Carpentry & Interiors
Interior & Exterior House Painting in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA
Pro-level painting inside and out — rooms, ceilings, siding, and trim prepped right, sprayed or rolled, and finished clean.
What's Included in Interior & Exterior House Painting
Interior and exterior house painting for homes across Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA, done to a professional standard. Interiors get real prep — patched walls, caulked trim, sharp cut-ins, and even coats in the sheen each room needs. Exteriors get the Northwest treatment: washed, scraped, spot-primed, and coated in the dry window so the finish is cured before the rain tests it. Sprayed where spraying is better, rolled and brushed where control matters.
- Interior rooms, whole-house repaints & ceilings
- Accent walls and trim-and-door enamel work
- Exterior siding — cedar, LP, and Hardie
- Exterior trim, fascia, shutters & front doors
- Two-story elevations, vaulted stairwells & high ceilings
- Prep: wash, scrape, patch, caulk, sand & prime
- Premium paints matched to each surface — sprayed or rolled
- Color consultation with samples on your actual walls
Common Problems We Solve
Exterior paint peeling and chalking a few years after the last repaint.
Failing paint comes off before anything new goes on: wash, scrape, sand the edges, spot-prime bare wood, then as many finish coats as the surface and quoted scope call for, applied in dry weather.
Rooms need repainting but the walls are full of dings, nail holes, and old color.
Prep is half the job: holes filled, dings patched, glossy spots sanded, stains blocked, and a primer coat where the color change demands it. The paint only looks as good as the wall under it.
Dark or bold colors that need to become light without five coats.
The right tinted primer under the right topcoat gets a clean color change without stacking coats — we plan the system and the estimate states the coat count for your color and surface before a can is opened.
A DIY repaint left wandering cut lines and splattered ceilings.
Sharp lines are craft, not luck: edges cut in by hand, ceilings and floors masked, and the room put back together clean — the same day when the quoted scope allows it.
How It Works
Walk the scope and pick the system
We walk every room or elevation with you, note the repairs the surfaces need, and settle colors, sheens, and the paint system before anything is ordered.
Prep like it matters
Interiors: patch, sand, caulk, mask. Exteriors: wash, scrape, sand, spot-prime bare wood, and re-caulk open joints. This step decides how long the finish lasts.
Prime and paint
Primer where the surface or color change needs it, then even finish coats — sprayed for large exterior faces and for a smooth enamel finish on doors, trim, and cabinet fronts when a project calls for it; rolled and brushed where control wins.
Walk-through and touch-up
We check the work in raking light, touch up what shows, pull the masking clean, and leave labeled touch-up paint for later.
Typical Projects & Pricing
Labor pricing. Materials are itemized in your estimate. Estimates are not final contracts.
What's Not Included
- Surfaces that need full lead-paint abatement — where old paint requires more than lead-safe practices, we say so and refer a certified abatement contractor
- Roofs, deck surfaces, and floor coatings — deck staining lives under Decks, Stairs, Porches & Fences
- Stucco repair and masonry restoration beyond patching — referred to the right trade before painting over a problem
- Rotted siding, trim, and fascia — repaired before paint goes on, see Siding, Exterior Trim & Dry Rot Repair
What Affects the Price
- Surface condition and prep load
- Sound walls repaint fast; peeling exteriors and patched-up interiors carry real prep hours — the estimate lists them.
- Interior vs exterior
- Exterior work adds washing, scraping, weather windows, and ladder or staging time over the same square footage inside.
- Color change
- Like-for-like refreshes need fewer coats than dark-to-light or bold color changes, which add primer and finish passes.
- Height and access
- Two-story elevations, vaulted stairwells, and steep site access all add staging time per painted foot.
- Paint grade
- We quote with premium lines matched to the surface; upgrading or downgrading the paint spec moves the material line, not the labor.
Interior & Exterior House Painting — Frequently Asked Questions
When is exterior painting season in Portland and Vancouver?
The dry window — roughly late spring through early fall. Exterior coats need dry surfaces and dry days to cure, so we schedule exteriors inside that window and book interiors year-round. If you want an exterior slot, the estimate early in the year is what holds it.
How much prep do you actually do?
As much as the surface needs, and it's listed in the estimate: washing, scraping, sanding, patching, caulking, and spot-priming. Paint over bad prep doesn't hold, so the prep line is where the estimate earns its keep.
Do you spray or roll?
Both, by surface: spraying lays the smoothest coat on large exterior faces, doors, and trim; rolling and brushing win where control and texture matter, like interior walls and cut lines. Overspray is controlled with masking, and we don't spray on windy days.
Which paints do you use?
Premium exterior and interior lines matched to the surface — the quote names the exact product and sheen per area. If you have a brand preference we'll price it; if not, we spec what holds up best on that surface in this climate.
Can you match my existing colors?
Yes — from a chip, a can label, or a sample we pull from an inconspicuous spot. For new colors we bring samples and paint test patches on your actual walls, because light changes everything.
What about lead paint in older homes?
Homes built before 1978 may have lead-based paint. Where our work disturbs painted surfaces on older homes, we follow lead-safe work practices and will tell you up front if the scope calls for a lead-safe certified renovator.
How much does it cost to paint a room?
A standard room — walls patched and painted — runs $299–549 with us, the same in Portland and Vancouver. Adding the ceiling, trim, and doors moves it up, and a dark-to-light color change adds a primer pass. The estimate is free and itemizes the prep, so you see what drives the number before we start.
How long does exterior paint last in Portland and Vancouver?
It depends on the surface and the exposure — south-facing walls and weathered cedar wear faster than shaded Hardie. Prep is the biggest lever — chalk washed off and wood dry before the first coat goes on. A gentle wash and fresh caulk along the way stretch the repaint interval.
Areas We Cover
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