Pasadena House Painters and Painting Contractor

Exterior house painting in Pasadena

Most Pasadena exteriors are either stucco or wood siding, and they 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. Wood siding and trim peel and split where sun and sprinklers hit, so that wood gets scraped, sanded, repaired where boards have rotted, and primed wherever it is bare.

South and west facing walls take the most afternoon sun through a Pasadena summer, and that is where paint fades and fails first. We look at those walls closely on the walkthrough, because they usually set the prep work for the whole house.

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

Craftsman and historic homes

Pasadena is known for its Craftsman bungalows, and those homes are mostly original wood: clapboard or shingle siding, exposed rafter tails, deep eaves, and window trim that has been painted many times over. The goal is to keep that wood, not bury it. That means careful scraping, filler or replacement boards only where they are needed, primer on every bare spot, and a color scheme that separates body, trim and accents the way the house was designed.

Almost all of these homes were built before 1978, so the old paint layers should be treated as lead paint until tested. Federal rules require lead-safe work practices when that paint is disturbed, which changes how scraping, sanding and cleanup are done. If your home sits in one of Pasadena's landmark districts, such as Bungalow Heaven, check with the city's historic preservation staff before you change exterior colors.

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

Interior painting in older Pasadena homes

Many older Pasadena homes still have plaster walls rather than drywall. Plaster cracks along the lath lines and around door frames, and those cracks come back if they are only filled with spackle, so we tape and patch them properly before priming. Newer homes and condos are mostly drywall, where the work is nail holes, dents and seams, then sanding smooth.

Most of our interior jobs are in occupied homes. We work room by room, cover floors and furniture, and use low-VOC paint on request so the house stays livable while we work.

Walls, ceilings, trim, doors and cabinets are all covered on our interior painting page.

Commercial painting in Pasadena

Commercial painting in Pasadena covers storefronts in Old Town and along Lake Avenue, office buildings, apartment buildings and institutions. Our crews have repainted interior and support spaces at Caltech, working around active building systems and occupied areas.

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

Scheduling, coatings and how we keep a building open are on our office building painting page.

How a Pasadena job runs

Every job starts with a walkthrough at the property. 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.