Painting Services in Newcastle, ON
Proper prep. Clean lines.
Ask what Newcastle homeowners call us for and painting sits near the top of the list. The work tends to split two ways. In the subdivisions south of the 401 it's walls still wearing the builder's flat white. Near the village core it's old wood trim and siding that needs scraping before any paint goes on. Our painting services in Newcastle cover both, with the prep done properly.
New Walls and Old Trim Around Newcastle
Most new houses get a single coat of flat builder paint over fresh drywall. It looks fine on handover day, then scuffs the first time a chair gets dragged along it and won't wipe clean. Owners in the newer parts of Newcastle often wait a year or so before interior painting, which is sensible, because a new house settles and nail pops and hairline corner cracks show up. We set those nails, fill and sand, prime the patches and finish with two coats of a washable paint.
Exterior painting on the century homes near King Street is slower work. Old trim has usually been painted many times over, and any paint that's failing has to come off before a new coat will grip. We scrape and sand back to a sound edge, spot-prime the bare wood and seal open joints between trim boards so rain can't get behind the paint. Skip that prep and a new paint job can start peeling within a couple of seasons.
Outside work needs dry wood and mild weather, so we book it for late spring through early fall and watch the forecast. Inside work can happen any month. On the rural properties around Newcastle, a shed or a board fence can often be painted on the same trip as the house, and since painting is quoted per project rather than by the hour, it all goes on one written estimate.
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 Newcastle
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 Newcastle: FAQ
Do you offer painting services in Newcastle?
Yes. Newcastle is part of our Durham Region service area, and we work there from our base in Bowmanville. Call or text (289) 928-5689, or request a free estimate online.
How long should we wait before repainting a brand-new house in Newcastle?
There's no fixed rule, but many owners wait through a full year of heating and cooling. That gives the framing time to settle, so most nail pops and corner cracks have shown themselves before the walls are painted. Fixing them all in one round and then painting once is cheaper than touching up the same walls twice.
Our village house has layers of old paint on the trim. Do you strip it all off?
Usually not. We take off paint that's loose, flaking or lifting and feather the edges so they don't show through. Full stripping makes sense where the build-up is so thick it's cracking or has filled in the detail of the moulding. We'll show you which parts need that before we start, since it adds time to the job.
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Need painting services in Newcastle?
Call or text Pedro, or ask for a free written estimate online.