Searching for painters in Lindsay, Ontario, or in a lock village like Fenelon Falls or Bobcaygeon? We repaint town houses and year-round cottages at one published rate per sq ft of floor. Projects here typically start at $1,500 before HST, enough for about 400 sq ft of floor, walls only. Bigger jobs follow the normal formula, with no distance charge.
Kawartha Lakes became one municipality in 2001, when Lindsay and the old Victoria County townships joined. On the ground it still splits into two kinds of house.
Lindsay is the working town. Near the downtown there are century homes with plaster and wide trim. Farther out come post-war streets, then newer subdivisions on the edges. These paint like any small-city house: drywall, ceilings and trim, two coats and clean lines. Farmhouses on the concession roads around Omemee and Woodville add a plainer, practical kind of work.
Around the water it is different. Along Sturgeon, Cameron, Balsam and Pigeon Lakes, many seasonal cottages are becoming year-round homes. The repaint usually comes last, after the insulation, heating and drywall are finished. Knotty pine and tongue-and-groove ceilings need a stain-blocking primer first, or the knots bleed through the new colour. That primer is listed and priced in writing.
Timing matters too. Lake houses paint best while they are open, heated and dry. Town and farm houses can be done through the winter, because steady indoor heat lets the coats cure. If you are not up at the lake that week, tell us who holds the key.
Kawartha Lakes is well beyond the GTA, so the smallest project we book here is larger. In Lindsay, Fenelon Falls and Bobcaygeon it is typically $1,500. That is not an extra charge on top of the price. It is a floor for the whole job, and it buys real work: about 400 sq ft of floor at Fresh Start, walls only. That figure assumes walls in normal condition at $2.65 a sq ft, before HST. Once your rooms total more than that, the formula takes over. Doors and extras count toward the $1,500, which leaves less of the minimum available for painting the rooms. The minimum follows the exact address, so a remote shoreline may differ; we confirm it in writing.
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.
Think of a post-war Lindsay bungalow with 1,060 sq ft of painted floor on its main level. The walls need a new colour, and the ceilings have yellowed. Full Refresh covers both. With walls in normal condition, the total is $4,112 before HST. That is the $800 start for the first 100 sq ft, then $3.45 for each of the other 960 sq ft. It sits well above the $1,500 minimum, so the minimum plays no part. Doors could be added at $120 each.
HST 13% $535 · with HST $4,647 · 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 work from Lindsay out to the villages on the Trent-Severn locks and the shorelines around them. Farm concessions and small inland mains are part of it too. For any address, we confirm the minimum before quoting. East of here, see our Peterborough County page; to the south, Durham Region. The packages and calculator sit 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.
Yes, at the same rate per sq ft. All three towns typically have a $1,500 minimum, enough for about 400 sq ft of floor in Fresh Start, walls only. Send photos of each room and rough floor sizes, and we reply the same business day.
Yes, with the right steps: cleaning, a light scuff, then a stain-blocking primer before two finish coats. Skip the primer and the knots can show through. Your written price lists that primer coat separately.
Once the heat has run for a few weeks, we check the surfaces are ready before painting. Wood and new drywall settle as they dry, so cracks that open early are filled before the finish coats.
Not always. We can work from a key or a caretaker, as long as the rooms, colours and dates are agreed in writing first. Tell us who to call if a question comes up on site.
Yes. Out at the lake or in town, a visit costs nothing, for Signature Finish too, and booking stays your choice. Most homes are priced from photos and room sizes, usually within 1–2 business days of receiving them.
By then, you have your specification, price and warranty terms in writing.
