House Painting in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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We Paint Everything

From Riverside bungalows to Rancho Cucamonga two-stories and commercial spaces across the surrounding areas, our Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga team handles the full painting scope: interior, exterior, cabinets, decks, fences, and specialty finishes. Every project is built around California weather realities, wildfire smoke residue, coastal salt, and long dry summers drives our prep schedule.

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
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LORENE RICHARDSON, locally owned and operated That 1 Painter Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga franchise owner

We're Locally Owned

Owned by Lorene Richardson, That 1 Painter Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga brings local accountability and a 3-year warranty to every Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga and surrounding areas 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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Locally Owned Professional Painting Company in Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga, California

That 1 Painter Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga is a locally owned and operated painting company led by LORENE RICHARDSON, serving Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga and surrounding communities with licensed and insured crews and a 3-year transferable warranty.

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Areas Served

That 1 Painter Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga serves Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Moreno Valley, San Bernardino, Redlands, and the surrounding Inland Empire corridor; repainting everything from historic Wood Streets Victorians to new master-planned stucco builds, inside and out.

(909) 279-2086
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Hours
Mon–Fri
8 AM – 6 PM
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9 AM – 1 PM
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Recent Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga Painting Projects

A look at the craftsmanship we bring to homes and businesses across Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga. From full-home interior repaints and kitchen cabinet refinishing to exterior siding, stucco, and trim work, every painting project in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga 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 Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga trust us to deliver.

Craftsman Two-Story Exterior in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter

Professional exterior painting project in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter
Exterior Painting

Great Room Refresh in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter

Professional interior painting project in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter
Interior Painting

Mediterranean Stucco Exterior in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter

Professional exterior painting project in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter
Exterior Painting

Bright Kitchen Repaint in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter

Professional interior painting project in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter
Interior Painting

Tile Roof Stucco Exterior in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter

Professional exterior painting project in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter
Exterior Painting

Upstairs Living Refresh in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter

Professional interior painting project in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga by That 1 Painter
Interior Painting

That 1 Painter Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga Portfolio

  • Craftsman Two-Story Exterior
  • Great Room Refresh
  • Mediterranean Stucco Exterior
  • Bright Kitchen Repaint
  • Tile Roof Stucco Exterior
  • Upstairs Living Refresh
Paint It Forward

Every year, our Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga 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 Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga 2026 Guide

Honest pricing for homeowners across Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga, built from current 2026 job data across Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga and surrounding areas. Every line below reflects real California conditions: wildfire smoke residue, coastal salt, and long dry summers, scaffolding access, and product specs that actually last.

Project Type
Low
High
Average
Interior (per sq ft)
$3.25
$5.50
$4.15
Exterior (per sq ft)
$2.50
$4.75
$3.60
Cabinet Refinishing
$4,200
$8,500
$5,800
Single Room
$550
$1,100
$750
Whole-Home Interior
$6,500
$16,000
$9,500
Whole-Home Exterior
$4,800
$11,500
$6,800

* All prices include materials, labor, and prep. Based on 2026 Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga averages.

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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 Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga Painting Guide

Everything Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga 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 Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga team.

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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.

Your Trusted, Local Painters for Residential and Commercial in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga

Interior Painting Built for Inland Empire Homes

Interior painting is the fastest way to change how a home in the Inland Empire feels without touching the floor plan, and it is the busiest scope our crews run in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga. Our interior painting scope covers walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and closets, and every interior painting job in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga starts with a real prep pass so the interior painting film has a clean, sound surface to bond to. Homeowners searching for painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga for an interior painting refresh usually want two upgrades at once: a modern color palette and a durable, scrubbable interior painting finish that survives kids, dogs, and long dry Inland Empire summers.

As a painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga that runs interior painting on both new-construction repaints in Eastvale and Corona and older stock in the Wood Streets and Mission Grove, we treat interior painting material selection as a real decision, not a checkbox. Which interior painting sheen hides drywall imperfection under vaulted great-room lighting, which interior painting product holds up in a mudroom off the garage, and which interior painting primer we need to lock down previously oil-based trim are all questions we answer before the crew shows up. That level of interior painting discipline is why homeowners hire house painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga like us instead of a general handyman.

If you're comparing interior painting bids from painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga, ask each of them about interior painting warranty terms, interior painting prep sequence, and how the interior painting crew protects floors and furniture day to day. Every serious interior painting outfit in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga should have plain answers to all three. See our interior painting page for the full interior painting scope and current pricing.

Exterior Painting for Santa Ana Winds and Long UV Load

Exterior painting in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga has to hold up to Santa Ana winds, hard UV on south-facing and west-facing walls, wildfire smoke residue, and long dry summers across the Inland Empire, so exterior painting product choice is the whole conversation, not a footnote. A painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga that takes exterior painting seriously specifies a 100% acrylic exterior painting product with strong UV pigment stability and a mildew inhibitor built into the exterior painting film, so shaded north elevations in Upland and unshaded stucco elevations in Fontana stay clean between exterior painting cycles.

Our exterior painting scope typically includes a full pressure wash, spot scraping of any failing exterior painting layers, stucco crack repair, feathered sanding, spot primer on bare substrate, full caulk of siding seams and trim joints, and two coats of exterior painting-grade paint. That exterior painting sequence is the same whether we are painting stucco on a new Corona build, wood siding on a 1970s Riverside ranch, or a painted brick facade in downtown Rancho Cucamonga. Painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga who skip any of those exterior painting steps are quoting a two-year paint job in a ten-year paint job wrapper.

If you're evaluating house painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga for exterior painting, look closely at how the exterior painting bid describes prep, not just the exterior painting product line. A clean exterior painting film applied over poor prep will fail before the warranty period is up in the Inland Empire. Our exterior painting service documents the exterior painting prep sequence in detail, and every exterior painting job we run carries a 3-year transferable warranty.

Cabinet Painting in Inland Empire Kitchens

Cabinet painting is the single biggest visual change a homeowner in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga can buy without a full kitchen remodel, and cabinet painting demand across Corona, Eastvale, and Rancho Cucamonga reflects that. Our cabinet painting scope typically covers cabinet boxes on-site plus cabinet doors and drawer fronts sprayed off-site in a controlled environment, so the cabinet painting finish flows out flat and cures without airborne dust. Cabinet painting projects like this are why homeowners call a painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga instead of a general remodeler.

Cabinet painting product selection matters as much as cabinet painting prep. A real cabinet painting job uses a bonding primer, a cabinet-grade urethane-modified acrylic paint, and controlled drying conditions so the cabinet painting film cures hard enough to resist door-edge chipping under daily use. As a painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga that runs cabinet painting jobs almost every week, we schedule cabinet painting projects so the kitchen is out of service for only the days doors and drawers are physically off.

House painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga quoting cabinet painting should walk you through cabinet painting cure times, cabinet painting warranty coverage, and cabinet painting color options with real drawdowns on your actual cabinet material. Cabinet painting is not a wall paint job with cabinets in the way, and any painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga that treats it that way is one to avoid for cabinet painting scopes. See our cabinet painting page for cabinet painting scope details and lead times.

Choosing Painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga

There are a lot of painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga to choose from, so the practical question is how to sort serious painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga 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. They should also point at recent portfolio work in your specific corner of the Inland Empire; Norco, Jurupa Valley, Chino, or Redlands; not stock photos pulled from a supplier catalog.

As house painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga ourselves, we tell homeowners to ask three questions of anyone bidding: what is the exact prep sequence, what specific paint product is going on the walls, and who from the company is on site day to day. Painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga who dodge those questions are hoping you will not notice the answer later. A painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga that answers plainly is one worth a second meeting.

That 1 Painter Riverside - Rancho Cucamonga is one of many painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga, and we compete on scope clarity, prep quality, and a 3-year transferable warranty that follows the paint, not the owner. If you are collecting bids from painters in Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, and the surrounding areas, we would be glad to be one of the bids you compare against.

What a Painting Company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga Actually Does

A real painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga is more than a paint crew: it runs estimates, project management, materials logistics, color consultations, and warranty follow-up so the crew painting your house can focus on painting. That coordination is the difference between a painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga and a solo painter working out of a truck bed. It is also the difference between a paint job that lands on the promised week and a paint job that drifts a month past schedule across the Inland Empire.

As a painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga, our day starts with materials staging for that day's painting scope, drives out to active painting jobs from Corona and Eastvale across to Upland and Rancho Cucamonga, and ends with paint punch-list walks with homeowners. A painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga running this way keeps painting projects on schedule and keeps paint quality consistent from the first painting day to the last painting day of a job. Homeowners feel that consistency in a lot of small ways; cleaner cut lines, tighter caulk joints, fewer callback punch items.

When you hire a painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga, you are hiring the coordination layer as much as the painting itself. A painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga that quotes a painting scope should tell you what week your painting starts, what week it ends, and who owns the project through completion. If a painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga cannot articulate what is included in the price on the bid, that is a signal to keep shopping.

How House Painters Handle Older Inland Empire Homes

Older homes across Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga; early-1900s craftsman stock in the Wood Streets, mid-century ranches around Mission Inn and Victoria Avenue, and post-war bungalows in downtown Rancho Cucamonga; need house painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga who understand plaster, wood windows, lead-safe practices, and the way early-1900s paint layers move under new paint. House painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga who came up on new-construction repaints alone often underestimate how much prep an older Inland Empire home actually needs before the first drop of paint goes on the wall.

House painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga running an older Riverside or Rancho Cucamonga job spend the first day on paint testing, wall repair, plaster skim-coat, and containment for scrape-and-paint work outside. Skipping those steps produces a paint job that fails inside a single Inland Empire season of Santa Ana winds and hard summer UV. As house painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga with real time on those blocks, we treat prep as the paint job; the coats you see are the last five percent of the actual work.

If you own an older home and are talking to house painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga, ask each bidder to walk your house and describe what they would do differently versus a 2015 subdivision home. The house painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga with a real answer are the ones to shortlist. Beyond older homes, our crews also cover new-build repaints, HOA-driven exterior refreshes across Eastvale and Corona, and post-renovation touch-ups across Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, and the surrounding areas, so the crew on your project has seen your situation before.

Color, Finish, and Booking Your Painting Project

Color is where a lot of painting projects in the Inland Empire stall, so the painters you hire should have a real color process. Ours starts with existing light in the room, existing floor and trim tones, and the direction the room faces, then we put real paint drawdowns on your actual walls before the crew mobilizes. A painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga that hands you a fan deck and walks away will paint whatever you point at, which is not the same as helping you land the right color for the space.

Finish selection is the other half of the conversation. Flat or matte on ceilings, eggshell or matte on walls, satin or semi-gloss on trim, and a cabinet-grade product on cabinets; that mix reads intentional in a finished home across Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga. Painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga who put one paint sheen everywhere are cutting corners on materials logistics, not doing you a favor. House painters in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga that pair color and finish thoughtfully deliver a paint job that reads like a designer walked the space with them.

Booking a painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga should be simple: a walk-through, a written scope, a written price, a start date, and a warranty. Exterior painting demand peaks in spring and fall across the Inland Empire, so any painting company in Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga worth hiring is often booked several weeks out during peak exterior painting season. Interior painting flexes year-round, and cabinet painting 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.