Best Home Painting Services in Toronto & the GTA
Home Painters in Toronto That Cover All the Bases
We have over 15 years of experience painting residential homes in Toronto & the GTA. We’re here to help make expert recommendations for your home, offer fair and competitive pricing, and complete work in a professional and efficient way so you can get back to spending time in the place that matters most.
We can help with projects in any type of home, including:
- Painting interior home surfaces - We can take care of any room inside your home, tackling even those most unique or tricky-to-paint areas.
- Painting exterior home surfaces - We always bring the right equipment and team members to paint outdoor projects, and can handle high or hard-to-reach outdoor areas.
- Painting condos, apartments, and townhouses - These specialized building types, homes answering to condo boards, and renters need top-tier work that keeps the value of the home as high as possible.
Our team at The City Painters can meet any needs you have for your home painting project, and complete the work with a level of quality you’ll be proud to have in your home.
Types of Residential Painting We Specialize In
Home Areas We Can Paint With Ease
We can paint any type of room, surface, or area both inside and out of your home. The most popular types of residential painting jobs we get asked about are:
Interior Home Areas
- Living Areas
- Bedroom Painting
- Bathroom Painting
- Kitchen + Cabinet Painting
- Basement Painting
- Ceilings
- Trim & Crown Molding
- Interior Doors
- Dining Room
- Home Office / Den
- Nurseries
- Hallways
- Foyers / Entrances
- Staircases
Exterior Home Areas
- Home Exterior Surface Painting & Staining
- Deck Painting & Staining
- Fence Painting & Staining
- Porch Painting & Staining
- Exterior Door Painting, Staining, Trim, & Casings
- Garage Door Painting, Staining, Trim, & Casings
Our Specialty Services Beyond Home Painting
How to Know You Are Choosing the Best Toronto House Painters
They Are Accredited, Insured, & Have Great Reviews
Don’t go with any old company promising you the world while offering you the lowest price out there. Check for reviews, make sure the company is insured, and make sure they’ve completed lots of residential painting projects you can see photos or testimonials of that compare to your residential painting project.
They Make Customized Recommendations For Your Home
Your home is your sanctuary, and it's completely unique to you and your family. You need painters with genuine residential painting experience who can help make suggestions to get you to the perfect creative final destination to get the painting results you want for the space in your home.
Their Pricing Model is Clear, Upfront, & Honest
If a company offers you a price upfront with no specifications about your project or without asking questions, there’s a pretty good chance they will go back on their ‘quote’, leaving you with a much higher final bill. Choose a company that asks questions about your job so they can offer you an accurate estimate on the work.
They Have the Right Tools For Residential Painting Jobs
Professionals come equipped with the right tools. Choose a company that can explain exactly what equipment is needed for your job, and brings the things that make sense to you based on the needs of your home and the work you want done.
Why The City Painters Is The Best Choice For Residential Painting
Fully Insured & WSIB-Certified
Our painters are WSIB-certified, and have $2 million in liability insurance for all of our painting projects. This means you can trust us in your home and know with certainty that (even though we don’t make mistakes, if we do,) they will be taken care of with no risk to you or the possessions in your home.
Fair Pricing for Residential Home Owners
Our prices are fair, transparent, upfront, and honest - we encourage you to shop around and look for accurate quotes based on the specifics of your painting project, as we’re sure you’ll feel you’re getting a value from the price we offer for the professional-grade and quality work we offer.
Stellar Commercial Resume in the GTA
We have over 15 years of experience painting in Toronto, the GTA, and the surrounding areas, and have hundreds and hundreds of satisfied residential customers, as well as well-known businesses happy with our work. We’ve been trusted with projects by big names in the area including the Rogers Centre, Humber College, and York University.
What’s Involved in the Painting Process for Residential?
There are typically 5 stages to painting residential homes:
Cleaning & Preparing Surfaces
Any surface being painted - inside or outside - needs to be cleaned properly to remove dust, dirt, mildew, pollen, loose paint, or anything else that’s going to leave your painted surface less than perfect. This helps the paint adhere to the surface better, and is especially important for outdoor surfaces that often get dirtier than interior spaces.
Repair Any Damaged Areas
If any cracks, taping, patching, or repairs on walls are needed, caulking trim and baseboards, wallpaper removal, or any other type of preparation required, this is the time to do it. It’s important to make sure all surfaces are ready for the paint, which can also include priming the surfaces for the paint to adhere better.
Painting the Trim/Siding Areas
Many interior surfaces like baseboards, trim, or crown molding, or exterior surfaces like siding and trim can often be painted first to get the detail work out of the way, or utilise sprayers and other tools to help the work go faster.
Painting the Walls/Bulk Area
Once all the prep and detail work is out of the way, you can proceed to painting the main surface areas like the ceilings, inside/outside walls, staining brick, and so on, usually with rollers or sometimes with sprayers.
Touchups and Finishing Touches
When all the work is out of the way, you want to check every little area and make sure to tidy up any small flaws you see with detailed work. At this stage you’d also clean up all the supplies, and make sure the paint didn’t leave any kind of mess behind.
Cleaning & Preparing Surfaces
Any surface being painted - inside or outside - needs to be cleaned properly to remove dust, dirt, mildew, pollen, loose paint, or anything else that’s going to leave your painted surface less than perfect. This helps the paint adhere to the surface better, and is especially important for outdoor surfaces that often get dirtier than interior spaces.
Repair Any Damaged Areas
If any cracks, taping, patching, or repairs on walls are needed, caulking trim and baseboards, wallpaper removal, or any other type of preparation required, this is the time to do it. It’s important to make sure all surfaces are ready for the paint, which can also include priming the surfaces for the paint to adhere better.
Painting the Trim/Siding Areas
Many interior surfaces like baseboards, trim, or crown molding, or exterior surfaces like siding and trim can often be painted first to get the detail work out of the way, or utilise sprayers and other tools to help the work go faster.
Painting the Walls/Bulk Area
Once all the prep and detail work is out of the way, you can proceed to painting the main surface areas like the ceilings, inside/outside walls, staining brick, and so on, usually with rollers or sometimes with sprayers.
Touchups and Finishing Touches
When all the work is out of the way, you want to check every little area and make sure to tidy up any small flaws you see with detailed work. At this stage you’d also clean up all the supplies, and make sure the paint didn’t leave any kind of mess behind.
7 Common FAQs We’re Asked as House Painters in Toronto
What is the typical residential painting cost per square foot in Toronto?
On average, interior and exterior residential painting in Toronto costs about $1-$6 per square foot. This means a total project costs can usually range somewhere between $2000-$8000 in general, but can be as little as $350-$800 for a small room, or $1000-$1400 for a larger room.
The costs depend heavily on the size, amount of prep work and repairs involved, and whether any speciality equipment is needed for the project. The best way to get an accurate estimate for your work is to provide as much information about the space as possible upfront.
Are The City Painters insured for residential painting jobs?
Yes, we are 100% insured for up to $2 million for residential painting projects, and our workers are all WSIB-certified, so you can rest assured that even though accidents or problems are very unlikely to come from our team, you are covered no matter what.
Who buys the paint, and how do I choose my colour?
This is up to you. Typically the painter will bring their own paint, but you can choose the colour and provide it to them upfront. We use top-quality paint products and are happy to provide it for the job, but if you wanted to provide your own paint, let us know when getting the estimate for your project.
How long does home painting typically take?
A single small room project can take as little as a few hours, while an entire home inside and out with many repairs along the way could take up to a few weeks - it really depends on the size of your project. For most typical homes and projects, the work usually takes a couple of days.
What should I do to prepare my home for painting?
A few small preparations can help make the painting job go more smoothly and get completed faster. Some things you might want to do before painters arrive in your home are:
- Get furniture and personal items out of the way of any rooms being painted, or at least cover them with protective cloths
- Clean up any debris or items in the way on the floor to make it easier for the painters to get around the home and to set up their equipment and supplies
- Try to keep residents out of the way, only entering rooms when absolutely necessary
- Open up windows and doors when possible to help ventilate the area better
What types of tools do residential painting jobs require?
There are a few key tools you need for both interior or exterior painting jobs, and these are some of the most common ones you’ll find for each type of job.
Interior:
- Paintbrushes for detail work
- Paint rollers for main wall surfaces
- Dropcloth to protect surfaces
- Painter’s tape
- Caulk & caulking gun
- Drywall tape & putty
- Surface prep & patching tools
Exterior:
- Paint sprayers to cover larger areas
- Staining equipment
- Ladders and safety equipment
- Exterior painter’s tape and sheet covers
- Pressure washer for cleaning
- Wire brushes & scrapers
Can’t I just DIY my home painting job?
Yes, you could, and because you’re doing the job yourself, you’d only have to pay for the paint and equipment, but you’ll likely be missing out significantly on the quality of the work, and it will take much longer. There are some pros and cons to DIY painting vs hiring professionals:
Pros to hiring professionals:
- Quality of the work will be much higher
- Painting will be completed faster
- Proper equipment will be used
- Better final look to the space
- Quality paints used for the project
- Much smaller overall time investment
- Longer-lasting finish
Pros to DIY painting:
- Overall cost will be lower
- You have full control over the process and what is done
- Acquire skill for painting that might be useful for future projects