Arcadia House and Commercial Painters

Stucco and ranch homes

A lot of Arcadia is single-story stucco with wood fascia, eaves and trim, and the two materials fail in different ways. Stucco develops hairline cracks and turns chalky in the sun, so we wash it, patch the cracks, and prime the patches before two finish coats. The wood fascia and eaves are where paint peels first, especially where sprinklers hit, so that wood gets scraped, sanded, repaired where it has rotted, and primed wherever it is bare.

The east end of the valley runs hotter than Pasadena through the summer, and south and west facing walls take the most sun. We look at those walls closely on the walkthrough, and in the hottest months we start early and follow the shade around the house.

The full process, from pressure washing to the final walkthrough, is on our exterior painting page.

Larger and newer custom homes

Arcadia has many large two-story homes with tall stucco walls, stone or tile accents, and detailed trim around windows and entries. The work there is mostly about access and masking. Tall walls need taller ladders or scaffolding, which we plan into the estimate, and stone, windows, lighting and hardscape get covered before anything is sprayed or rolled.

On a house that size, color consistency across big wall areas matters as much as the color itself. We keep each wall a continuous pass so there are no visible lap lines, and we confirm colors on a sample area before the whole house is painted.

For a house that needs everything inside and out under one estimate, see our page on whole house painting.

HOA, condo and multi-unit painting

Arcadia has a lot of condo and townhome communities, and repainting one is a different job from a single house. The board usually needs one written scope it can compare against other bids, color approval before work starts, and a schedule that moves building by building so residents know when their unit is affected.

We give boards and property managers an itemized scope by building and surface, coordinate resident notice, and keep walkways and parking usable while we work.

How we sequence occupied buildings is on our apartment and multi-unit painting page.

Commercial painting in Arcadia

Commercial painting in Arcadia covers storefronts and offices along Huntington Drive, Baldwin Avenue, First Avenue and Live Oak Avenue, plus apartment buildings and other commercial property. Exteriors take the same afternoon sun as the houses, so coating choice matters as much as color.

For a business that cannot close, we schedule around open hours, which usually means early mornings, evenings, weekends, or one section of the building at a time.

Facades, signage areas and working around store hours are covered on our storefront painting page.

How an Arcadia job runs

Our shop is just north in Sierra Madre, so getting out for a walkthrough is quick. You get a written, itemized estimate that lists the surfaces, the prep and repairs, the number of coats, and the Sherwin-Williams or Dunn-Edwards products going on. The same crew does the prep and the painting, and we walk the finished job with you before we call it done.

To set up a walkthrough, request a free written estimate or call (747) 888-8314.