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Surface area and surface condition drive the price, and the second one is what separates honest quotes from cheap ones. Sound walls that need washing and two coats are straightforward. Peeling exterior paint, failed caulk, damaged plaster or bare wood all need real preparation before any paint goes on. We inspect and price the preparation as its own line at the free walkthrough, so when you compare our number against another one you can see exactly what each includes.

It depends on the substrate and the exposure, not on the calendar. Wood siding and trim need attention sooner than vinyl or stucco, and the south and west faces of a Philadelphia house weather faster than the sheltered sides. The reliable signals are chalking, hairline cracking, failed caulk at the joints and any paint that has started to lift. Once bare wood is exposed you are on a repair clock, not a paint clock, so it is worth looking before that point.

Yes. Interior walls, ceilings, trim, doors and cabinets, and exterior siding, stucco, trim, porches and railings. The two are scheduled differently: interior work runs year-round, while exterior work belongs in the window when surfaces are dry and overnight temperatures stay above what the coating needs to cure properly. If you want both, we sequence them so the exterior lands inside that window.

Always, and it is quoted as part of the job rather than added later. Preparation means washing, scraping, sanding, patching, caulking and priming — six steps that are invisible in the finished room and are the first thing removed from a quote that comes in suspiciously low. Two crews using identical paint produce completely different results five years apart, and preparation is the entire difference. Compare the prep line, not the paint brand.

Yes, and done properly it is a genuine alternative to replacing them when the boxes are sound and only the finish is dated. It is also the painting job where preparation matters most, because cabinets are handled, cleaned and knocked more than any other painted surface in the house. That means degreasing, scuff sanding, a bonding primer and a hard-wearing finish coat — not wall paint on a cabinet door, which will chip within a year.

We select the product for the surface and the room rather than defaulting to one line for everything: washable finishes in kitchens and hallways, moisture-tolerant products in bathrooms, and exterior coatings rated for the substrate they are going on. We tell you exactly which product and sheen is going on each surface before we start, and it goes in the written quote — so if you want to upgrade the line or match something you already have, you can decide that with the price in front of you.

Yes. We mask and cover floors, furniture and fixtures before any painting starts, and we clean up at the end of each working day rather than only at the end of the project. Larger items get moved to the middle of the room and covered; anything that cannot be moved is protected in place. You should be able to use the rest of your house normally while we work.