Looking for painters in Toronto who put the price in writing before anything starts? We repaint condos, brick semis and post-war bungalows from Etobicoke to Scarborough. Toronto addresses typically have no raised minimum, so walls start at $700 for the first 100 sq ft of floor. Photos and room sizes get a reply the same business day.
Toronto is really three kinds of interior, and each one asks for different work.
The first is the pre-war city. In the Annex, Riverdale, Roncesvalles and Leslieville, brick semis still have plaster on wood lath. Baseboards are tall, door casings are wide, and the trim often carries decades of oil enamel. New water-based paint will not grip that enamel without a bonding primer, so prep matters more than colour here.
The second is the vertical city. Towers in King West, CityPlace and along Humber Bay have sound drywall and floor-to-ceiling glass. Afternoon light rakes across every wall and shows any roller mark. The building also sets the pace: a booked service elevator, weekday hours and paperwork filed with management.
The third is the post-war ring. North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough are full of bungalows, side-splits and backsplits. Many still have stippled ceilings, panelled rec rooms and trim last painted in oil. Textured ceilings are not part of Full Refresh, so they are priced on their own.
Across all three, parking is the quiet problem. Many homes mean a laneway, a permit street or a loading dock, so the schedule is planned around it.
Every part of the city sits close to our base, so a raised minimum is not expected anywhere in Toronto. The smallest project is typically the package start. That is $700 for Fresh Start, $800 for Full Refresh and $970 for Complete Home. Each one covers the first 100 sq ft of floor. One bedroom in a midtown condo is a welcome job.
The rate per sq ft after that is the same as everywhere we work. There is no distance charge. The minimum still follows your street address, not the district name, and your written price confirms it.
Residential painting, priced by the size of the rooms. The three standard packages get the same preparation, protection, cleanup and warranty; the difference is which surfaces are included. Signature Finish adds enhanced prep and premium coatings. Move the slider to see the total for your floor area.
Set your painted floor area, pick a package and add your town for a typical minimum. It runs on the same rates as the cards.
Take a one-bedroom-plus-den condo near Yonge and Eglinton with 640 sq ft of painted floor. The owner wants walls and the smooth drywall ceilings, so the package is Full Refresh. With walls in normal condition, it is $800 for the first 100 sq ft. The other 540 sq ft cost $3.45 each. The total is $2,663 before HST. If every room needed extra prep, the top rate gives $2,933. Doors are not in Full Refresh; each one added is $120.
HST 13% $346 · with HST $3,009 · walls in normal condition
See this example in the calculatorThe rates are ranges, but your written price is one number. It says which rate applies to each room and why.
You choose the colours and give us the codes. The exact product is named in your specification, so you can look it up before we start.
We use the finished floor area of the rooms we paint. Paint rooms totalling 900 sq ft in a 2,500 sq ft home and the price uses 900.
Doors and extras count toward the total. If that total comes in below the minimum for your address, you pay the minimum, and your written price lists exactly what it covers.
A lived-in home, ceilings up to 8 ft, previously painted drywall in normal condition. Colour changes are included when two coats cover.
Most homes can be priced from photos alone. If something in them is unclear, we ask before we put a number on paper. A written price keeps both sides on the same page.
That can be a fair quote. To compare like for like, check what each one includes: how many coats, whether ceilings are in, what prep is listed, and whether the warranty is in writing.
A price over the phone would be a guess. Photos show the state of your walls, and that decides which rate applies to each room.
Getting set up, protecting the floors and cleaning up take nearly as long for one small room as for a bigger job. The start price covers that, so a small job gets the same care. Every sq ft beyond the start is charged at the published rate.
Start with the walls. Fresh Start paints walls only. Ceilings and trim can follow later as a separate job, priced in writing, though doing them together usually costs less.
The whole City of Toronto is covered from this page, including the old suburbs that still go by their own names. Whether you want painters in North York or a painting company in Etobicoke, this page applies. The rate card ignores the old borough lines. If your street is not listed below, send the address with your photos.
Just over the city line, see our pages for Mississauga and York Region. Every package is set out in full on our interior painting page.
Your price per sq ft is the same in every town. Only the smallest project changes, and your written price shows what it covers.
Our rate is the same as everywhere we work. After the package start, Fresh Start is $2.65–3.05, Full Refresh $3.45–3.95 and Complete Home $4.10–4.70 per sq ft of floor. The low end is for walls in normal shape. All prices are before HST.
It follows the same formula as a house, using the floor area of the rooms painted. Building rules, such as elevator booking and set working hours, mainly change the schedule. Anything extra they cause is priced in writing before you agree.
Where the radiator sits close to the wall, we reach behind it with a slim roller and an angled brush. Painting the radiator itself needs a heat-tolerant enamel, so it is listed as its own item in your written price.
One possible cause is water-based paint over old oil enamel without a bonding primer. If that is the cause, the fix is to scrape back to a sound edge, sand, prime for glossy surfaces, then apply two finish coats. Skipping the primer brings the peeling back.
Usually not. Clear photos and room sizes are enough, and the written price normally follows in 1–2 business days. Should a visit be needed, it costs nothing, and you are not obliged to book.
By then, you have your specification, price and warranty terms in writing.
