Preserve the character of your Windsor Park home with expert painting. Request a free estimate from iPaint Painting or call 780-938-9555.