Trim Touch-Up Package per Unit — Ready for the Painter
The painter is booked for Thursday and the trim in the unit is full of holes, split caulk and a broken piece of casing. We get it ready so the paint goes on once and looks like it.
JMB Builders offers a trim touch-up package per rental unit across the Twin Cities metro. One visit, one price per unit: every nail hole and dent in the casing, base and door stops filled and sanded, split caulk cut out and redone, loose casing renailed, broken sections replaced to match, missing door stops and shoe mould put back. The unit is left primed at the repairs, ready for your painter; painting is quoted as its own line. Quoted from photos.
- Priced per unit, one visit
- Filled, sanded, re-caulked, primed at repairs
- Damaged sections replaced to match
- Painting quoted as its own line
- Licensed MN contractor BC809005
Paint does not hide bad trim. A turnover painter rolls the walls and cuts in the trim, and every picture-hanger hole, dented casing, shrunk caulk line and missing door stop shows through the new coat. Most painters will not fill and re-caulk beyond a quick pass, and the property manager ends up approving a second visit after the tenant has already moved in.
This package puts a carpenter in the unit ahead of the painter with one job: make the trim ready. We walk the unit room by room, pull the leftover anchors and nails, fill every hole and dent with a two-part or wood filler, sand it flush, cut out the split caulk at the casing, base and window stools and re-caulk it, renail loose casing and base, and replace the pieces that are past filling: a broken door stop, a casing leg with a chunk out of it, a section of base a pet chewed. New pieces go in primed and the repairs get a spot of primer so the painter's coat covers evenly.
It is priced per unit so you can approve it from a photo set, and it pairs with our door swaps and baseboard repairs when a unit needs more than touch-up. Painting itself is quoted as a separate line, or leave it primed and caulked for your painter.
What you supply
- Photos of each room's trim, especially the doors, the window stools and any broken pieces
- The turnover schedule: when the painter is due, so we are in and out before
- The trim profile if the building uses something specific, or a photo of a clean section and we match it
- Paint color and sheen if you want us to paint the trim too; that is quoted as its own line
What JMB supplies
- Removal of leftover nails, screws, anchors, hooks and tape from all trim
- Wood filler or two-part filler at every hole and dent, sanded flush
- Old split caulk cut out at casing, base, stools and aprons, and a new paintable caulk line
- Loose casing, base and shoe renailed and set, nail heads filled
- Replacement of door stops, shoe mould, casing legs and base sections that are past repair, matched to the profile
- Primer on new pieces and spot primer on filled repairs
- Photos of each room, before and after, in your job folder
- Painting or staining of the trim as its own line on the quote, or leave it for your painter
How it is priced: per unit
Quoted in writing from your photos within one business day. What moves the number:
- Unit size: a studio and a three-bedroom have very different lengths of trim to walk
- How many pieces are past filling and have to be replaced, and whether the profile is a stock one
- Window trim: stools and aprons with split caulk and swollen ends take longer than door casing
- Stain-grade trim, which cannot be filled and primed and has to be replaced or touched up with a stain kit
- Whether the unit has been cleared or we are working around furniture and belongings
- Adding painting of the trim, quoted as its own line
Send a photo of each room from the doorway and close-ups of anything broken. Tell us the painter's date and the quote comes back with a day that fits ahead of it.
How long it takes
A one-bedroom: most of a day. A three-bedroom with several replaced pieces: a day and a half. We schedule it to finish before the painter's date.
How your project works
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Send photos, get a written quote
Send three photos of the space and a sentence about what you want. You get a clear, itemized quote within one business day. We only come out to measure first when the job needs a tape measure — no pressure, no games.
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Pick materials, or bring your own
We help you choose profiles and materials that fit the house and the budget, or match your existing millwork exactly — or you buy the door or trim yourself and we install it. Everything is confirmed before the crew is scheduled.
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Clean, precise installation
The crew shows up on time, protects floors and furniture, and installs with tight joints and consistent reveals. Photos of the finished work go in your job folder.
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Walkthrough and invoice
We walk the finished work with you. If anything is not right, we fix it before we call the job done. Then one invoice, paid by check or direct deposit — no card fees, no payment links.
Situations and options
Fill, sand and caulk only
For a unit where the trim is intact but tired: every hole and dent filled and sanded, split caulk cut out and replaced, loose pieces renailed, spot primed. The fastest version and the one most turnovers need.
Fill and caulk plus replacements
Same package, plus the pieces that are past filling: a broken door stop, a chewed base section, a casing leg with a chunk missing, missing shoe mould. New pieces go in primed and matched to the profile in the unit.
Stain-grade trim units
Oak or stained pine trim cannot be filled and painted. We touch up small dents with a color-matched fill and marker, replace pieces that are too far gone with matched stock, and quote staining new pieces as its own line.
Trim prep plus painting
The same prep, then we paint the trim and doors ourselves as a separate line on the quote. One crew, one schedule, and the trim is done before the wall painter starts or after, whichever your turnover runs.
Trim Touch-Up Package per Unit — Ready for the Painter: questions, answered
What is included in a turnover trim touch-up package?
JMB Builders walks the whole unit and makes the trim ready for paint: leftover nails and anchors pulled, every hole and dent in casing, base and door stops filled and sanded flush, split caulk cut out and re-caulked at casing, base, window stools and aprons, loose pieces renailed, and broken pieces replaced to match. Repairs and new pieces are primed. It is priced per unit across the Twin Cities metro, and painting is quoted as its own line or left for your painter.
Why should a carpenter prep the trim instead of the painter?
A painter's job is paint. Most turnover painters will fill a few holes and run a bead of caulk, but they do not cut out old caulk, renail loose casing or replace a broken door stop, and they should not be expected to. When the trim is prepped first the painter's coat goes on once and covers, instead of showing every dent and shrunk caulk line the week after move-in. It is the difference between one visit and a callback.
Do you replace trim or just fill it?
Both, depending on the piece. Nail holes, small dents and picture-hanger holes are filled and sanded. A door stop that is split, a casing leg with a chunk out of it, a section of base a pet chewed, or shoe mould that is missing gets replaced with new primed stock matched to the profile. The quote lists which pieces we expect to replace based on your photos, and we confirm on site.
Can you do this in every unit at turnover as a standing arrangement?
Yes. Several turnovers a month at the same building works well because we learn the trim profile, stock it, and know the schedule. Send the unit photos when the tenant is out, we quote it per unit the same business day, and we schedule it ahead of the painter's date. It pairs with door swaps, baseboard replacement and closet doors when a unit needs more.
Do you paint the trim after it is prepped?
We can. Painting is offered on every quote as its own line, so you can take it or leave it for your own painter. If we paint, the trim and doors get a coat of trim enamel after the prep, on the same or the next visit. If you leave it, the unit is handed over primed at the repairs and caulked, with nothing left for the painter but paint.
How much trim prep does a unit need before painting?
Walk the unit and look at the doors and window stools. Every hole, dent, split caulk line, loose casing and broken piece you see will still be there under a coat of paint. A typical turnover unit needs all the holes filled, the caulk cut out and redone at the doors and windows, and one or two pieces replaced. Send us photos of each room from the doorway and we tell you what the unit needs and price it per unit.
Recent JMB work, from our job log
59 installs recorded across 30 Twin Cities communities since Dec 2025. Window and door installs for homeowners and for the builders and dealers we sub for. Counts come straight from our job log; no customer names.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough. You hear back within one business day. Or text the photos to 763-204-2099.
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