Recent Project Maple Grove Garage Drywall and Paint Finish After 30 years in the same Maple Grove house, Phil and his wife had a garage that had never been finished and a decision to make. Their kids had moved out, and rather than buy a slab-on-grade home in Rogers or Dayton, they chose to stay put and put the money into the house they already loved. Phil is the kind of homeowner who does his research. He called Jon one evening and interviewed him before anything else happened, because he wanted an independent painting contractor rather than a franchise, and because a previous painting company had left him with a bad experience inside his home. The garage project came with a hard deadline too: an epoxy floor installer was already scheduled, and the drywall and paint had to be done first. Key Takeaways THE CHALLENGEAn unfinished Maple Grove garage needed drywall and paint completed before a separate contractor arrived to install the epoxy floor. THE COATINGWe hung and finished fresh drywall, then painted the walls and ceiling in Sherwin-Williams Sandy Ridge SW 7535 and finished new brick mold in Sherwin-Williams Emerald Urethane. THE RESULTThe garage was completed on schedule for the floor installer, and Phil later had us back to assemble and install his garage storage cabinets. Phil had dealt with a string of contractors who went quiet mid-project, so communication mattered to him as much as the finish did. We told him when we would be there, and we were there at that time, which meant he was not sitting at his office at 11 a.m. wondering where his crew was. That same approach carries through all of our Residential Painting Services, whether the job is a single garage or a whole house. Project Summary Client Profile: Phil, a longtime Maple Grove homeowner finishing his three-car garage Project Location: Maple Grove, Minnesota (Twin Cities metro) Primary Objective: Finish a bare garage with new drywall and a durable painted surface as part of a larger Interior House Painting investment in the family home. Coating System: Sherwin-Williams Sandy Ridge SW 7535 on walls and ceiling over new drywall, with brick mold finished in Sherwin-Williams Emerald Urethane. See our Drywall Repair Services. Key Outcome: Drywall and paint completed in time for the epoxy floor installation, followed by a return visit to install a garage storage cabinet system Garage Drywall Assessment in Maple Grove The garage had gone years without attention while the family focused on raising kids, and it needed to be brought up to the same standard as the rest of the house. Phil and his wife wanted fresh drywall, paint, and a new epoxy floor, with the floor handled by a separate vendor. Our scope covered the drywall and all of the painting, including the ceiling. The sequencing drove everything. An epoxy floor cannot go down until the walls and ceiling above it are finished, so the floor installer's date became our deadline. Phil had also asked us to add brick mold around the service door, which meant a carpentry step had to be worked into the schedule before the finish coats went on. Drywall, Prep, and Paint Application We hung and finished the new drywall first, then moved to the ceiling before working down the walls. Phil did not want a plain white box, so we went with Sherwin-Williams Sandy Ridge SW 7535, a neutral tan that reads sharp in a garage and does not show every scuff the way a flat white does. The brick mold we installed around the service door was fit, finished, and coated in Sherwin-Williams Emerald Urethane. "It was an absolute pleasure to hire Get Fresh Paint to paint our updated 3 car garage and other miscellaneous items, like adding trim to our service door and drywall repairs. We are very meticulous and they exceeded our expectations, not just exceptional work, but timely service, too. They are true professionals, from the owner, Jon and his crew, Craig, Kay, Kev and Katie. We apologize if we left anyone out. Without a doubt, we will hire Get Fresh Paint for future projects and would recommend them to anyone in need of painting projects. Thank you so much; finally found a contractor who we can trust." - (Phil, Get Fresh Paint) Phil knew where the project stood at every stage, which is what he had been missing from other trades on his earlier projects. Because our painters are employees rather than subcontractors, the same crew carried the job from drywall through the final coat, and that consistency is also why our work is backed by our Painting Warranty. You can see similar finished spaces in our Residential Painting Gallery. A Finished Garage Built to Last The garage was turned over on schedule, and the epoxy floor went in without the delay that a late drywall or paint crew would have caused. The tan walls and finished ceiling gave the space a look closer to a finished room than a storage bay, and the new brick mold tied the service door into the rest of the work. Phil had us back after the floor was down to assemble and install a storage cabinet system along the right-hand wall through our handyman services. He told us he wished he had done the project sooner so he could have enjoyed it longer, which is something we hear often from homeowners who finally stop putting off a space they use every day. Thinking About Finishing Your Garage? We have been painting homes and businesses around Maple Grove and the Twin Cities for over 20 years, and garages are one of our favorite projects because the change is immediate. Our crew handles the drywall, the prep, the paint, and the small carpentry details like brick mold, so you are not coordinating three different trades yourself. Need drywall and paint done in Maple Grove before your floor installer arrives? Reach out and we will walk you through the timeline and the products we recommend. Get Fresh PaintMaple Grove, MNCall 612.325.1409 or Schedule Online Frequently Asked Questions Do painting contractors in Maple Grove hang drywall too? We do. On this Maple Grove garage we handled the fresh drywall and all of the painting in one scope, so the homeowner only had one crew to coordinate. Keeping the drywall and the finish coats under the same company also means the surface is prepped exactly the way our painters need it. What color works well for a finished garage? This homeowner chose Sherwin-Williams Sandy Ridge SW 7535, a neutral tan. He wanted the garage to look sharp rather than read as a plain white utility space, and a warmer neutral hides everyday marks better than bright white. We will bring samples and look at them in your actual lighting before anything is ordered. Can you finish drywall and paint before my epoxy floor install? Yes, and that order matters. Walls and ceilings should be finished before an epoxy floor goes down so nothing drips or sands onto the new surface. On this project the floor installer's date set our deadline, and we kept the homeowner updated on where we stood each day so his other contractor could show up as planned.