House Painters
Jacksonville, FL

A beautiful paint job starts long before the finish coat. It begins with understanding your home, identifying the surfaces that need attention, and planning the preparation, repairs, and protection that support the finished result.

A New Leaf Painting Contractors is a locally owned painting company providing residential painting and commercial painting services throughout Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. Since 2010, we've completed 5,000+ projects, including interior painting, exterior house painting, cabinet refinishing, stucco repair, paint-related carpentry, and garage floor coatings.

This guide explains what our house painters in Jacksonville do, how we care for your property, and what you should understand before hiring a painting company. Owner Thomas Drake still walks many homes personally during estimates, because a good paint job starts with understanding the surfaces in front of us.

Interior painting looks simple from the outside: pick a color and roll it on. In practice, the finished room depends on what happens before the color goes up, including the condition of the walls, how repairs are blended, which sheen is chosen, how the light hits each surface, and how carefully trim, ceilings, and edges are cut in.

As interior painters in Jacksonville, FL, we work on single rooms, coordinated multi-room updates, and complete home repaints. Depending on your written scope, services can include:

Walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and cabinetry are separate scope items. Your estimate identifies what is included so you can plan the project and compare proposals accurately.

Clean transitions around baseboards, crown molding, door casings, and ceilings give a room definition. We combine steady hand-cutting, precise masking where appropriate, and preparation suited to the existing finish.

Trim and doors may need sanding, cleaning, caulking, or adhesion preparation before painting. Those steps help create smooth finishes and sharply defined details rather than simply covering wear with another coat.

Most interior problems show up after the paint dries. Nail pops, patched cracks, and dents that weren't feathered out properly flash through a fresh coat, especially on walls lit by a window. The surface repairs included in your scope are completed and blended before painting. Gaps along trim and baseboards are caulked so the lines read clean, and stains, bare patches, or glossy surfaces are primed where adhesion or coverage requires it.

Texture matching and larger wall corrections are identified separately. Recurring cracks or water stains may point to an underlying condition that needs attention before repainting.

Homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint. When painted surfaces are disturbed through scraping, sanding, or repair work, EPA lead-safe work practices may apply. A New Leaf Painting Contractors is EPA Lead-Safe Certified for work where those requirements apply.

You're living in the home while our interior painters work, so we treat it that way. Before work begins, we discuss furniture-moving responsibilities, fragile belongings, access, pets, and the rooms being painted. Floors and furniture are covered, fixtures and outlets are protected, and work areas are cleaned up at the end of each day.

On larger interior projects, coordinating rooms helps keep the home usable, and rooms are returned to use as quickly as the work allows. Your crew leader explains progress and what comes next.

Explore our interior painting services for a closer look at preparation, finishes, and occupied-home planning.

Exterior paint in Northeast Florida works hard. Intense sun and UV exposure fade and break down coatings, especially on south- and west-facing walls. High humidity and frequent summer storms keep surfaces damp, and mildew and algae grow quickly in shaded areas. Homes near the coast, from Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach to Ponte Vedra Beach and Fernandina Beach, also deal with salt air.

Those conditions expose weak spots fast. That's why, as exterior painters in Jacksonville, FL, we start by understanding the house before talking about paint.

Peeling, bubbling, and early failure usually aren't caused by the paint itself. They come from what's underneath it: cracked stucco that lets water in, deteriorated wood, failing caulk around windows and trim, or a previous coating that has lost its bond. Another coat over those problems only hides them for a while.

Fresh paint cannot restore rotten wood, stabilize loose coatings, or resolve an active leak. On a typical exterior, preparation means:

Jacksonville-area homes vary widely, and our exterior painters match the approach to each surface:

Your written scope identifies the included surfaces. Painting the main walls does not automatically include every door, shutter, soffit, or architectural detail.

It depends on the surface, the exposure, the products used, and how well the home was prepared and maintained. Sun-facing walls and coastal elevations typically weather faster than shaded sides of the same house. Chalky residue, fading, peeling, and open caulk joints are signs it's time to evaluate a repaint.

Our exterior workmanship warranty starts at 5 years and can be upgraded to 7 or 10 years depending on the coating system, with the 10-year term on the Sherwin-Williams Emerald® system.

Learn more about our exterior house painting services.

Jacksonville homes vary widely in age and construction, and paint performs differently depending on the surface underneath it. Older homes in Riverside, Avondale, Springfield, Ortega, Murray Hill, and San Marco may have plaster interiors, original trim finished in oil, and multiple layers of previous coatings. Newer homes in Bartram Park, Mandarin, Julington Creek, Nocatee, and Fleming Island are more likely to have stucco, fiber-cement siding, and newer drywall. Homes along the Intracoastal may have shaded elevations that dry slowly next to walls in strong afternoon sun.

The age of the home doesn't make the project harder. It means the preparation should reflect the materials that are actually there.

Damaged stucco needs more than a fresh coat of paint. Stucco cracks, failed patches, damaged texture, and exposed areas require evaluation before coating. A crack in the wall is not necessarily treated the same way as a failed sealant joint around a window.

Our paint-related stucco repairs can include appropriate crack filling, patching, texture blending, and preparation of repaired surfaces, with drying or curing time built into the schedule. Traditional stucco and synthetic (EIFS) systems require compatible preparation and products. Highly alkaline stucco can also cause pH burn, a blotchy discoloration that needs the right sealer before new coatings go on.

Stucco also needs a coating made for masonry, such as Sherwin-Williams Loxon® XP. Signs of significant moisture intrusion, recurring movement, or building-envelope failure may require specialist evaluation before painting. Our scope is limited to paint-related repairs; we do not treat a repaint as structural remediation or take on work requiring permits.

Soft fascia, deteriorated trim, and damaged door frames or siding should be repaired before finish painting, because covering them doesn't restore the material underneath. Where included in your proposal, we complete these limited, paint-related repairs, and any additional damage found during preparation is explained and priced before we proceed.

Painted cabinets can change the entire feel of a kitchen or bathroom without the cost or disruption of a remodel. But cabinets take far more daily wear than a wall, so cabinet painting is a separate craft. A durable finish is built through cleaning and degreasing, sanding, bonding primer where needed, and cabinet-grade coatings such as Sherwin-Williams Emerald® Urethane Trim Enamel, with doors and drawer fronts often sprayed for a smoother finish. Dry-to-touch and fully cured are different stages, so we'll explain how to care for your cabinets in the first few weeks.

Explore our cabinet painting and refinishing services.

Our standard decorative system uses a polyurea base coat, full-broadcast decorative flake, and a polyaspartic clear topcoat for garages, patios, and commercial floors. The concrete's condition, cracks, and moisture determine the preparation, and one-day installation is possible on suitable floors, not promised for every slab.

Learn more about our garage floor and concrete coatings.

We provide commercial interior and exterior painting for offices, retail spaces, churches, assisted living facilities, HOA and condo communities, and managed properties. Projects are planned around your schedule and daily operations, with a defined scope, a managed crew, and a final walkthrough. Review our commercial painting services.

We use Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore coatings, selecting products for the material, existing finish, intended use, and exposure. Interior wall options may include Duration Home or Regal Select. Exterior systems may include Loxon XP, Latitude, Duration, Emerald, or Emerald Rain Refresh where their specifications suit the project. Your proposal should identify the recommended product line, not simply say "premium paint." For interiors, Thomas Drake often recommends satin walls with semi-gloss trim and doors for busy homes.

Satin or low-sheen finishes are common for stucco and siding because they soften surface texture while resisting dirt. Semi-gloss is typically used on trim, doors, and garage doors for definition and cleanability, and high-gloss can make a front door or shutters stand out.

Color rarely looks the same on your wall as on a paint chip. Outside, start with what isn't being painted: roof, brick, stone, pavers, and landscaping. A color on a shaded elevation can look very different in afternoon sun, especially on large stucco walls. Inside, test samples in the actual room at different times of day. Our color consultation service can help narrow the choices.

Many Jacksonville-area communities, especially newer and master-planned communities in Nocatee, St. Johns, Julington Creek, Ponte Vedra, and Fleming Island, regulate exterior color changes. Depending on the community, approval may be required for the body color, trim color, front door, garage door, accent colors, paint manufacturer, product line, and sheen.

If your HOA or architectural review board requires approval, you submit the application and obtain approval before work begins. We can provide the color names, codes, sheens, and product information needed to support your submission.

Painting costs depend on the work, not just square footage. Height, access, repairs, trim detail, surfaces included, existing finishes, color changes, and coating choices all influence the scope.

As a starting point, typical interior painting projects range from $2,500 to $8,500+. Exterior house painting, cabinet refinishing, and commercial work are priced after an on-site review, because surface condition and repairs drive the scope.

For planning information, review our:

There are a lot of house painters in Jacksonville. Most homeowners collect two or three estimates and are left comparing numbers that don't describe the same job. When hiring professional painters, compare scopes before comparing totals.

"With over 30 years in the painting business, I've learned that the details missing from an estimate can matter as much as the price. A lower price may reflect a different scope, not a better deal." — Thomas Drake, Owner

Our guide on how to choose a painting contractor goes deeper.

Here's what working with our house painters looks like, from the first visit to the final walkthrough:

Often, yes. We discuss access, furniture, pets, and room use so the work can be coordinated around your household. Some spaces may be unavailable while preparation, painting, or drying continues.

Most interior projects take 3–5 days. Exterior timing depends on size, surfaces, access, preparation, repairs, drying requirements, and weather. We discuss anticipated timing and communicate adjustments rather than rush work that needs more time.

Exterior painting can be scheduled throughout much of the year when surface and weather conditions meet the coating's requirements. Our exterior painters plan around rain, humidity, heat, and overnight moisture, allowing appropriate drying time before painting. Interior painting and cabinet refinishing can be done year-round.

Sometimes, but an invisible blend cannot be assumed. Age, sheen, lighting, product, and application method affect the result. Painting walls corner to corner often provides a more consistent appearance; localized trim or door touch-ups may be practical.

Yes. We provide residential and commercial painting services across Northeast Florida, covering Duval, St. Johns, Clay, and Nassau counties, including Ponte Vedra Beach, Nocatee, Julington Creek, St. Augustine, Fleming Island, Orange Park, Middleburg, Green Cove Springs, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, and the Jacksonville Beaches, including Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach.

Our Jacksonville service areas include Southside, Baymeadows, Deerwood, Bartram Park, Arlington, Intracoastal West, Mandarin, Springfield, San Marco, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, and surrounding neighborhoods.

A New Leaf Painting Contractors is a top-rated Jacksonville painting company, serving Northeast Florida since 2010. Our licensed and insured team provides interior painting, exterior painting, cabinet painting, drywall and stucco repair, wood rot repair, and residential and commercial painting services—backed by 5,000+ completed projects and 700+ customer reviews across platforms.

Homeowners comparing painting contractors near me should look beyond price. Documented local projects, verified reviews, proper insurance, clear written scopes and a workmanship warranty help you choose with confidence. Our team combines meticulous preparation, professional-grade Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore coatings, careful property protection and clear communication.

Whether you’re searching for interior painters near me, exterior painters near me, or experienced residential painters near me, we serve Jacksonville, Nocatee, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Augustine, Fleming Island, Orange Park and surrounding communities across Duval, St. Johns, Clay and Nassau counties.

We have some of the best painters in Jacksonville, FL and our house painters start every project with a walkthrough and a written scope. Call 904-615-6599 for a free on-site estimate and clear written pricing. Calls are answered daily until 7 p.m.