Exterior House Painting
Our exterior jobs start with a full pressure wash, then the crew scrapes loose paint, caulks open joints and primes bare wood. Finish coats go on siding, trim, fascia, doors and window frames.
Service area · Carrollton, TX
House and Commercial Painters in Carrollton, TX
State 28 serves Carrollton from our Grapevine office. Most of the city's houses were built in the 1970s, so a repaint here usually starts with wood repair, priming and sometimes a lead test. We also paint storefronts and offices.
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What we do in Carrollton
Painting services in Carrollton
Pick a service to see what the work includes. For a storefront or office in Carrollton, contact us about commercial painting.
Wood Priming
Bare wood soaks up paint unevenly and cedar or redwood can bleed tannins through the finish. We prime trim, siding, fascia, decks, fences, cabinets and new construction wood with a primer matched to the species.
Popcorn Ceiling Removal
We seal off the room, protect the floors and scrape the texture down to the drywall. Then we patch, smooth, prime and paint so the ceiling is ready to live with.
Lead-Based Paint Testing
Homes built before 1978 may have lead-based paint under the newer coats. Sanding or scraping that paint without precautions spreads lead dust.
Interior House Painting
We paint walls, ceilings, trim and doors in occupied homes, one area at a time. The crew covers floors and furniture, patches and primes, and cleans up at the end of each day.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
If the cabinet boxes are solid, paint costs far less than new cabinets. We clean and degrease, sand, prime and finish with cabinet-grade paint that stands up to moisture and daily use.
Local housing
Carrollton homes we paint
Carrollton's first settlers arrived in 1842. The Cotton Belt line crossed the Katy here in 1888, the city incorporated in 1913, and for years it was a grain-and-gravel town with a brick plant. Today it spans parts of Dallas, Denton and Collin counties.
The big change came in the 1970s. Population went from 13,855 in 1970 to 40,595 in 1980, and nearly three-quarters of the city's housing units were built that decade (Texas State Historical Association). Those homes are now around 45 to 55 years old.
Age shows up in the same places on most of them: original wood trim and siding that has started to rot, caulk that has dried and split, and popcorn ceilings inside. Any home built before 1978 may have lead paint, so we use lead-safe practices and test before sanding. Wood priming, drywall repair and popcorn ceiling removal are often part of the job.
Historic Downtown Carrollton, as the city defines it, runs from Belt Line Road on the north to the DART rail on the east, Vandergriff on the south and IH-35E on the west. The older commercial buildings around the square are the ones the city's storefront grant covers (see below).
Approvals and permits
Local rules before you paint in Carrollton
Carrollton Heights Historic District. This district has its own zoning. We haven't confirmed whether a repaint there needs city review, so call the City of Carrollton before you pick new exterior colors.
Downtown. The downtown form-based rules cover building form. We haven't seen a paint-color rule there, but check with the city before changing a storefront's colors.
Historic Downtown grant. The city's Retail Rehab & Redevelopment Grant lists interior and exterior finish costs as eligible for commercial buildings in Historic Downtown that are older than 20 years. Grants are reviewed case by case by the City Council TOD Committee, and approval is not guaranteed. Source: Carrollton development site.
HOA neighborhoods. If your HOA reviews colors, get written approval before work starts.
Heat, hail and timing
Carrollton weather and your paint
Fifty-year-old trim doesn't handle Texas sun the way new wood does. DFW averages 20 days a year at 100°F or hotter, and on older Carrollton homes that heat opens joints and dries out caulk, mostly on the south and west sides.
Spring hail (roughly March to June) chips trim and dents siding. Get roof and siding repairs done first, then repaint.
We follow each product's data sheet for temperature and dew point, which usually means waiting out cold, damp mornings in winter.
Our process
How a Carrollton job runs
- 01
Walkthrough and estimate
We look at the house, note repairs, and give you a written estimate.
- 02
Colors and approvals
Our in-house color consultant helps you narrow choices. We don't file HOA or historic-district color paperwork, but we help you pick colors from the approved palettes. If your home or building needs HOA or city sign-off, get it first. We schedule around it.
- 03
Prep
Wash, scrape, repair wood, prime bare spots and caulk. Homes built before 1978 get lead-safe work practices.
- 04
Paint
A project manager runs the crew and keeps you posted.
- 05
Final walkthrough
We walk the job with you and fix anything you point out before we call it done.
See our painting prep services for what goes into the prep.
Our work
Recent Carrollton projects and reviews
Jobs we've finished in Carrollton include interior repaints, cabinet painting, an exterior repaint and a fence.
Photos from State 28 jobs around Dallas-Fort Worth are in our gallery, and customer feedback is on our reviews page.
Questions, answered
Carrollton painting FAQs
My Carrollton house was built in the 1970s. What should I expect when repainting it?
Expect some trim and siding repair, new caulk and spot priming before paint. If the house was built before 1978 we test for lead before sanding or scraping.
Do you remove popcorn ceilings in older Carrollton homes?
Yes. Popcorn ceiling removal is one of our services, and it's common in homes from the 1970s.
Is there a grant for repainting a storefront in Historic Downtown Carrollton?
The city's Retail Rehab & Redevelopment Grant lists exterior finish costs as eligible for commercial buildings in Historic Downtown older than 20 years. Grants are reviewed case by case by the City Council TOD Committee, and approval is not guaranteed.
Do I need approval to paint in the Carrollton Heights Historic District?
The district has its own zoning rules. Check with the City of Carrollton before you change exterior colors.
How long does an interior repaint take?
It depends on the number of rooms, ceiling height and how much repair the walls need. We give you a schedule with the written estimate.
Free estimate
Get a painting estimate in Carrollton.
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Covered in writing
Three years of coverage on labor and materials.
Our standard warranty covers both labor and materials for three years. If something we painted fails in that window, we come back and fix it.
Every painting job comes with our standard 3-year warranty. Extended 5- and 7-year warranties are available. Deck staining and painting carry a 1-year warranty.
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Get a painting estimate in Carrollton
Our office is in Grapevine. Call or text (214) 771-9145, or send the form and we'll reply the same business day.