Hiring painters in Cobourg or Port Hope for a Victorian with deep trim, or a newer house in Brighton? We use one published rate card across Northumberland, with no distance charge. The smallest project is typically $1,000 in Cobourg and Port Hope, about 210 sq ft of floor, walls only. In Brighton and Campbellford it is typically $1,500, about 400 sq ft. Prices are before HST and in writing first.
Cobourg and Port Hope kept much of their 19th-century brick and stone. Port Hope's downtown runs along the Ganaraska River, and many older houses sit on the streets behind it. Inside you find original plaster, tall baseboards, panel doors and deep window casings. Good work here starts before the paint. Small cracks are filled, old trim is sanded smooth, and enamel goes on in thin coats.
Some buyers here are moving out from Toronto or Durham. They may have a few empty weeks between closing and the movers. That is the easiest time to paint a whole house: no furniture to shift, and trim done with nothing in the way. Send room sizes and photos before closing, and the price and schedule can be settled ahead.
Away from the lake, the county changes. Brighton sits beside Presqu'ile, with many bungalows and newer homes. Campbellford is on the Trent River. Colborne, Warkworth and the farm townships toward Rice Lake hold century farmhouses and plainer village homes. How much prep they need depends on the actual condition of each room, not on the location, and the rate follows that.
Every Northumberland town gets one rate per sq ft. What differs is the smallest project, and the address decides it. Port Hope and Cobourg are closer, so projects there typically start at $1,000. That buys about 210 sq ft of floor at Fresh Start, walls only, or one large bedroom. That is for walls in normal condition at the $2.65 rate, before HST. Brighton and Campbellford are farther, with a typical $1,500 minimum that covers about 400 sq ft, walls only. Doors and extras count toward either figure, so they reduce the floor it covers. Larger jobs simply use the formula. These are typical town figures; your quote uses the exact address.
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.
Consider a Cobourg Victorian with 1,850 sq ft of painted floor and 14 interior doors. The house is empty, and the new owners want walls, ceilings, baseboards and casings done before the movers. With Complete Home and plaster in normal condition, the price is $9,705 before HST. The package start of $970 already includes 100 sq ft and the first door. Then come $4.10 for each of the other 1,750 sq ft and $120 for each of the 13 extra doors. Crown moulding and wainscoting would be priced separately.
HST 13% $1,262 · with HST $10,967 · 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.
We cover the lakeshore towns and the farm country north of them. That takes in heritage streets, post-war blocks and farmhouses on the concession roads. For Colborne, Warkworth, the townships or any other address, send it and we will confirm its minimum in writing. Belleville and Trenton are on our Hastings County page, and Peterborough County lies to the north. The packages are explained on the 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.
Yes. Port Hope typically starts at $1,000, enough for about 210 sq ft of floor, walls only. Brighton typically starts at $1,500, about 400 sq ft. Both use the same rate per sq ft as Cobourg. Photos and room sizes sent today get a reply the same business day.
Every package includes filling small cracks and a light sanding. Rooms that need more prep take the higher rate. Wide cracks, skim coating or loose plaster are priced as separate items, in writing, first.
Often, yes, if the details are settled early. Send listing photos and room sizes now. The written price and dates can be agreed before closing, so work can start while the house is still empty.
Professional-grade paint is included. The exact product and your colour codes are named in the written specification, so you can look them up before we start. Premium coatings are available as an upgrade.
Our written 2-year workmanship warranty covers peeling, blistering and chipping caused by our work. It does not cover moisture, movement or cracks in the wall itself. Both lists are in your specification before we start.
By then, you have your specification, price and warranty terms in writing.
