Interior remodeling
Interior painting
Clean lines, full prep, and low-odor paint throughout the house.
Interior painting looks simple from the sidewalk and shows every shortcut once afternoon light hits the wall. Straight lines at the ceiling, patches that disappear, and trim without brush marks come from prep, not from talent with a roller. Plaster walls in older St. Louis homes need real patching before any of that matters.
The estimate lists the rooms, the surfaces, and the number of coats, so nobody is arguing later about whether ceilings were in it. We cover floors and furniture, patch and sand, prime the repairs, and cut in by hand instead of taping everything and hoping. Same crew start to finish.
If the goal is a kitchen that looks new, painting the cabinets is usually the cheaper half of the answer. We will tell you when the doors and boxes are worth refinishing and when they are not.
What is included
- Furniture and floor protection
- Patching, sanding, and repair of walls and ceilings
- Caulking and spot priming
- Two finish coats on walls
- Trim, doors, and ceilings
- Cabinet painting
- Cleanup and touch-up walkthrough
Options
- Low- and zero-VOC paints
- Accent walls
- Cabinet refinishing
- Wallpaper removal
- Popcorn ceiling removal
How the job runs
Interior painting, step by step.
Quote
We walk the rooms, count the surfaces, go through colors and sheens, and quote room by room with the coat count written down.
Prep
We move and cover furniture, mask floors and fixtures, then patch, sand, caulk, and spot prime.
Work
We cut in and roll two coats on the walls, then finish the ceilings, trim, and doors.
Finish
Furniture goes back, the last drop cloth comes up, and we go room by room in daylight to mark touch-ups.
Questions
Straight answers.
How long does a whole-house interior take?
A 2,000 square foot house with walls, ceilings, and trim is usually five to eight working days with a crew of two or three. Walls only is closer to three or four. Heavy plaster repair or a lot of dark-to-light color changes add days.
Can you paint cabinets instead of replacing them?
Yes, if the boxes and doors are sound. We degrease, scuff sand, prime with a bonding primer, and spray a cabinet-grade finish, which is the difference between a paint job and a refinish. Figure roughly $3,000 to $6,000 for a typical kitchen against many times that to replace. Thermofoil doors and swollen particleboard are the cases where we tell you not to bother.
Do I need to move out?
No. We work room by room, keep the rest of the house livable, and use low-odor paints so nobody gets driven out by fumes. The exception is heavy sanding on old plaster or popcorn ceiling removal, where you may want to be somewhere else during the day.
How do you protect floors and furniture?
Furniture moves to the center of the room and gets covered, floors get runners and rosin paper or plastic, and fixtures and hardware get masked or removed. Anything that cannot move gets wrapped. We would rather spend the extra half hour on protection than talk about a drip later.
What finish should I use where?
Flat or matte on ceilings and low-traffic walls, because it hides drywall and plaster imperfections. Eggshell or satin in hallways, kids' rooms, kitchens, and baths so you can wipe them down. Semi-gloss on trim and doors for durability and a clean line against the wall.
Related
Often done together.
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New drywall, repairs, and smooth finishes that disappear under paint.
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