Painters in Arlington, Texas
House Painters in Arlington, TX
Arlington spans fifty years of housing in one city. Arlington is big enough to contain several different painting jobs. Interlochen and the older north-central streets are 1950s and 60s ranches with original wood trim; the western suburbs are eighties and nineties brick; Viridian is new construction still on its builder coat.
On the older ranches the work is carpentry before paint — low-slope fascia with almost no overhang, and single-pane trim that wants glazing repair first. In the newer neighborhoods it is the opposite: sound substrate, thin original coats, and a recoat in something washable. We price those two very differently rather than applying one rate across the city.
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Neighborhoods we work in
Tarrant County · ZIP 76010, 76012, 76013, 76015, 76016, 76017, 76018
Services available in Arlington
What painting costs in Arlington
Arlington spans fifty years of housing and the quote follows the decade. Fifties ranches need wood repair and a full prime; eighties two-stories need fascia and soffit work; Viridian new builds mostly need a proper second coat. Rental turnovers price differently from a whole-house repaint: fewer colors, tighter schedule.
| Exterior repaint | $3,500–7,000 for a typical one- or two-story home with siding and trim; $7,000–11,000 when brick is painted too. About $1–3 per square foot of wall. Height, stucco and the amount of prep move it most. |
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| Interior | $500–800 for a bedroom and $700–1,200 for a living room, walls only; most whole-home interiors $6,000–12,000. Ceilings add $150–500 and trim $100–200 per room. Tall ceilings and heavy millwork push a room up. |
| Cabinets | $85–125 per door or drawer front; $2,500–6,500 for a full kitchen; islands $1,500–3,000. Door count and the finish system. Refacing usually runs about double a repaint. |
| Brick and limewash | $4,000–5,500 for a one-story painted brick home, $7,000–11,000 for two stories. Limewash and mineral finishes typically add 15–30% over conventional masonry paint. |
| Popcorn ceilings | $1–2 per square foot to remove, plus repainting the new smooth ceiling. A ceiling from before 1980 is lab-tested first, about $25–75 a sample. A positive test changes the job: the texture comes down under asbestos-safe practices, which DFW guides put at $5–10 per square foot. |
| Drywall repair | $50–75 per small hole, or $200–300 for a visit of small repairs; a single larger patch $240–500 in Dallas and Fort Worth. Priced by the patch and the texture around it. Blending a knockdown or orange peel so the repair disappears takes longer than the patch itself. |
| Retexturing | $1–2 per square foot for orange peel, $1.25–2.50 for knockdown, $1.50–3 for skip trowel; a smooth skim coat about $1–1.30. Skim-coating to smooth is the slow one, because it is several thin coats sanded between, and it is what most popcorn removals end with. |
Ranges are drawn from published Dallas–Fort Worth cost guides and local price guides dated 2022 to 2026, not from our own price list. They describe the market; your number comes from a measured walkthrough and a written scope.
Every project is walked and measured first, and the scope is put in writing before any work begins. Start your estimate or read what determines an exterior quote in Dallas–Fort Worth.
What painting in Arlington actually involves
Tarrant County, ZIP 76010, 76012, 76013, 76015, 76016, 76017, 76018 — the housing stock here sets most of the scope before anyone opens a can.
Our work in Arlington
Interior, exterior, cabinet and masonry projects in and around Arlington.
From our project portfolio
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Before you hire
Painting in Arlington — common questions
Should we paint the wood panelling in our Arlington ranch?
It is a genuine decision rather than an obvious one — painted, a dark den becomes a usable room; kept, it is the character of the house. Either way the grooves need degreasing and a bonding primer, and knots need a shellac-based spot primer.
Why is the quote for our fifties ranch higher than our neighbor’s newer house?
Because nearly all of it is hand preparation on old wood — scraping, sanding, sealing, glazing and carpentry. A newer house with sound siding has a fraction of the prepared surface area.
Can 1950s steel kitchen cabinets be painted?
They can, and they take a sprayed finish well — but they need a metal-appropriate preparation and primer, not a wood system. It is worth establishing which you have before anyone quotes.
Is painting sixties brick a bad idea?
With the wrong product, yes — a sealing film on older brick is what causes the peeling people warn about. A vapor-open mineral coating behaves completely differently.
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