- contact@connecticutfireescapepainting.com
- (860) 352-6298
Rust at the connections, a railing that’s come loose, a drop ladder that won’t move. If your fire escape has a specific problem, we can name it and fix it.
Fire escapes are exterior steel structures that spend their whole lives outdoors. They rust. Coatings fail. Connections loosen. Drop ladders seize up. Left alone, a fire escape gets worse every winter and it is a means of escape, so its condition matters more than most of the metalwork on a building.
We look after that structure and nothing else. We inspect fire escapes and document their condition, repair them, prepare and coat them, install and replace them, and maintain them on a planned basis. Working on one type of structure for over twenty years means we know where these things fail and what it takes to keep them serviceable.
Years Of Experience
Most of our work comes down to preparation. A fire escape that is scraped back properly, treated where it is corroded and primed before it is coated will hold up. One that is painted over rust will not, and the second repaint always costs more than doing it correctly the first time.
That is not a complicated idea, but it takes longer and it is the step most often skipped. It is the part of the job we spend the most time on.
A large share of Connecticut’s fire escapes were painted long before 1978, which means the coating on them may contain lead. Scraping, grinding or cutting those surfaces disturbs it.
We are an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm. That means we are certified to work on surfaces coated with lead-based paint using lead-safe work practices, containing the area, capturing debris and cleaning up properly. It is a requirement for this kind of work on pre-1978 buildings, and it is the credential that matters most on an older fire escape.
To be clear about what it is not: we are not a lead abatement or lead removal contractor, and we do not carry out lead testing or clearance. Our certification covers working safely on painted surfaces, not removing lead from a building.
We are based at 168 Center St in Southington and work throughout Connecticut. Our yard sits in the middle of the state, which keeps most of it within reasonable reach.
Some of our work has been in Fairfield County, we painted a fire escape at 313 Hope St in Stamford in 2017, carried out an inspection at 1001 Main St in Bridgeport in 2021, and completed refurbishment and maintenance at 110 Moose Hill Rd in Trumbull in 2025.
We carry $2 million in general liability insurance. Almost all of our work happens at height, often over a pavement or a shared yard, and building owners and managing agents are right to ask about cover before anyone goes up a ladder. We hold OSHA safety certification and can provide a certificate of insurance on request.
If you have a fire escape you are unsure about, the quickest way to get an answer is to send a photograph and the building address. We can usually tell you what you are looking at and what it would involve.
Call us on (860) 352-6298.
Connecticut’s trusted fire escape contractors. From certified safety inspections and heavy-duty structural repairs to professional painting and maintenance, we keep your building safe, code-compliant, and weather-protected statewide. Proudly serving CT property owners since 2004.
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