House Painting in Greater Richmond, VA

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We Paint Everything

We paint across Bellgrade, Bon Air, and Charles City with consistent prep, premium products, and a 3-year transferable warranty. Our Greater Richmond crew specializes in interior repaints, exterior siding refresh, cabinet refinishing, deck staining, drywall repair, and limewash, all engineered to hold up against Virginia's four-season Mid-Atlantic climate.

Freshly painted interior living room with bright walls and clean trim work

Interior Painting

Transform your living spaces with flawless color and finish.

Interior Painting
Exterior house painting project with crisp siding and updated curb appeal

Exterior Painting

Curb appeal that lasts. Expert coatings for every climate.

Exterior Painting
Commercial painting project in a polished business interior

Commercial Painting

Professional-grade finishes that elevate your business space.

Commercial Painting
Kitchen cabinet painting project with a smooth factory-style finish

Cabinet Painting

Refresh your kitchen with a smooth, factory-quality finish.

Cabinet Painting
Limewash finish adding texture and depth to painted masonry

Limewash

Authentic European lime-based finishes for timeless texture and depth.

Limewash
Painted brick exterior with a durable updated finish

Brick Painting

Breathe new life into brick with lasting, beautiful color.

Brick Painting

Trusted Paint Partners

Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
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PPG
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CHRIS & TARA LUKSA, locally owned and operated That 1 Painter Greater Richmond franchise owner

We're Locally Owned

Owned by Chris & Tara Luksa, That 1 Painter Greater Richmond brings local accountability and a 3-year warranty to every Bellgrade, Bon Air, and Charles City project. Our services cover interior painting, exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, and specialty finishes.

Your painting project means as much to us as it does to you. We're licensed and insured, and our promise is simple: we'll be your best house guests, treating your place with the utmost care and leaving it even more pristine than when we arrived.

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Areas Served

That 1 Painter Greater Richmond serves homeowners and businesses across the Richmond metro, from the Fan District and Church Hill through Henrico, Chesterfield, and Hanover out to Petersburg, Prince George, New Kent, and King William, painting Piedmont painted-brick, Victorian frame, and Hardie-sided housing stock through humid summers and freeze-thaw winters.

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Recent Greater Richmond Painting Projects

A look at the craftsmanship we bring to homes and businesses across Greater Richmond. From full-home interior repaints and kitchen cabinet refinishing to exterior siding, stucco, and trim work, every painting project in Greater Richmond is prepped, primed, and finished by licensed, insured local painters. Browse recent residential and commercial painting projects to see the color matching, surface prep, and clean lines homeowners across Greater Richmond trust us to deliver.

Professional exterior painting project in Greater Richmond by That 1 Painter
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Professional cabinet & interior painting project in Greater Richmond by That 1 Painter
Cabinet & Interior Painting
Professional exterior painting project in Greater Richmond by That 1 Painter
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Professional interior painting project in Greater Richmond by That 1 Painter
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Professional exterior painting project in Greater Richmond by That 1 Painter
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Professional interior painting project in Greater Richmond by That 1 Painter
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Paint It Forward

Every year, our Greater Richmond team teams up with franchise owners across the country to gift complete paint transformations to deserving families, small businesses, and non-profits. It's our way of giving back to the community that's given us so much, one home, one story, one fresh coat at a time.

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Painting Cost in Greater Richmond 2026 Guide

Honest pricing for Greater Richmond homeowners, built from current 2026 job data across Bellgrade, Bon Air, and Charles City. Every line below reflects real Virginia conditions: humid summers, freezing winters, and four-season expansion stress, scaffolding access, and product specs that actually last.

Project Type
Low
High
Average
Interior (per sq ft)
$2.75
$5.50
$3.85
Exterior (per sq ft)
$2.50
$4.75
$3.25
Cabinet Refinishing
$3,500
$8,000
$5,200
Single Room
$450
$1,100
$750
Whole-Home Interior
$4,800
$16,000
$8,500
Whole-Home Exterior
$3,800
$11,000
$6,200

* All prices include materials, labor, and prep. Based on 2026 Greater Richmond averages.

2026 Greater Richmond Guide

What painting costs in Greater Richmond, and how to hire right.

An honest, in-depth breakdown from That 1 Painter Greater Richmond. No fluff, no upsells, just the numbers and the questions that protect your home.

What painting really costs in Greater Richmond

Honest pricing for Greater Richmond homeowners, built from current 2026 job data across Bellgrade, Bon Air, and Charles City. Every line below reflects real Virginia conditions: humid summers, freezing winters, and four-season expansion stress, scaffolding access, and product specs that actually last.

Average cost by project type

2026 Greater Richmond

Bars are scaled to the highest average in the table, quick visual of where each project lands.

Interior (per sq ft)$3.85 avg
Low $2.75High $5.50
Exterior (per sq ft)$3.25 avg
Low $2.50High $4.75
Cabinet Refinishing$5,200 avg
Low $3,500High $8,000
Single Room$750 avg
Low $450High $1,100
Whole-Home Interior$8,500 avg
Low $4,800High $16,000
Whole-Home Exterior$6,200 avg
Low $3,800High $11,000
Average Low-High range

Where your money actually goes

A quality paint job is mostly labor and prep, not paint. Here's the typical split on a properly bid project.

Surface prep · 40%
Wash, scrape, sand, patch, caulk, prime
Labor & supervision · 30%
Skilled hands, lead on site daily
Paint & materials · 20%
Premium products, correct sheen, 2 coats
Protection & cleanup · 10%
Floors, furniture, landscaping, final walk

Greater Richmond Painting Cost Per Square Foot, 2026 Pricing Guide

Expect $2.50–$4.75 per square foot for interior painting in Greater Richmond, VA this year. Smaller Bellgrade bungalows often fall near the lower end, while two-story Bon Air homes with vaulted ceilings push toward the high range. Exterior pricing in Greater Richmond runs $2.25–$4.50 per square foot depending on siding type and prep depth.

Comparing Painter Warranties in Greater Richmond, VA

Our Greater Richmond projects carry a 3-year transferable warranty covering peeling, blistering, and adhesion failure on properly prepped surfaces. That matters in Virginia because most fly-by-night painters only stand behind work for 30–90 days, leaving Bellgrade and Bon Air homeowners exposed when humid summers, freezing winters, and four-season expansion stress surface within the first two years.

Choosing Colors That Work in Greater Richmond Light

Light in Greater Richmond reads cooler in winter and warmer in summer, which can shift how a paint chip looks on the wall. We provide complimentary in-home consultations and large drawdown samples so Bellgrade and Bon Air clients can see colors at full scale before committing. Virginia-popular palettes lean toward warm whites, deep greens, and limewash earth tones in 2026.

Why Humidity Control Drives Prep Costs in Greater Richmond

Greater Richmond's four-season Mid-Atlantic climate means moisture is constantly working against your finish. Before any coating goes on, our Greater Richmond crews wash, treat mildew, scrape failed paint, and prime bare substrate, a prep cycle that often represents 35–45% of total project hours in this region. Skipping prep in Virginia guarantees peeling within two summers.

Why Greater Richmond Exterior Estimates Include Carpentry Allowances

Most Greater Richmond exterior estimates include a carpentry allowance because humid summers, freezing winters, and four-season expansion stress drive wood rot at fascia, sill nosings, and bottom siding courses. We carry a small-carpentry crew so Bellgrade and Bon Air projects don't stall waiting for a separate contractor. Typical rot allowance: $400–$1,500 per home.

Comparing Interior and Exterior Estimates in Greater Richmond

Interior painting in Greater Richmond costs more per square foot than exterior in most cases, interior trim, doors, ceilings, and color-change work add labor that exterior siding does not. A typical Bellgrade repaint sees interior runs $3.25/sqft against $3.10/sqft for exterior. Two-story Bon Air homes invert this if scaffolding is required.

How Greater Richmond Winters Affect Your Paint Job

Expect 8–15% of total exterior labor in Greater Richmond to go toward winter-damage repair: re-caulking, spot priming, replacing rotted sill nosings, and resetting nails that have backed out. Skipping this step is the fastest way to repaint again in three years instead of eight.

How to hire a painter in Greater Richmond

Seven checks that separate a real pro from a risk.

  1. 1

    Get line-item estimates

    Real bids spell out surfaces, prep, exact products & sheens, number of coats, and timeline, not a round number on a business card.

  2. 2

    Verify license & insurance

    Ask for current certificates of liability and workers' comp. If they can't produce them, walk away.

  3. 3

    Know who's on site

    crews vs. day-labor subs. Same lead every day? Continuity protects quality.

  4. 4

    Pin down the prep process

    Wash, scrape, sand, caulk, patch, prime. 70% of a quality job lives in prep, if it's not itemized, the bid is incomplete.

  5. 5

    Read the warranty

    Look for a written, transferable warranty. That 1 Painter backs every project 3 years, transferable to the next owner.

  6. 6

    Check reviews that matter

    Google reviews on the local market page, BBB profile, and references from real homeowners, not a glossy brochure.

  7. 7

    Watch the red flags

    Cash-only deals, large up-front deposits, and "sign today" pressure are the most common signs of a job that won't finish well.

Smart questions to ask before you sign

Copy/paste these into your next estimate call.

  • What specific paint brand, line, and sheen are you using on each surface?
  • How many coats are included and what does the prep scope look like?
  • Who handles color consultation, drawdowns, and HOA paperwork?
  • What is the daily start time, end time, and total project duration?
  • How do you protect floors, furniture, and landscaping?
  • What is the payment schedule and what triggers each milestone?
  • How do you handle change orders or scope additions mid-project?

Ready for a real, line-item estimate?

Call That 1 Painter Greater Richmond at (804) 408-3716, written quotes, no pressure.

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Our 3-Year Warranty

Your peace of mind, at the top of mind with our three-year transferable warranty. Covers the painting job, even if you sell the house.

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The Complete Greater Richmond Painting Guide

Everything Greater Richmond homeowners should know before hiring a painter, services, seasonal timing, colors, HOA rules, and how to get the most value from your project. Written by the That 1 Painter Greater Richmond team.

Our Greater Richmond Painting Services

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Paint Reviews, Advice & Expert Tips

Honest product reviews, pro painting techniques, and helpful articles from professional painters who do this every day.

What Is the Best Paint Sheen for Interior Walls?

Choosing between flat, eggshell, satin, and semi-gloss depends on the room's traffic, lighting, and function. Professional painters break down when to use each sheen for the best results.

SuperPaint vs Cashmere: Which Sherwin-Williams Paint Is Better?

Both are popular mid-tier Sherwin-Williams paints, but they perform differently on walls, trim, and cabinets. See how professional painters compare coverage, feel, and durability.

Is Behr Premium Plus a Good Paint for Homeowners?

Behr Premium Plus is one of the most affordable paints at Home Depot. Professional painters test its coverage, durability, and finish quality to see if it's worth the price.

What Are the Pros and Cons of Behr Urethane Paint?

Behr Urethane Alkyd is a hybrid paint that combines oil-based durability with water-based cleanup. See how it performs on trim, cabinets, and doors in a real-world test.

Is Behr Dynasty the Most Durable Paint You Can Buy?

Behr Dynasty claims to be their most durable, stain-repellent paint. Professional painters put it to the test on walls and high-traffic areas to see if the claims hold up.

Is Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series Worth the Premium Price?

The Gallery Series is Sherwin-Williams' newest premium line. Professional painters review its unique properties and explain why it may not be the best choice for beginners.

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers about pricing, timelines, services, warranty coverage, and working with That 1 Painter.

Most Greater Richmond interior projects run $2.50–$4.75 per square foot in 2026, with the average whole-home interior landing between $6,000 and $11,000. Exterior projects in Greater Richmond average $3.10/sqft, depending on siding type and prep needs in Bellgrade and Bon Air.

The most stable exterior painting window in Greater Richmond is spring and early fall when humidity and temps cooperate. We monitor dew point and 72-hour rain probability for every Bellgrade and Bon Air project, a forecast alone isn't enough in Virginia.

Yes, That 1 Painter Greater Richmond is EPA RRP certified for any home built before 1978. We use plastic containment, HEPA vacuums, and lead-safe disposal across all older Bellgrade and Bon Air projects.

Cabinet refinishing in Greater Richmond runs $3,500–$7,200 for a typical kitchen in 2026, about 25% the cost of replacement. We use bonding primer and conversion varnish or 2K urethane for a sprayed factory-grade finish that holds up to Bellgrade and Bon Air kitchen wear.

Greater Richmond's four-season Mid-Atlantic climate requires aggressive prep, mildew wash, surfactant rinse, and mildewcide-fortified topcoats. We use premium 100% acrylic engineered for four-season expansion on all exterior Greater Richmond work so mildew doesn't telegraph through the finish during the next humid season.

A typical Greater Richmond interior project runs 3–6 working days; exteriors take 4–8 days depending on home size and weather. We schedule Bellgrade and Bon Air projects with weather buffers because of humid summers, freezing winters, and four-season expansion stress.

We can paint exteriors in Greater Richmond as long as surface temperature stays above 35°F for 24 hours and rising. Most reliable Greater Richmond exterior windows are spring and early fall when humidity and temps cooperate. Interior work runs year-round across Bellgrade and Bon Air.

Yes, every Greater Richmond project includes a complimentary color consultation with large drawdown samples viewed in your actual light. Virginia light shifts seasonally, so we always recommend testing samples on multiple walls before committing.

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Interior Painting Across Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield

Interior painting is the fastest way to reset how a Richmond, Henrico, or Chesterfield home reads without touching the floor plan, and interior repaints are the busiest scope our Central Virginia crews run year-round. Interior work covers walls, ceilings, trim, doors, closets, and cabinet interiors, and every interior project starts with real prep so the finish film has a clean surface to bond to. Homeowners searching for painters in Richmond VA or painters in Midlothian VA typically want two upgrades at once, an updated palette and a scrubbable finish that holds up to Piedmont humidity, hairline plaster cracks in a Fan District rowhouse, and daily wear in a Henrico ranch or a Hallsley executive home.

Material selection is a real decision on interior jobs. Which sheen hides plaster cracks in a Church Hill Victorian, which product survives humid summers in a Midlothian custom home, and which primer locks down water-stained drywall after a freeze-thaw pipe event are questions we answer before the crew shows up. See our interior painting page for full scope and pricing across the Richmond metro.

Exterior Painting for Piedmont Humidity and Freeze-Thaw

Exterior painting in Richmond and the surrounding metro has to hold up to humid Piedmont summers, freeze-thaw cycles that open caulk joints and lift trim paint, seasonal driving rain off the James River corridor, and long west-facing sun exposure that chalks siding on Midlothian ridgeline lots and Henrico's older brick ranchers. Product choice is the whole conversation. A painting company in Richmond VA that takes exteriors seriously specifies a mildew-resistant acrylic system, a breathable masonry topcoat where the substrate is painted brick, and full caulk of siding seams and window returns so water can shed rather than pool behind the film.

Our exterior scope includes a full pressure wash, a mildew and biological-growth assessment on north and east elevations, spot scraping of failing layers, sound-substrate checks on wood, brick, stucco, and Hardie, feathered sanding, spot primer on bare substrate, elastomeric bridging on hairline stucco cracks, and two coats of exterior-grade paint. That sequence is the same whether we are painting a Fan District rowhouse, a Henrico brick rancher, a Midlothian executive home, or a Prince George farmhouse. See our exterior painting service for the full prep sequence and a 3-year transferable warranty.

Cabinet Painting in Richmond, Midlothian, and Mechanicsville

Cabinet painting is the single biggest visual change a homeowner in Richmond, Midlothian, or Mechanicsville can buy without a full kitchen remodel, and cabinet demand across the Richmond metro reflects that. Our cabinet scope covers cabinet boxes on-site plus doors and drawer fronts sprayed off-site in a controlled environment, so the finish flows out flat and cures without kitchen humidity, cooking grease, or jobsite dust landing in the wet film.

Product selection matters as much as prep. A real cabinet job uses a bonding primer, a cabinet-grade urethane-modified acrylic paint, and controlled drying conditions so the finish cures hard enough to resist door-edge chipping under daily use in a Midlothian kitchen, a Henrico family galley, or a Church Hill brownstone. Cabinet work is a natural indoor project for peak Piedmont summers and winter shoulder seasons, when exterior windows tighten around humidity or freeze-thaw. See our cabinet painting page for scope details and lead times.

Historic Painted Brick and Wood in Richmond and Petersburg

Church Hill, the Fan District, Shockoe Bottom, Old Towne Petersburg, and older Henrico corridors carry one of Virginia's heaviest concentrations of pre-1900 painted-brick rowhouses, Federal and Italianate townhomes, and plaster-interior colonials. Older films chalk, lift, and hold lead pigment on trim and window casings, so we run EPA RRP lead-safe practices on every pre-1978 substrate: plastic containment, HEPA vacuums, and lead-safe disposal. Richmond's Old and Historic Districts and Petersburg's historic-district review also constrain visible-facade palettes, and we plan color submissions and review timing into the project schedule up front.

Painted-brick repaints and stain-grade wood restorations in these older corridors want a different product stack than newer Hardie or vinyl siding. We spec breathable masonry primers, mineral-silicate topcoats where appropriate, and premium acrylics on wood trim so brick can move through Central Virginia freeze-thaw and cypress and heart-pine trim can flex through summer humidity swings without cracking the finish film.

Choosing Painters in Richmond, Midlothian, and Henrico

There are a lot of painters in Richmond VA, painters in Midlothian VA, and painters in Henrico VA to choose from, so the practical question is how to sort serious painters across the Richmond metro from casual ones. Any painting outfit you bid should carry general liability insurance, provide a written scope, and back the work with a real written warranty. On pre-1978 homes they should also carry EPA RRP lead-safe certification. They should point at recent portfolio work in your specific corner of the market, whether that is a Fan District rowhouse, a Church Hill Victorian, a Midlothian custom home, a Henrico brick rancher, or an Old Towne Petersburg townhome, not stock photos pulled from a supplier catalog.

Booking a painting company in Richmond or Midlothian should be simple: a walk-through, a written scope, a written price, a start date, and a warranty. Exterior demand runs from late spring through early fall across the James River corridor, and historic-district palette review adds lead time on any color change, so any painting company in Richmond VA worth hiring is often booked several weeks out during peak season. Interior work flexes year-round, and cabinet work we can usually schedule with less lead time. Request an estimate above and we will be out with a written scope you can compare against every other bid on your desk.