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Pre-sale painters in Austin, Texas

Painted before photo day.

Tell us the day your listing goes live. We work backward from it: walk-through, paint, punch list and clean-up, all finished before the photographer arrives.

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  • Written price before we start
White painted brick ranch house with a black front door and brown porch posts

The calendar

Count back from photo day

Every job runs on the same six dates. Give us the last one and we fill in the rest.

  1. 21 days out

    Step 1: Walk-through and colors

    We walk the house with you or your agent, choose one neutral from three, and send a written price.

  2. 14 days out

    Step 2: Paint starts

    The crew arrives early, covers floors and furniture, patches and caulks, then paints.

  3. 7 days out

    Step 3: Punch list

    You or your agent walk it with our crew lead. Anything missed is fixed on the spot.

  4. 3 days out

    Step 4: Clean and hand back

    Masking comes off, floors are vacuumed, doors and windows are wiped, and the keys come back to you.

  5. Photo day

    Step 5: The photographer arrives

    Dry paint, clean lines and a front door that looks new.

  6. Listing day

    Step 6: The listing goes live

    The date you gave us is the date we worked back from.

Three packages, one written price each

Pick by how much of the house the photos need. We write the price after the walk-through, with the rooms, coats and dates on it.

  • Front Door

    About 2 daysof work, one written price

    What buyers see from the curb.

    • Front door, frame and threshold
    • Porch ceiling, posts and trim
    • Garage door and shutters
    • Pressure wash of the entry
    • Interior walls and ceilings

    Priced after the walk-through

  • Show-Ready

    Covers the photos
    About 3 to 4 daysof work, one written price

    The rooms listing photos start with.

    • Walls in the entry, living room, kitchen and primary bedroom
    • One neutral across those rooms
    • Baseboards and doors touched up
    • Patching and caulking before paint
    • Hallways, other bedrooms and ceilings

    Priced after the walk-through

  • Whole House

    About 6 to 8 daysof work, one written price

    Every wall inside, plus the Front Door package outside.

    • Every interior wall and ceiling
    • Trim, doors and closets
    • One or two neutrals, chosen with you
    • Everything in Front Door
    • Cabinets, floors and wallpaper

    Priced after the walk-through

Each package is a one-time job with a written price for your house. It is not insurance, a plan or a membership: there is no annual cost and nothing to cancel. Repairs we find after the walk-through are quoted before we do them.

Austin listing seasons

When Austin lists, and what that means for paint

The year has a rhythm. Here is how it changes the schedule.

  • Spring rush

    Listings bunch up. Book the week your agent names; the calendar fills first.

    Mar to Jun

  • Summer heat

    Interiors any time. Exterior work starts at sunrise and stops before the afternoon heat.

    Jul to Sep

  • Fall listings

    Mild days and dry mornings suit front-of-house work.

    Oct to Nov

  • Winter lull

    Often the quietest weeks on the calendar, and the easiest to fit around a short notice.

    Dec to Feb

For agents and sellers

One call, a fixed date, nothing for the agent to chase

Agents send us the listing date and the address. Sellers get the written price and the final say.

  • A photo text at the end of every working day

  • A punch-list walk before the keys go back

  • The invoice goes to the seller, with a copy to the agent if the seller says so

  • A short note on the paint used, for the listing file

Roller painting beside blue tape on a white wall, painter on a ladder

Finished work

What the photographer sees

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Tan stucco and stone suburban house with an arched entry and a fresh front door
A stucco entry in a warm neutral
Dark blue craftsman-style house with a front porch and attached garage
A porch and trim, repainted
Navy blue ranch house with a two-car garage
A ranch house and garage door
Open living room and kitchen in warm neutral paint with a fireplace
Open living room in one warm neutral
Bright living room with soft neutral walls, two blue armchairs and large windows
Living room walls and trim
Kitchen with gray painted walls, white cabinets and a white range
Kitchen walls around white cabinets

Sample photos.

From sellers and agents

“I sent the listing date on a Monday. The punch-list walk was on a Thursday and the photographer came the next Wednesday. I never had to chase anyone.”

Ottilie R.Listing agent, Brentwood

“They painted the front door and porch in two days and texted a photo every afternoon. We were already in Denver.”

Prentice L.Seller, Hyde Park

“One neutral from three cards, chosen at the walk-through. The price on the invoice matched the price in writing.”

Yusuf K.Seller, Oak Hill

Sample reviews.

Service area

Central Austin and the neighborhoods around it

  • Central Austin: Hyde Park, Clarksville, Cherrywood, Mueller, Brentwood, Rosedale, North Loop, Hancock, Crestview, Wooten, Shoal Creek, East Cesar Chavez
  • North Austin: Great Hills, Jollyville
  • East Austin: Govalle, Johnston Terrace
  • South Austin: Oak Hill, South Lamar, Onion Creek, Bluff Springs

We don't take listings in San Antonio, Waco or past Bastrop. If your listing is out of range, we'll say so on the first call.

Quick answers

How long before my listing date should I call?

As soon as you have a date. Front Door often fits a short notice. Whole House needs about a month on the calendar in spring.

Can you paint with furniture still in the house?

Yes. We move furniture to the middle of the room and cover it. An empty house is faster and costs less to prepare, so tell us which you have.

Do I need to be there?

No. Many sellers have already moved. Tell us how to get in and we text a photo at the end of each working day. You or your agent walk the punch list with our crew lead.

What does the written price include?

The rooms and surfaces, repairs, coats, products and sheens, number of colors, clean-up, the schedule, the deposit and the balance. Anything not written on it is not in the price.

Does a house built before 1978 need special handling?

Yes. Homes built before 1978 may have lead in old paint. The EPA's renovation, repair and painting rule applies to paid work that disturbs paint in these homes, and the firm must be EPA certified for it. Tell us the year at the walk-through. If the home is covered, we set up containment, don't dry-sand paint, clean with a HEPA vacuum and give you the EPA's lead pamphlet before work starts. The firm number is in the footer, and this work adds time to the schedule.

Pick your date

Where is the house, and when do you list?

Texting is fastest. If you'd rather write, give the address, the day you list and the rooms you have in mind.

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