Painting Services in Campbellford, ON
Proper prep. Clean lines.
Paint on the historic houses in Campbellford's downtown tends to fail in layers, and painting over the top only buries the problem. With painting services in Campbellford, most of our time goes into the part you won't notice in the finished job: scraping, filling, sanding and priming, inside and out. Pedro would rather spend an extra day on prep than come back to blistered trim next summer.
Scraping Back Old Paint on Historic Trent Hills Homes
Older exteriors downtown often carry coat after coat from different decades, and the bottom layers don't always hold onto the ones above them. Once the paint starts to lift, a fresh coat over it peels away along with it. We scrape back to a sound edge and sand it smooth so the line won't show through. Bare wood gets primed before any colour goes on.
The river adds its own complication. Siding on houses along the Trent dries slowly after rain, and paint doesn't bond to damp wood. When we do exterior painting on a riverside house, we wait for the morning dew to burn off and check that the siding and trim are dry before we open a can. Weathered wood that's been bare for a while soaks up primer, and on an old farmhouse that can mean an extra coat on the worst walls.
Inside, an older room usually needs wall repair before paint. Interior painting in Ontario usually costs $300 to $800 a room, depending on the size, the ceiling height and how much prep the walls need. For a typical single-family exterior, plan on roughly $2,500 to $6,000. Every painting job is priced as a project, not by the hour, and we usually use Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams unless you prefer another brand.
Pedro handles interior and exterior painting. For how he approaches painting services in general, see our interior & exterior painting page.
How painting services works
Pick your colours
If you're stuck between a few colours, we can help you narrow it down. If you've already picked, just send us the brand and colour code.
Surface prep
We fill holes, sand rough spots, clean the surfaces, tape the edges and prime wherever it's needed. It takes time, and it's where most of the difference comes from.
Painting
Coats go on evenly, one section at a time. Inside, we usually do two coats on the walls and two on the trim.
Touch-ups and cleanup
The tape comes off carefully, we touch up anything that needs it, and the room is left clean with the furniture back where it was.
Painting Services cost in Campbellford
In Ontario, interior painting usually costs $300 to $800 per room. Size, ceiling height and the amount of prep all move the number.
Painting the full interior of a 3-bedroom home generally comes to $2,000 to $5,000.
Exterior painting depends on how big the house is and what shape the surfaces are in. For a typical single-family home, expect $2,500 to $6,000. We price painting by the project, not by the hour.
Every job gets a free written estimate first, so the price is settled before work starts.
What clients say
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“I hired Pedro to do some renovation work in my house. The job was incredibly well done. Down to the smallest details, Pedro did an excellent job. Very professional, easy to get ahold of, and knows his stuff.”
Painting Services in Campbellford: FAQ
Do you offer painting services in Campbellford?
Yes. Campbellford is part of our Northumberland County service area, and we work there from our base in Bowmanville. Call or text (289) 928-5689, or request a free estimate online.
The paint on our older house downtown is peeling in sheets. Can you paint right over it?
No. New paint over loose paint comes off along with it. We scrape back to a surface that's holding, sand the edges smooth and prime the bare spots before the finish coats go on. On a house with decades of buildup, that prep can take longer than the painting itself, and the estimate will show it so there's no surprise when the work starts.
Our house sits right by the river. Does that change how you schedule exterior painting?
It does. Mornings near the water are often damp, and paint put on wet wood won't bond properly. We start later in the day on the river side, avoid days with rain in the forecast, and check that the boards are dry before we begin. If the weather turns, we'd rather move the date than paint in conditions that will shorten the life of the job.
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Need painting services in Campbellford?
Call or text Pedro, or ask for a free written estimate online.