Looking for painters in London, Ontario who publish their rates? We repaint interiors across the city at the same price per sq ft of floor we use near our Mississauga base. London is about two hours west, so the smallest project here is typically $1,500 before HST. With Fresh Start, that covers about 400 sq ft of floor, walls only.
London's housing falls into three broad groups, and each one paints differently. The heritage core comes first: Old North, Wortley Village, Old East Village and the streets around downtown. These are Victorian and early 1900s homes with plaster walls, deep baseboards and trim painted many times over. Cracks need filling, glossy old enamel needs sanding, and repairs need spot priming before colour goes on.
The student belt sits around Western University and Fanshawe College. Rental houses and converted units there take heavy wear. Landlords repaint them in the short gap between leases. Many choose a washable finish in one neutral colour, with the code recorded for later touch-ups.
The third group is the suburbs: Masonville, Hyde Park, Byron, Sunningdale and the growing south end around Lambeth. Many of these homes still have builder flat paint that scuffs easily. A first full repaint usually means filled nail pops, light sanding and two coats of a tougher finish.
Because of the distance, London work makes the most sense as a whole floor or a whole house. One small room on its own rarely uses the minimum well. We say that up front, so the minimum never comes as a surprise on your written price.
London sits in a single band, so one figure typically covers the whole city: the smallest project is $1,500 before HST. It is not a fee added on top of your price. If the formula for your rooms comes to less, you pay $1,500, and your written price lists exactly what it covers.
With Fresh Start, $1,500 covers about 400 sq ft of floor, walls only. That is enough for the walls of three 11×12 bedrooms. We base it on walls in normal condition at $2.65, before HST. Doors or other extras would leave less floor inside it. Above $1,500, the price simply follows the published rate, the same one we use near our base. Nearby towns such as St. Thomas or Strathroy take the minimum of their own 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.
Picture a two-storey family home in Byron where the owners want the upper floor refreshed. Three bedrooms, the main bathroom and the hall add up to 720 sq ft of floor. They choose Full Refresh for walls and ceilings. The $800 start covers 100 sq ft, and the other 620 sq ft at $3.45 add $2,139. The total is $2,939 before HST, with walls in normal condition. That is above London's $1,500 minimum, so the formula alone sets the price. Doors could be added at $120 each.
HST 13% $382 · with HST $3,321 · 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 take bookings across the whole city, from the heritage core to the newest subdivisions. The rate is the same on every London street, and the $1,500 minimum typically is too; your written price confirms it. That minimum covers about 400 sq ft of floor, walls only. If your street is not listed, it is still covered; just ask. For the towns around the city, see Oxford County, Elgin County and Perth County. The full interior painting page explains the packages and what each one includes.
Your price per sq ft is the same in every town. Only the smallest project changes, and your written price shows what it covers.
One room alone usually comes in under the $1,500 London minimum. In that case you pay $1,500, which covers about 400 sq ft of floor with Fresh Start, walls only. Adding rooms to the same job uses that amount better.
Yes. Book early. Student rentals often turn over in spring or late summer. Send photos, room sizes and the vacancy dates. We reply the same business day.
Normal filling, sanding and spot priming are part of every package. Old North plaster with lots of fine cracking is priced at the upper rate, room by room. Loose plaster or skim coating is priced separately, in writing, before work starts.
Compare the same rooms and the same surfaces. Check the number of coats, whether ceilings and trim are in, what prep is listed, and whether the warranty is written. Ours is a 2-year workmanship warranty, and we carry liability insurance.
No. The rate per sq ft is the same in London as near our base. Distance only sets the $1,500 smallest project, which pays for about 400 sq ft of floor in Fresh Start, walls only. Should we need to see the house, the visit costs nothing and you are not obliged to book.
By then, you have your specification, price and warranty terms in writing.
