Need painters in Belleville or Trenton for a posting move, a rental turnover or a century home on East Hill? We charge one published rate per sq ft of floor, with nothing added for distance. The smallest project is typically $1,500 in Belleville and Trenton, about 400 sq ft of floor, walls only. In Madoc it is typically $2,500, about 770 sq ft. Prices are before HST.
CFB Trenton shapes much of south Hastings. Service families arrive and leave on posting cycles. Houses change hands on fixed possession dates, and many rentals house people who work at the base. So the empty-house repaint is a typical local job. It has to fit between one family leaving and the next one's furniture arriving.
Much of that can be planned from a distance. Send the listing photos and the floor plan, and choose colours by their codes. The price and dates are then set in writing before you arrive.
Belleville has a quieter side too. East Hill and the older streets near downtown hold brick Victorians with plaster and generous trim. Those houses need patient prep: cracks filled, old trim scuffed so new enamel bonds, then two finish coats. Plaster in poor shape is priced as its own item, in writing, before work begins.
Landlords near the base do well with one recorded colour and a washable finish in every unit. A turnover can then become a touch-up rather than a repaint.
North of the 401 the county turns rural. Madoc, Stirling and Tweed are main-street villages with older housing, and farmhouses line the roads between them.
Hastings County is near the far edge of where we work, and its minimums show it. The rate per sq ft does not change; the smallest project does. Trenton and Belleville typically start at $1,500, which buys about 400 sq ft of floor at Fresh Start, walls only. Madoc is farther north, so projects there typically start at $2,500. That is enough for about 770 sq ft, walls only, roughly the main floor of a small house. Both coverage figures assume walls in normal condition at $2.65, before HST. Doors and extras count toward the minimum, so they trim the area covered. These are typical town figures; for your exact address, and anywhere north of Madoc, we confirm the minimum before any quote.
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.
Imagine a Trenton side-split with 1,180 sq ft of painted floor. A family arriving on posting wants every wall in a fresh neutral before the truck comes, and the ceilings are fine. With Fresh Start and walls in normal condition, the price is $3,562 before HST. That is the $700 start for the first 100 sq ft, then $2.65 for each of the other 1,080 sq ft. The total is well over Trenton's $1,500 minimum, so the formula sets the price.
HST 13% $463 · with HST $4,025 · 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 Bay of Quinte towns and the villages along the roads north. In Quinte West that includes Trenton, Frankford and Batawa. Inland, we work in Madoc, Stirling, Tweed and Marmora. For Stirling, Tweed, Marmora, Deseronto or any other address, we confirm the minimum in writing first. West along the lake, see Northumberland County; to the north-west, Peterborough County. Packages and the calculator are 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, if the dates line up. Send the listing photos, floor plan and possession date. We agree colours by code and set the price and schedule in writing, so the work can be finished before your furniture arrives.
Yes. Trenton, Frankford and Batawa use the same rates as Belleville. The typical minimum in both Trenton and Belleville is $1,500. With Fresh Start, that pays for about 400 sq ft of floor, walls only. For Frankford and Batawa, we confirm the minimum for your address in our first reply.
One recorded neutral in a washable finish, a durable finish on doors and frames, and flat ceilings. With the same colour in every unit, each turnover can become a quick touch-up.
Distance. A day in Madoc means a longer drive each way, so the smallest job we book there is typically $2,500. That is enough for about 770 sq ft of floor in Fresh Start, walls only. The rate per sq ft stays the same, and there is no separate distance charge.
Only when photos leave a question. A visit costs nothing anywhere we work, including Signature Finish jobs, and you are not obliged to book. A written price usually follows within 1–2 business days.
By then, you have your specification, price and warranty terms in writing.
