Completed across Chicagoland
$2M GL + workers' comp
Chicago and the suburbs
Pay as phases finish
Z&Z Painting is the painting sub for builders, remodelers, general contractors, and architects across Chicago and the suburbs — about 8–10 new construction jobs and roughly 15 remodel and GC painting jobs a year. We bid from your architectural plans and the scope of specifications in about 48 hours, carry $2 million general liability and workers' comp, and bill by milestone: after priming, after trim, after ceilings and walls, then final. We prime the drywall first, return once trim is finished and cabinets are set, and spray everything — trim in place, cabinet work in our shop.
Real Z&Z jobs, photographed on site.
Long Grove · 2025
New construction, built by Heartstone Custom Builders. Z&Z did all of it: Fine Paints of Europe high gloss on the office ceiling, Romabio Velatura mineral wash on walls and ceilings, wallpaper, a steel stair screen in Benjamin Moore, and the garage doors.
FPE high gloss · Romabio Velatura
Inverness · 2024
New construction, built by Heartstone Custom Builders. Z&Z did everything: walls, ceilings and trim, cabinetry and built-ins, dining-room paneling in satin, wallpaper, and staining the new front door.
Paint · wallpaper · stain
Northbrook · 2025
Large remodel. Z&Z painted the trim, ceilings and walls, the windows two-tone (black sashes, white trim), a color-drenched bar room in one blue-gray, Romabio Lime Slurry on the stone chimney, and a built-in desk sprayed in ILVA lacquer.
Romabio Lime Slurry · ILVA lacquer
Hinsdale · 2023
New construction. Z&Z painted all the woodwork in semi-gloss, plus the ceilings and walls: the paneled two-story foyer and stairwell, the stepped circular ceiling, and the paneled rooms.
Semi-gloss woodwork · ceilings · walls
Downtown Chicago · 2023
For a general contractor. Z&Z painted the doors and trim in Benjamin Moore Advance high gloss, plus the ceilings and walls.
BM Advance high gloss
Chicago · 2022
For a general contractor. Z&Z painted the kitchen cabinets, the ceilings, walls and trim — including the coffered family-room ceiling and the barrel-vault ceiling in the butler's pantry.
Cabinets · ceilings · walls · trim
Builders, remodelers, general contractors, and architects bring us in for the painting phase — about 8–10 new construction jobs and roughly 15 remodel and GC jobs a year, on Chicago's North Side since 2006 and across the suburbs. We work with builders including Heartstone Custom Builders and architects including Morgante Wilson Architects. We bid from your architectural plans and the scope of specifications, usually in about 48 hours, and change orders are approved and signed before any extra work starts. On site, we prime the drywall first, then come back once all trim is finished and cabinets are set in place, when we can work uninterrupted and spray. Everything gets sprayed: trim in place, cabinet work in our shop. Everything is protected, we clean up daily, and we stick to the dates we promise. You get progress photos and updates daily or weekly, our own punch walkthrough before we finish, and a second walkthrough with your project manager or the owner. Specialty finishes are part of the work too: Fine Paints of Europe high gloss, Romabio mineral wash and lime slurry, ILVA lacquer on built-ins, stain-grade trim and handrails, and wallpaper — grasscloth, silk, vinyl and paper.
We bid from your architectural plans and the scope of specifications, in about 48 hours.
You pay as phases finish: after priming, after trim, after ceilings and walls, then final.
Trim is sprayed in place once it is installed; cabinet work goes to our shop.
Send us the architectural plans and the scope of specifications, and we'll bid the painting in about 48 hours.
Six phases, billed as they finish.
We bid from your architectural plans and the scope of specifications in about 48 hours, with payments tied to milestones. Change orders are approved and signed before any extra work starts.
Drywall priming comes first. That is the first milestone payment.
We come back after all trim is finished and cabinets are set in place, so we can work uninterrupted. Trim is sprayed in place, generally in Coronado Door, Trim & Cabinet enamel; cabinet work goes to our shop. Trim is the next milestone.
Ceilings and walls are sprayed too — generally Benjamin Moore ben on walls and JC Licht or Benjamin Moore ceiling paint. Ceilings and walls are the third milestone.
Before we finish, we walk the job ourselves and work our own punch list.
Then we walk it again with your project manager or the owner. The final payment is the last milestone.
Ready to get started? Let's discuss your project.
Schedule Free Consultation
Cabinet work is sprayed in our shop — see how the cabinet process works.
Painting for occupied homes, condos, and individual homeowners.
Exterior painting for homes across Chicago and the suburbs.
Help choosing palettes for a build or a remodel.
$2 million general liability and workers' comp. Certificate of insurance on request, naming the GC as additional insured.
From your architectural plans and the scope of specifications, in about 48 hours.
After priming, after trim, after ceilings and walls, then final. We sign lien waivers.
We stick to the dates we promise. Most new builds around 5,000 sq ft take about four weeks.
Trim sprayed in place once it is installed; cabinet work done in our shop.
Everything gets protected, and the site is cleaned up daily.
Progress photos and updates daily or weekly, so everybody stays informed.
Our own punch walkthrough first, then one with your project manager or the owner.
What each of you gets from us on a job.
We prime after drywall, then come back once trim is finished and cabinets are set — when we can work uninterrupted and spray. Exteriors and doors too. About 8–10 new construction jobs a year; builders we work with include Heartstone Custom Builders. References on request.
Roughly 15 remodel and GC painting jobs a year. Change orders approved and signed before extra work starts, lien waivers signed, and daily or weekly photo updates for your project manager.
We follow the spec, and suggest a better solution when we see one. Sample boards first, every finish approved, and we work directly with designers on colors and sheens. Stain-grade trim and handrails; grasscloth, silk, vinyl and paper wallcoverings; Fine Paints of Europe and Romabio. Architects we work with include Morgante Wilson Architects.
$2 million general liability and workers' comp. Certificate of insurance on request, with the GC named as additional insured.
Everything gets sprayed — trim in place, cabinet work in our shop — and we walk the punch list ourselves before you do.
Everything protected, daily cleanup, and the dates we promise — most new builds around 5,000 sq ft take about four weeks. Small dings from other trades, we take care of.
Builders, remodelers, general contractors, and architects bring us in for the painting phase — bid from your plans and the scope of specifications, billed by milestone, and sprayed once trim and cabinets are set. We've worked on Chicago North Side since 2006, and in Chicago Lakefront & Downtown condo buildings we coordinate certificates of insurance and elevator use with building management.
We'll bid the painting from your architectural plans and the scope of specifications in about 48 hours, with payments tied to milestones. Request a bid here, or email your plans to alex@zandzpainting.com.
Common questions about our services
Yes. Z&Z Painting carries $2 million general liability and workers' comp, and we're licensed and insured in Illinois. We provide a certificate of insurance on request.
Yes. We name the GC as additional insured on our certificate of insurance.
Yes. We sign lien waivers.
Yes. We bid from your architectural plans and the scope of specifications.
In about 48 hours once we have your plans and the scope of specifications.
By milestone, based on what is done — for example, after priming, after the trim is done, after ceilings and walls are done, and then the final payment.
Change orders have to be approved and signed before the extra work starts.
Twice. First to prime the drywall. Then we come back after all trim is finished and cabinets are set in place, when we can work uninterrupted and spray.
So we can work uninterrupted and spray. Coming back once the trim and cabinets are in place lets us finish the painting in one continuous stretch instead of working around other trades.
Everything gets sprayed. Trim is sprayed in place once it is installed, and cabinet work goes to our shop.
Cabinet work goes to our shop. See cabinet painting for how that process works.
Coronado and Benjamin Moore products. Generally Benjamin Moore ben on walls, Coronado Door, Trim & Cabinet enamel on trim, and JC Licht or Benjamin Moore products on ceilings.
Yes: grasscloth, silk, vinyl and paper wallcoverings. On our Long Grove and Inverness new builds we did both the wallpaper and the painting.
Yes: Fine Paints of Europe high gloss, Romabio Velatura mineral wash and Romabio Lime Slurry, and ILVA lacquer on built-ins — you can see them in the Long Grove and Northbrook projects above. More on interior limewash.
Yes. We do stain-grade work on trim and handrails, and we finish new doors.
We do our own walkthrough and punch list before we finish. Then we do a second walkthrough with your project manager or the owner.
We keep everybody informed on progress, with photos and updates on a daily or weekly basis.
Yes. We are strict on start and finish dates, and we finish when we promise.
It depends on the size of the job. Most new construction homes around 5,000 square feet take us about four weeks.
Everything gets protected, and we clean up daily.
If it's something small, we take care of it. If it becomes a consistent issue, the repairs are back-charged to the trade causing it.
About 8–10 new construction jobs and roughly 15 remodel and GC painting jobs a year. Across all our work, Z&Z has completed more than 1,000 projects.
Both. We work for builders, remodelers, and general contractors, and with the architects on their projects.
Yes. Our Northbrook project was a large remodel: we painted the trim, ceilings and walls, did the windows two-tone with black sashes and white trim, and color-drenched the bar room — walls, ceiling and cabinetry in one color.
Yes. We do exterior painting on new builds, and we finish new doors and refinish existing ones. See exterior painting and front door refinishing.
Builders we work with include Heartstone Custom Builders, and architects include Morgante Wilson Architects.
Yes. We provide references on request.
Yes. We make sample boards first, and everything gets approved before we start.
Yes. We follow the specs, and if we see a better solution, we'll suggest it.
Yes. We work directly with designers on colors and sheens.
Yes. Our 2-year workmanship warranty covers new construction and remodel work. It does not cover stress cracks or settling cracks, and front door work is not included.
Across Chicago and the suburbs. We have worked on Chicago's North Side since 2006.
Yes. We coordinate certificates of insurance and elevator use with building management. See our Chicago Lakefront & Downtown page for condo work.
Yes. Drywall priming is the first thing we do on a new construction or remodel job, and it is the first milestone payment.
Your architectural plans and the scope of specifications.
Yes. Z&Z Painting is licensed and insured in Illinois, with $2 million general liability and workers' comp.
Still have questions?
Get in Touch