Entries by Michele Wheeler

An Unwelcoming Welcome Committee!

As a full service general contractor, we address many different needs on any given project: windows, doors, flooring, plumbing, electrical, drywall, painting, cabinets, etc. No matter what the project, residential or commercial, we pride ourselves on great communication with our clients. All aspects of the project are discussed at length to include access, timing of […]

It’s a Garbage Disposal not a Salad Spinner!

On many occasions we are called out to a residential project to perform a variety of projects that would fall under the category of handyman services. Several times a year, the replacement of the garage disposal is one of those “handyman” jobs that our crew addresses for a client. This was the recent situation with […]

When an Ankle Monitor Stops the Show!

Wheeler Painting and Restoration Services provides a wide range of construction and restoration projects. One unique client we serve is a housing provider, who provides housing for men coming out of incarceration. Some of the residents in the houses wear an ankle monitor and other residents do not. This condition is nothing that has ever […]

One Man’s Trash is Another’s Treasure

We perform a wide variety of services for our commercial clients. One of our largest commercial accounts is a national bank with about a 150 sites around Western Washington. Our services for them range from any type of structural repair, maintenance of the facility, cosmetic upgrades, or anything else that the facility manager requests. On […]

“That’s not my guy in the attic!”

Wheeler Painting and Restoration Services performs a variety of work in attics. Our team of professional carpenters work in attics to perform leak investigations, secure venting, install venting, treat organic growth on framing, install insulation and many other tasks. No matter what the client needs, we can address it – on time and under budget. […]

Police Visit on the Job

Wheeler Painting and Restoration Services recognizes that our clients are not the only ones impacted by our work. Many times a neighboring property is also impacted. Sometimes on a residential project, we will ask permission to place a ladder in the neighbor’s yard in order to access the side elevation of the home we are […]

Teenage Towel Parade

Our team of professional painters and carpenters work in many different environments – commercial spaces; occupied and unoccupied – residential homes; interior and exterior – multifamily townhomes, apartments and condos. All projects have a certain level of challenge to them, but our team of highly skilled craftsmen figure out a solution for just about everything […]

A Unique Encounter at the Seattle Transfer Station

At Wheeler Painting and Restoration Services, we’ve encountered all sorts of funny, strange, and downright unexpected situations over the past 33 years. While we never go looking for unusual experiences, offering painting and construction services in Seattle for decades naturally brings a few stories worth sharing. From curious job site surprises to fascinating encounters at […]

“if you see something, say something”

All of us here at Wheeler Painting and Restoration Services take job site safety very seriously. When most talk about job site safety, they are referring to an employee’s personal safety. Today, however, we are going to be discussing job site safety from the perspective of the actual job site, the project location. Regardless if […]

Only Queens get a Throne:

When you are the Queen, you get your own throne! About 29 years ago we had a commercial tenant improvement project that was pivotal for our company. It was set to be our first million dollar project –converting an apartment building into condos. We were a painting subcontractor for a major general contractor in the […]