Brief History of Merriam Park Painting
Merriam Park Painting began in 1982. Ed Gross and Norm Gross, who are brothers grew up on a farm in Southwest Iowa and learned many practical skills including the skill of painting. Buildings, barns, and the house all needed to be kept up and so, at an early age they were exposed to the painting process. When Ed was in High School his older brother began a painting business, and therefore, Ed was exposed to more of the painting trade.
In the spring of the 1982 after graduating from the University of St. Thomas, Ed began Merriam Park Painting and ten homes were painted that summer. In the early years the company operated as a sole proprietorship and slowly grew. In the late 1980's the business was incorporated as Merriam Park Painting Inc., and began to increase its services into areas of interior painting, enameling, drywall installation, taping and mudding, plaster repairs, wallpaper hanging, woodwork staining, and varnishing, ceiling texturing as well as painting. In the early 90's Merriam Park Painting began completing some carpentry repairs. This was important because the painters were waiting for a carpenter to be found and hired by the homeowner, and it always seemed to delay projects and was inconvenient for the homeowner.
Now that we have a carpenter on board at MPP (Mike Meier), carpentry jobs like: siding repair, rotted wood repair, window sills, installation of storm windows and doors have been a regular part of the painting business. We often replace interior woodwork, install crown molding, size old doors to fit properly and complete other miscellaneous projects in conjunction with our interior painting work. The carpentry addition proves to be a welcome addition for homeowners. They can hire Merriam Park Painting to complete their preparation and painting, as well as complete carpentry work and wood repair that is needed all in one process.
Merriam Park Painting has always had the philosophy of hiring honest, skilled, and hardworking people and training them properly. Our perspective has always been to compensate people well, provide a good environment where people can enjoy the gift of their work, and keep employees on as part of our business family. We have been very successful retaining good people, and it has made a tremendous impact on the consistency of our quality work.
We look forward to serving you for residential interior and exterior painting in St. Paul and Minneapolis specializing in re-painting older homes. We also look forward to completing your Carpentry work, sheetrock, installation, plaster repair, and wallpaper hanging as well as staining and varnishing work which will continue to be at the nucleus of our painting expertise.
If you are considering buying or building a new home we are here to help with your painting and redecorating!
Get A Free Quote!
Merriam Park Painting began in 1982. Ed Gross and Norm Gross, who are brothers grew up on a farm in Southwest Iowa and learned many practical skills including the skill of painting. Buildings, barns, and the house all needed to be kept up and so, at an early age they were exposed to the painting process. When Ed was in High School his older brother began a painting business, and therefore, Ed was exposed to more of the painting trade.
In the spring of the 1982 after graduating from the University of St. Thomas, Ed began Merriam Park Painting and ten homes were painted that summer. In the early years the company operated as a sole proprietorship and slowly grew. In the late 1980's the business was incorporated as Merriam Park Painting Inc., and began to increase its services into areas of interior painting, enameling, drywall installation, taping and mudding, plaster repairs, wallpaper hanging, woodwork staining, and varnishing, ceiling texturing as well as painting. In the early 90's Merriam Park Painting began completing some carpentry repairs. This was important because the painters were waiting for a carpenter to be found and hired by the homeowner, and it always seemed to delay projects and was inconvenient for the homeowner.
Now that we have a carpenter on board at MPP (Mike Meier), carpentry jobs like: siding repair, rotted wood repair, window sills, installation of storm windows and doors have been a regular part of the painting business. We often replace interior woodwork, install crown molding, size old doors to fit properly and complete other miscellaneous projects in conjunction with our interior painting work. The carpentry addition proves to be a welcome addition for homeowners. They can hire Merriam Park Painting to complete their preparation and painting, as well as complete carpentry work and wood repair that is needed all in one process.
Merriam Park Painting has always had the philosophy of hiring honest, skilled, and hardworking people and training them properly. Our perspective has always been to compensate people well, provide a good environment where people can enjoy the gift of their work, and keep employees on as part of our business family. We have been very successful retaining good people, and it has made a tremendous impact on the consistency of our quality work.
We look forward to serving you for residential interior and exterior painting in St. Paul and Minneapolis specializing in re-painting older homes. We also look forward to completing your Carpentry work, sheetrock, installation, plaster repair, and wallpaper hanging as well as staining and varnishing work which will continue to be at the nucleus of our painting expertise.
If you are considering buying or building a new home we are here to help with your painting and redecorating!
Get A Free Quote!
