Paint Is Your House's Raincoat
Paint is the raincoat on your house. As long as it's whole, water runs off and the wood underneath stays dry. Once it cracks or peels, moisture gets behind it, and that's when siding starts to rot and trim starts to split.
Marin is hard on that raincoat. Summer fog pushes in through the Golden Gate and sits on the north side of the house for hours. Salt air near the water wears paint down faster than it would inland. Up in Novato, the afternoon sun bakes south and west walls until the color fades. A good paint job here starts with knowing which of those your house is up against.
What We Paint
Exterior House PaintingSiding, trim, doors and eaves, scraped, primed and painted to hold up to Marin weather. We put the time into prep so the finish lasts.Exterior House Painting →
Interior PaintingWalls, ceilings, trim and doors. Floors and furniture get covered before we open a can, and we clean up at the end of every day.Interior Painting →
Cabinet PaintingA new look for your kitchen without paying for new cabinets. Doors come off, every surface gets cleaned, sanded and primed, and the finish is built for daily use.Cabinet Painting →
Deck and Fence StainingSun and fog wear down bare wood fast. We clean, prep and stain decks and fences so the wood stays protected and looks cared for.Deck and Fence Staining →
Commercial PaintingOffices, storefronts and rental buildings, scheduled around your hours so your business keeps running.Commercial Painting →Why Marin Homeowners Call Us
- Prep is most of the job. Scraping, sanding, caulking and priming decide how long paint lasts. We don't skip them to finish early.
- Your home stays protected. Floors, furniture, windows and plants get covered before work starts.
- Straight answers. Your written estimate spells out what's included, so nothing surprises you at the end.
How It Works
- Call or send the form. Tell us what you want painted and where you are in Marin.
- Walkthrough and estimate. We look at the surfaces, talk through colors and finish, and give you a written estimate.
- Prep and paint. We protect the area, do the prep, and apply the coats the job calls for.
- Final walkthrough. We go over the work with you and touch up anything that isn't right before we call it done.
Free estimate, no obligation.
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We paint homes across Marin County, from Eichlers in San Rafael's Terra Linda neighborhood to brown-shingle houses in Mill Valley and hillside homes above Sausalito. Each part of the county asks something different of paint. Homes near the water in Tiburon deal with salt air. Shaded lots in Kentfield and Fairfax hold moisture, and mildew shows up on the siding. Inland in Novato, the sun does most of the damage. We plan every job around what your house is actually facing.
Common Questions
It depends mostly on prep. A house with sound paint and simple trim can be finished in several days. One with a lot of peeling, wood repair or detailed trim can take a couple of weeks. Weather matters here too, since paint needs a dry surface to bond, and a foggy morning can push the start time back. Your written estimate includes a realistic timeline, and we'll tell you if rain or fog moves it.
For exterior painting, late spring through early fall is the safest window, when surfaces stay dry and nights stay mild. Fall often works well in Marin because the summer fog backs off. We avoid painting on wet wood or right before a storm, because trapped moisture is what makes new paint blister. Interior painting is a different story: we can do that any time of year, including the middle of winter.
There's no single number. Paint on a sheltered wall can last for many years, while a sunny south wall in Novato or a home facing the water in Tiburon wears out sooner. Watch for chalky residue when you rub the siding, cracking or peeling, faded color, or bare wood showing at the trim. Catching it early means less scraping and repair before the new coat, and that keeps the cost down.
Yes, as long as the boxes and doors are solid. Cabinet painting gives you a new color for far less than new cabinets, and you keep the layout you already have. The finish only lasts if the prep is right: doors and hardware come off, every surface gets degreased and sanded, then primed with a product that grips the old finish. Skip any of that and the paint chips around the handles within months.
For outside work, usually not. We need access to the yard, the gates unlocked and a water spigot, and we'll check in with you at the start and the end of each day. For inside work, it helps to have someone there on the first morning to walk through the rooms and again at the final walkthrough. Many homeowners go to work as usual while we paint.
We do. Deck and fence staining is its own kind of job, because stain soaks into the wood instead of sitting on top like paint. We wash the wood, let it dry fully, sand rough spots and replace loose fasteners, then apply a stain matched to how much sun and fog the wood gets. Decks facing the afternoon sun usually need fresh stain sooner than shaded ones.