House painters in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta painting, prepped like it matters and finished in two full coats
Peeling trim, chalky siding and tired rooms are usually a prep problem, not a paint problem. We wash, scrape, repair and prime first, then paint interiors, exteriors and cabinets across Atlanta and nine metro counties.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Free on-site walkthrough
- Written scope and price
- Daily cleanup
We paint homes and businesses in Atlanta and nine surrounding counties: interior rooms, exteriors, cabinets, brick, decks and commercial spaces. Most single-room jobs take one to two days and a typical two-story exterior takes four to seven working days. Call (470) 458-0461 any time to book a free walkthrough.
Most of what goes wrong with paint in Atlanta starts before the first coat. Humidity, spring pollen, red clay splash and shaded walls under the canopy all work against a finish that went onto a dirty or damp surface. So our estimates spell out the prep: what gets washed, scraped, sanded, caulked, repaired and primed, and with what.
Then we paint with products matched to the surface, cut lines by hand and put on two full coats where the scope calls for them. You get the same painters from the first drop cloth to the final walkthrough, and the price in writing before we start. Prices for common jobs are on our Atlanta painting price guide.
Products our painters use every week include Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore paints, PPG and Zinsser primers, and Romabio limewash for brick.
Services
Pick the job, see how we handle it
Forty-one painting services in four groups. Each page lists the steps, Atlanta conditions and typical prices.
Walls, ceilings, trim, cabinets and the repairs that come before paint.
Siding, brick, stucco, wood and the outdoor surfaces Atlanta weather works on.
- Exterior House Painting
- Brick Painting
- Brick Limewashing
- Stucco Painting
- Fiber Cement Siding Painting
- Vinyl Siding Painting
- Soffit & Fascia Painting
- Front Door & Shutter Painting
- Porch & Column Painting
- Deck Staining & Sealing
- Fence Staining & Painting
- Pressure Washing
- Wood Rot Repair
- Garage Door Painting
- Wrought Iron & Metal Railing Painting
Color help, lead-safe work, historic homes and decorative coatings.
Offices, storefronts, apartments, HOAs and new construction.
Room light tool
See how one color shifts with the way your room faces
The same can of paint looks different on a north wall than a west one. Pick a direction, a time of day and a color to see the effect our painters plan around when they help with color choices.
How a job runs
What happens between your call and the last coat
Every Keronkan job runs on a written ticket like this one, so you always know what step we are on.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| A1 | Call and describe the jobTell us the rooms or the outside surfaces, the age of the house and what is bothering you. We set a walkthrough time on the same call. |
| A2 | Walkthrough and color talkWe check every surface for moisture, rot and peeling, measure, and look at color samples on your walls in your light. |
| A3 | Written estimateThe scope names the prep steps, the primer and paint, the sheen, the number of coats and the working days. No surprises later. |
| A4 | Protect and prepFloors, furniture, plants and fixtures get covered. Then we wash, scrape, sand, fill, caulk and spot prime until the surface is sound. |
| A5 | PaintLines cut by hand, coats applied at the right film thickness and recoat times taken from the label, not guessed. |
| A6 | Final walkthroughWe walk the job with you, touch up anything you point out, label leftover paint for future touch-ups and leave the space clean. |
Signs
Six signs an Atlanta home is ready for paint
Peeling at the bottom of siding
Paint lifting along the lowest boards usually means moisture or clay splash. It needs scraping and priming, not another coat over the top.
Chalk on your hand
Rub the siding. White or colored powder means the old finish has broken down in the sun and will not hold new paint until it is washed off.
Soft or split trim
Press a screwdriver into window sills and fascia. If it sinks in, the wood needs repair before paint or the new coat fails within a year.
Black or green streaks
Mildew and algae on shaded walls are common under Atlanta's canopy. They must be killed and washed off, or they grow right through fresh paint.
Scuffed walls that will not wash
Flat paint in halls and kitchens marks easily. A washable eggshell or satin solves it for years.
Cabinets worn at the handles
Grease and hand wear break finishes on doors around pulls. Properly prepped and primed, painted cabinets look factory-new without replacement.
Atlanta weather
Painting for heat, humidity, pollen and red clay
Atlanta summers bring long humid stretches and afternoon thunderstorms, so we start exteriors early, follow the shade around the house and stop well before storms roll in. Paint that gets rained on before it sets up shows streaks and surfactant drips, and paint on a damp morning surface can blister later.
Spring adds a yellow coat of pine pollen to everything. We wash it off before painting and avoid exterior coats on heavy pollen days, because pollen trapped in wet paint leaves a rough, dull finish. Shaded north walls and red clay splash zones get extra cleaning and, where needed, a mildewcide additive and a stain-blocking primer.
Inside, Atlanta's older homes bring their own issues: oil-based trim that needs a bonding primer, plaster cracks, and lead paint in houses built before 1978, which we handle with lead-safe work practices.
How we work
What you can expect on every Keronkan job
Prep written into the price
Your estimate lists the washing, scraping, repairs and primer. Nothing about prep gets decided on the fly.
Same painters start to finish
The people who prep your house paint it and walk it with you at the end, so details do not get lost between crews.
Clean job site every day
Drop cloths, plastic and daily cleanup, with furniture moved back and rooms usable at the end of each day.
Phones answered around the clock
Call at 7 a.m. or 11 p.m. A real person answers, takes the details and books the walkthrough.
Service area
Atlanta neighborhoods, metro cities and eleven counties
Our Peachtree Street office covers intown and the north side; our McDonough headquarters covers the southside.
Popular areas
Popular jobs
The jobs Atlanta homeowners call about most
Interior House Painting
Walls painted room by room or across the whole house, with furniture moved, floors covered and two full coats rolled over clean cut lines.
Exterior House Painting
Full exterior repaints on wood, fiber cement and mixed-material Atlanta homes: wash, scrape, sand, caulk, spot prime and two finish coats.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Kitchen cabinets degreased, scuffed, primed with a bonding primer and sprayed in a hard enamel, with doors finished in our shop for a smooth coat.
Brick Painting
Painting brick with breathable mineral or masonry coatings after mortar repair, for Atlanta brick ranches, Tudors and fireplaces.
Deck Staining & Sealing
Deck cleaning, brightening and staining in transparent, semi-transparent or solid colors, timed around Atlanta pollen and summer storms.
Commercial Painting
Offices, storefronts, industrial flex space and common areas painted after hours or in phases, with coatings chosen for traffic and cleaning.
Questions
Questions we hear on almost every call
How far ahead do Atlanta painters book exterior work?
Spring and fall fill first because the weather suits exterior paint best. We usually book exteriors two to five weeks out in those seasons and sooner in summer and winter. Interior jobs are easier to fit in, often within one to two weeks of the walkthrough.
Can you paint while we live in the house?
Yes, most of our interior jobs are in occupied homes. We work room by room, keep one area usable at a time, cover floors and furniture, and clean up every afternoon so you are not living in a job site overnight.
What happens on the free walkthrough?
We look at every surface we would paint, check for moisture, rot and peeling, measure, and talk through colors and sheens. Within a day or two you get a written estimate that lists the prep, the products, the number of coats and the schedule.
Do you help choose colors?
We do. We bring large sample boards rather than tiny chips and look at them on your walls at different times of day, because Atlanta light changes a color more than most people expect. Our room light tool above shows the basic idea.
Is it too humid in Atlanta to paint in summer?
Not if the schedule respects it. In July and August we start exteriors early, follow the sun around the house, stop before afternoon storms and watch the dew point so the paint never goes onto a damp surface or gets rained on before it sets up.
Do you work outside the city limits?
Yes. We paint across Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Cherokee, Forsyth, Henry, Clayton, Fayette, Coweta and Rockdale counties. Our headquarters in McDonough covers the southside, and our Peachtree Street office covers intown and the north suburbs.
Paint & Color
From our paint and color editor
When to Paint a House Exterior in Atlanta
Fall is the most dependable stretch for Atlanta exteriors, but spring and summer work too if you plan around pollen, dew and afternoon storms.
Painting During Atlanta's Pine Pollen Season
Yellow pine pollen sticks to wet paint, coats freshly washed siding and fouls caulk. Here's how we time exterior work and use spring for interiors.
Choosing Paint Sheen for Every Room
Sheen decides how a wall cleans, how it hides flaws and how it reflects light. A room-by-room guide to flat, matte, eggshell, satin, semi-gloss and gloss.
Contact
Call, and a person answers
- Phone
- (470) 458-0461
- Hours
- Phones answered 24 hours, 7 days
- Atlanta office
- 362 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
- McDonough headquarters
- 143 Hood St, McDonough, GA 30253
- Coverage
- Atlanta and Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Cherokee, Forsyth, Henry, Clayton, Fayette, Coweta and Rockdale counties
Ready when you are
Call (470) 458-0461 any time. We answer, ask the right questions and book your free walkthrough.