Painting and Restoration

"This was an extremely large painting project that began in late March and finished up in Mid-June--nine-plus weeks in length. To go along with such a large project--and large expense--were a bit of nerves too. The church had been completely painted approx. 5 years ago by another contractor and the coating was already failing in a big way. Cyr Painting was highly recommended by one of the church Trustees who had Cyr Painting paint their own home one year earlier and were thoroughly impressed with their professionalism and quality. Cyr's formula to address the deteriorating paint was to completely strip off all old paint and build up a new foundation. A labor-intensive project. To reduce costs, Cyr used a spray-on paint stripper where they could to speed up paint removal. In the end, nearly all of the paint was removed, right down to bare wood. The bare clapboards were then sanded smooth with palm-sanders and the nails reset. A thinned coat of oil-based primer was applied. Next they filled any dents with an exterior wood putty and gave everything a quick sanding again. Wow, it was smooth! Then a full oil-based primer coat went on followed by two coats of a latex stain. A total of four coats of paint went on the church. At some point between coats of paint, they caulked around windows and clapboard ends. One window had some rotten wood along the window sill and vertical trim piece which they replaced and it blended right in. One of Cyr Painting's key assets is their employees. Extremely professional, polite, dedicated with a hint of being characters is a pretty good description. The two foremen or main "characters" are Ernie and Jeff. Two good loud-and-proud guys as well as the other painters on the team. And the owner, John Cyr, was super to work with. Extremely sincere and dedicated to doing the best job. Very mindful of the budget and even took steps towards the end of the project to stay close to the original estimate. With limited resources, the church greatly appreciated John Cyr's diligence in holding to the budget. As he said, his name and his company's name and reputation are on full display. All in all, we're very happy with the painting of our old and traditional New England church. Cyr Painting took the time and effort to ensure the church paint won't fail like the prior paint job. In fact, the New England paint representatives stopped by the church and said they would guarantee the paint due to all the preparations Cyr Painting had done. Do it right the first time and it will last. Highly, highly recommend Cyr Painting. One small reason why?... they even washed the windows, inside and outside before leaving. Not even the church has done that in a while. Jobsite was always clean and tidy too. Fantastic job. The church stands once again a proud and humble servant to the community and our Lord."

Cyr Painting and Restoration did an outstanding job on our home. The siding an trim had suffered from the exposure to salt and sun for some time. The preparation that Jeff and his crew performed was extraordinary. Their commitment to detail and customer service was exceptional. Through the guidance of John Cyr, I have learned that proper surface preparation is critical for a high quality paint job and Cyr painting is simply the best. The complements we have received on both the final product, and the craftsmanship, reliability and professionalism of Jeff and his team, have been outstanding. If you are considering any type of painting or restoration John and his team of craftsman are the standard of excellence.

They took the job that no one else wanted. They fixed and repainted the plaster ceilings in our bathrooms. We had dealt with chronic problems with peeling and cracking, but John knew exactly what needed to be done and his guys fixed it the right way. Communications were good the whole time. His guys showed up when they said they would and cleaned up their work site after each day of work (3 days total). We are relieved to have the job done and will definitely hire Cyr Construction and Painting again in the future!

We needed a couple of repairs to a drywall ceiling. The owner came and did the estimate on the spot, and brought along the man who would do the work. Two man crew came back in a couple of days, did the repairs, and came back later in the week to paint the ceiling. All neat, well done, and the crew was helpful and friendly. What's not to like?!

Cyr Painting and Construction have painted and repaired my 120 year old Watch Hill house over a 20+ year period. The workmanship is reliable, neat, and excellent quality The outdoor and indoor painting finishes have held up exceptionally well over time.

John's team did an outstanding job on our bathroom ceilings. We had chronic problems with paint peeling and were unsuccessful in trying to remedy the situation in the past. He immediately knew what needed to be done and was very fair on the pricing. The final result was a beautiful job that has now held up for several months. Highly recommended for difficult painting jobs!

We needed a couple of repairs to a drywall ceiling. The owner came and did the estimate on the spot, and brought along the man who would do the work. Two man crew came back in a couple of days, did the repairs, and came back later in the week to paint the ceiling. All neat, well done, and the crew was helpful and friendly. What's not to like?!

I closed on a house in January in Stonington. My real estate agent gave me three painters in the area so I could have the inside of the entire house painted. I called those 3 companies and John Cyr called back right away. The other two got back days or a week later. He was in the area as it’s his hometown and said. “ I’m down the street, be there in 5 minutes,” our timing was right and he gave us a price, how many guys would show up and suggested a few colors that would look great. The next day his guys showed up and started. Beautifully done job on all the ceilings, trim,doors and walls. Clean and neat. They showed up on time and was in constant communication with John Cry. I had them also put an insulated framed door out the basement hatchway, installed a new storm door, painted exterior cedar fence, 3 exterior doors that look beautiful. I wouldn’t use anyone else to paint for me but John Cyr Painting and Construction. Professional job all the way.