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 · Dallas, TX
House Painters in Dallas, TX: Historic and Conservation-District Homes
State 28 paints homes in Dallas from our office in Grapevine. Many older Dallas homes are in Landmark or Conservation Districts, where the city reviews exterior work and sometimes limits colors. Here is how those rules work.
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What we do in Dallas
Painting services in Dallas
Pick a service to see what the work includes. We also take on commercial painting in Dallas. Contact us with the building and scope.
Wood Trim Painting
We paint window and door frames, baseboards, crown, wainscoting, fascia, soffits and porch railings. Trim gets sanded, caulked and primed where needed, then finished in semi-gloss or high-gloss.
Siding Painting
We paint wood, fiber cement, vinyl, aluminum and stucco siding, and each one gets the primer and paint made for it. The crew washes the siding, replaces failed caulk and spot-primes before the finish coats.
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
Dallas homes we paint
Dallas has had Conservation Districts since 1988, mostly in East Dallas and Oak Cliff. Examples include the M Streets/Greenland Hills (CD 9), Lakewood (CD 2) and Kessler Park (CD 13).
Landmark Districts are the city's historic districts. Swiss Avenue, Munger Place and Winnetka Heights are three of them. The city keeps the full list.
Homes in these districts are generally old enough to have wood siding, wood windows and decades of paint layers. Anything built before 1978 may have lead paint, so we test before sanding and work lead-safe.
Approvals and permits
Local rules before you paint in Dallas
Conservation Districts. Owners have to submit a Conservation District Work Review for exterior work, including some work that doesn't need a building permit. Each district has its own ordinance. Planning & Development: (214) 948-4458. Applications go through DallasNow. Source: City of Dallas Conservation Districts.
Lakewood, Tract IV. Under Ordinance 33026, Tract IV allows one body color and up to three trim colors. Fluorescent and metallic colors are prohibited, and black can't be the body color. This applies to Tract IV only. Other Lakewood tracts have their own rules.
Landmark Districts. A Certificate of Appropriateness is required before any exterior work. Minor items can go through staff Routine Maintenance review. Bigger changes go to the Landmark Commission. Source: Dallas Landmark review process.
Swiss Avenue. Fluorescent and metallic colors are prohibited. A house gets one dominant color and no more than three trim colors.
Winnetka Heights. Fluorescent and metallic colors are prohibited, and the district limits trim colors. Check the district's preservation criteria for the exact number.
Heat, hail and timing
Dallas weather and your paint
Old wood takes Dallas heat hard. DFW averages 20 days a year at 100°F or hotter, and on a century-old house the south and west siding, window sills and porch floors break down first.
Spring storms bring hail, mostly March through June. On a historic home, repair the roof and siding first and repaint after.
Each paint has its own temperature and dew point limits on its product data sheet, and we follow them.
Our process
How a Dallas 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. In a Landmark or Conservation District, the city's approval comes before we start. We pick the start date once it's issued.
- 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 Dallas projects and reviews
Jobs we've finished in Dallas include interior and exterior repaints, cabinet painting, and commercial interior and exterior work.
Photos from State 28 jobs around Dallas-Fort Worth are in our gallery, and customer feedback is on our reviews page.
Questions, answered
Dallas painting FAQs
Do I need city approval to repaint my house in a Dallas conservation district?
Usually you need a Conservation District Work Review for exterior work, including some work that doesn't need a permit. Check your district's ordinance or call Planning & Development at (214) 948-4458.
What's the difference between a Dallas Landmark District and a Conservation District?
Landmark Districts are historic districts where a Certificate of Appropriateness is required before any exterior work. Conservation Districts protect the general character of a neighborhood and use a Conservation District Work Review under each district's own ordinance.
How many trim colors can I use on Swiss Avenue?
One dominant color and no more than three trim colors. Fluorescent and metallic colors are not allowed.
Can I paint my Lakewood house black?
Not as the body color in Lakewood Conservation District Tract IV. Other tracts have their own ordinances, so check yours.
Which Dallas-area neighborhoods have you worked in?
We've painted homes in Richardson Heights and Cottonwood Heights.
Do you handle the CA or CD Work Review paperwork?
No. We don't file HOA or historic-district color paperwork, but we help you pick colors from the approved palettes. You file the application.
Free estimate
Get a painting estimate in Dallas.
A few details are enough to start. We reply the same business day.
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.
Nearby
Other cities we serve
Get a painting estimate in Dallas
Our office is in Grapevine. Call or text (214) 771-9145, or send the form and we'll reply the same business day.