House painting in Amherst, NY — done by a neighbor.

What I do

• Interior walls and ceilings. Patched, sanded, caulked, two coats. Furniture moved and covered, floors protected, everything put back.
• Doors and trim. The woodwork that makes a room read as finished or not.
• Small cabinet refreshes. A kitchen that looks tired, not a kitchen being rebuilt.
• Exterior work, occasionally. Interior is what I book; I take the outside on when the schedule and the weather allow. Ask and I’ll tell you honestly either way.

What’s included in each one, and what isn’t →

If your job isn’t on that list, call and ask. I’ll tell you honestly if it’s something I do well.

How it works

1. You call or text. I answer, or I call you back the same evening.
2. I come look. Free, no obligation. I’ll tell you honestly if your paint is still good and you don’t need me yet.
3. You get one written price. In writing, before I start. It doesn’t move because I found a surprise behind the trim.
4. I do the work. 25% holds your date and covers the paint. The balance is due only after you’ve walked through and looked at it.

What painting a house here costs

Interior repaint in this market generally runs about $2.25 to $4.00 per square foot of floor area, and exterior repaint about $3.20 to $5.50 per square foot of home size — roughly $5,800 to $13,200 on a typical 1,800–2,400 square foot Amherst house. The spread is almost entirely prep, height and access, not paint.

See the full cost breakdown, and how to compare two quotes →

Why me

I’m Chris, and I paint houses in Amherst and the towns around it. When you call, you deal with me from the estimate through the final walkthrough — not a dispatcher, not whoever’s free that week.

I’d rather do six houses properly than sixty badly. Most of what makes a paint job last is the boring part nobody photographs: scraping, sanding, caulking, priming, waiting for the right day. That part is where I spend my time.

I’m not going to tell you I’ve painted hundreds of houses. I haven’t. I’ll give you references from the ones I have done, and you can call them.

Straight answers

Do I need to repaint, or just think I do?

Exterior paint in Western New York generally lasts eight to twelve years. If yours is sound — no chalking, no peeling, no bare spots — I’ll tell you to wait. Painting over good paint spends your money and buys you nothing.

When the exterior season here actually runs, month by month →

Why does prep cost what it costs?

Because prep is most of the job. Paint that fails almost always failed underneath. Skipping prep is the fastest way to make a cheap paint job look cheap in two winters.

What if I don’t like it?

You look at it before you pay the balance. If something isn’t right, I fix it before the rest is due. That’s not a policy, it’s just what I’d want.

Are you insured?

Yes — I’ll show you the certificate. Ask, and I’ll bring it to the estimate. New York doesn’t license painting contractors, so I won’t claim a licence I can’t have.

Photos of my first jobs are coming as I finish them. In the meantime, ask me for references and I’ll put you in touch with neighbors.