Looking for painters in Collingwood, Wasaga Beach or elsewhere in Simcoe County? One rate per sq ft of floor applies everywhere. Only the smallest project changes. In Bradford, Alliston and Innisfil it is typically the $700 Fresh Start package start, for the first 100 sq ft of floor. Orillia is typically $1,000, about 210 sq ft, walls only. Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and Midland are typically $1,500, about 400 sq ft.
Simcoe County is long, and its homes change as you drive north. The south end is commuter country. Bradford, Innisfil and Alliston have many newer subdivisions, and plenty of those houses still wear builder white. Those walls are now old enough to show nail pops and small corner cracks. A first real repaint fills them and puts on the colours the owners actually chose.
The middle of the county is older. Orillia sits between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, with century streets near the downtown and post-war bungalows further out. Plaster walls and trim with several layers of paint are common here. That prep is named in the written price before anyone starts.
The north shore faces Georgian Bay. Collingwood mixes heritage streets from its shipbuilding years with chalets and condos below Blue Mountain. Wasaga Beach has cottages that became year-round homes, and Midland has older homes near the bay. Some of these places are second homes or rentals. Owners often want the work done in the quiet months, before ski season or after the summer guests leave.
Cottage interiors bring surfaces a town house rarely has. Pine boards and tongue-and-groove ceilings have often turned orange with age. Painting them white needs a stain-blocking primer first, and that coat is its own line in your price.
Whether you need painters in Bradford or painters in Midland, the rate per square foot is the same. What changes is the smallest project we can book at your address, because a short job far north still means a long drive. Near the south end, the package start is usually the minimum. Orillia is typically $1,000, which covers about 210 sq ft of floor, walls only. On the bay it is typically $1,500, enough for about 400 sq ft, walls only. Both figures mean walls in normal condition at $2.65, before HST. Doors and extras count toward the minimum, so the minimum covers less floor area. Larger jobs follow the formula. The exact figure for your street is set in your written price.
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 four-season cottage in Wasaga Beach with 960 sq ft of painted floor. The owners want walls and ceilings done in Full Refresh, and the drywall is in normal condition. The start of $800 covers the first 100 sq ft. The other 860 sq ft are $3.45 each, which adds $2,967. The total is $3,767 before HST. That is well above the $1,500 minimum for Wasaga Beach, so the formula price applies. Pine panelling that needs a stain-blocking primer would be priced as a separate line.
HST 13% $490 · with HST $4,257 · 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.
Our work runs the full length of the county, from commuter towns to the bay shore. For Tottenham, Penetanguishene or another town not in the minimums list, send the address and we confirm its minimum. Each price starts from the floor area of the rooms on your list, so a tape measure is enough to check it.
For the city itself, see interior painting in Barrie. Heading south or west? See Dufferin County and Aurora, or the full package details 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.
No. Collingwood and Bradford share one rate per square foot, and we never add a distance charge. Only the smallest project differs, typically $700 in Bradford and $1,500 in Collingwood. With Fresh Start, $700 covers the first 100 sq ft of floor; $1,500 covers about 400 sq ft, walls only. Your written price shows which applies.
Often, yes. The quiet months suit many cottages. We agree access, dates and colour codes in writing first. The cottage needs to stay heated so the paint can cure properly.
Yes. Orillia homes typically have a $1,000 minimum, which covers about 210 sq ft of floor, walls only. Older Orillia houses often have plaster, so any extra prep is named in your written price.
Yes, with the right primer. Aged pine can bleed through ordinary paint. A stain-blocking primer goes on first, then two finish coats. The primer is a separate line in your price.
Usually not. Most Simcoe homes can be priced from photos and a list of room sizes. When a visit does help, it is free from Bradford to Midland, Signature Finish included, and booking stays optional.
By then, you have your specification, price and warranty terms in writing.
