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Wayland Painting Company
Serving Wayland and Allegan County residents and businesses for 30+ years.
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About VanDerKolk Painting
VanDerKolk Painting has been working with homeowners and businesses across West Michigan since 1991. What started as a family exterior painting business has grown into a full-service company that handles residential, commercial, and industrial projects of any size.
What makes VanDerKolk Painting different? We don’t subcontract. Every person on our crew is a full-time, trained employee, which means we control the quality and safety of the work from start to finish. Our painters are certified in
RRP lead paint removal and abatement, and we follow strict safety protocols on every job, whether it’s a single room or a large industrial facility.
Full-Service Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Painting in Wayland
30+ years in the trade covers a lot of ground. We’ve painted single rooms and full home exteriors, refreshed commercial spaces, and applied protective coatings in demanding industrial environments. The scope changes from job to job, but the preparation and attention to detail don’t.
Residential Painting Services
Wayland has a solid mix of newer buildings and older homes that have been well-kept over the years. Whatever your home looks like, we bring the same prep work, materials, and care to the job.
Interior House Painting
One room or a full interior, we apply smooth, even finishes on walls, ceilings, and trim. We use premium, low-VOC paints that are better for your home’s air quality and hold up to daily life.
Exterior House Painting
Michigan winters and wet springs are hard on exterior surfaces. We use durable, weather-resistant coatings that protect your home through the seasons and keep it looking sharp year after year.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Cabinet replacement is expensive and disruptive. A professional paint job delivers a clean, updated look at a fraction of the cost, with a durable finish that handles daily kitchen use without chipping or fading.
Wallpaper Removal & Wall Prep
Poorly done wallpaper removal leaves walls that won’t hold paint properly. We take it off the right way and prep the surface thoroughly so the finish that follows actually lasts.
Historic Home Painting
Older homes need a careful approach. We work with the existing details rather than covering them up, refreshing the paint while keeping the home's character intact.
Wayland Commercial Painting Services
Wayland’s commercial landscape runs from small local businesses to larger operations that need coatings built for real-world conditions. We work around your schedule and get the job done without disrupting daily operations.
Office Painting
Your office makes an impression before anyone says a word. We deliver clean, professional finishes that work for the people inside and the clients who walk through the door.
Commercial Exterior Painting
An exterior that’s peeling or faded tells the wrong story about your business. We use weather-resistant coatings that protect your building from Michigan’s climate and keep it looking professional.
School Painting
Classrooms and hallways have constant wear and tear. We use safe, low-VOC products that hold up to heavy use and create bright, clean spaces where students and staff actually want to be.
Hospital Painting
Healthcare environments have standards that go beyond aesthetics. We use healthcare-compliant products, meet sanitary requirements, and work around your facility’s schedule.
Church Painting
We approach every place of worship with care. The architectural details that matter to your congregation get preserved, and the finished work lasts.
Warehouse Painting
Walls, floors, structural steel—we coat what needs coating using products made for spaces that run hard. Organization and durability aren’t mutually exclusive.
Factory Painting
Production environments need coatings that can handle the conditions they face. We apply industrial-grade finishes to machinery, walls, and surfaces where performance and safety both count.
Agricultural Painting
Barns, silos, and equipment face year-round punishment from Michigan weather. We apply weatherproof coatings that protect your assets and extend their working life.
Concrete Floor Coatings
Your floor works as hard as everything else in your facility. We install slip-resistant epoxy and industrial floor coatings that handle constant traffic without breaking down.
Wayland Industrial Painting Services
Industrial environments don’t forgive a bad coating job. Chemicals, moisture, abrasion, and temperature swings will find every weakness. We use products and processes built for those conditions, and we’ve been doing it long enough to know what actually holds up.
Sandlbasting Services
New coatings are only as good as the surface underneath them. We sandblast away rust, old paint, and buildup so what goes on next bonds properly and stays that way.
Specialty Blasting Services
Some environments can’t tolerate the dust and disruption of traditional sandblasting. Wet and dry ice blasting give us a lower-impact option that still delivers throughout surface preparation.
Pipe & Sprinkler Pipe Painting
We clean, sandblast, and coat industrial piping and sprinkler systems to SSPC standards. The result is better corrosion resistance, longer service life, and systems that stay compliant.
Trailer & Equipment Painting
Equipment that works outside needs coating that can handle the conditions. We apply corrosion-resistant finishes that protect against weather and wear and keep your assets looking professional on the job.
Heavy Equipment Painting
Excavators and large-scale machinery need finishes engineered for heavy daily use. We prep surfaces properly and apply industrial-strength coatings that don’t break down under real working condtions.
Lift Painting
Boom lifts and scissor lifts get thorough surface prep and corrosion-resistant coatings that restore their appearance and keep them reliable over time.
Press Painting
We degrease, prep, and coat industrial presses with smooth enamel finishes. The equipment looks better and holds up longer against the wear and corrosion that comes with regular use.
Industrial Coatings
Our industrial coatings resist chemicals, abrasion, moisture, and temperature extremes. They’re built for facilities where protection isn’t optional, and downtime is expensive.
Why Hire a Professional Painter in Wayland?
Paint protects your property as much as it improves it. The right products, applied correctly over a properly prepped surface, guard against moisture intrusion, surface deterioration, and the kind of damage that gets costly to address down the road.
Where professional work earns its keep is in the details. Surface prep done right, products matched to the environment, clean edges that don’t peel after one winter. Those things don’t happen by accident, and they’re hard to replicate without the right experience and equipment.
Wayland homeowners and business owners tend to take care of what they own. A professional paint job is one of the more practical ways to do that. It looks good, and it works hard at the same time.
Our Proven Painting Process in Wayland
Good results don’t come from rushing. Every Wayland project we take on follows the same process. It’s the process we’ve been refining for over 30 years across residential, commercial, and industrial work.
1. On-Site Consultation & Estimate
We start by visiting your property. We look at the space, talk through what you’re after, and recommend the right materials for the job. You get a clear, no-obligation quote with honest pricing and a realistic timeline. No vague numbers and no surprises later.
2. Surface Preparation
Prep work determines how long a paint job lasts. We clean, sand, and repair surfaces before applying anything, removing dirt, rust, and old coatings that would compromise adhesion. Industrial projects that call for it receive sandblasting or specialty blasting to get the surface ready.
3. Expert Paint & Coating Application
Our full-time painters apply high-quality paints and coatings suited to each specific surface. Interior walls, exterior siding, industrial equipment—the approach changes based on what the surface needs, and the goal is always even coverage and a finish that holds up.
4. Final Walkthrough & Inspection
We go through the finished work carefully before calling the job complete. Then we walk it with you. If anything needs a touch-up, we handle it on the spot before we leave.
5. Cleanup & Warranty
We take everything with us and leave your property clean. Our work is backed by a satisfaction guarantee and warranty, so you have real protection long after the job is done.
About Wayland, Michigan
Wayland sits at the southern end of Allegan County, about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids. It’s a small city with a working character; established neighborhoods, a modest downtown, and a mix of residential, agricultural, and light industrial properties that reflect the broader makeup of rural West Michigan.
Growth has been steady here without changing the feel of the place. Homeowners take care of their properties, and local businesses understand that appearance matters to the customers they serve. Michigan’s weather does its work on every exterior surface in town, and keeping up with that requires materials and application methods that hold up through the full range of seasons.
Get Your Free Estimate In Wayland
If you’ve been thinking about a painting project, the estimate is the easiest part. We come to your Wayland property, take a close look at what the job actually involves, and give you honest, upfront pricing with no obligation to move forward.
We work with Wayland homeowners, business owners, and facility managers on projects of every size and type. Whatever you’re planning, the process starts the same way.
Call us at
616-202-6570 or
fill out our online form to schedule your free estimate today.






