Atlanta Painting FAQ

You book a free in-home estimate and we measure the work in person, talk through your goals, and leave you with a written quote before we go. There is no charge to have us out, and no obligation to move forward. Only by seeing the space firsthand can we give you a number you can actually rely on.

It is a fixed written quote. Whatever we put in writing is what lands on your invoice, with no surprise add-ons tied to how long the job runs or what we find behind the walls. That fixed-price commitment also means timeline delays never turn into extra charges.

No. A complimentary color consultation is part of working with us, so you can settle on the right shades and finishes with expert input before any paint is ordered. Choosing dark-to-light transitions or coordinating trim colors is far easier with a second set of trained eyes.

The estimate is always free and there is no pressure attached to it. You get an honest read on the work, a written quote on the spot, and the room to decide on your own timeline.

As a working range, repainting the interior of a 2,000 sq ft Atlanta home generally lands around $4,500 to $9,000, and the exterior of a home that size typically runs $5,500 to $9,000. Room count, ceiling height, trim detail, color changes, and how much patching and priming the walls need all move the figure. We never quote a square-foot price sight unseen — your fixed number comes in writing after we walk the home, free of charge.

For a home of the same size, exterior work usually costs more. The outside takes heavier prep — power washing, scraping, extensive caulking — plus ladder and scaffolding time and exposure to weather that demands premium, climate-rated coatings. Interior painting has its own detail work in cutting-in, trim, and furniture protection, but is generally faster and gentler on materials. The only accurate comparison is two written quotes for your home, which we provide in one visit.

We keep payment simple and transparent: a deposit to reserve your spot on the schedule and the balance at completion, after you have walked the finished work. There are no hidden fees and no charges that appear after the quote is signed. If you would like to discuss a payment schedule that fits a larger project, raise it with your estimator during the in-home visit and we will talk through the options openly.

Yes — we paint interior doors, exterior doors, and front doors, either on their own or folded into a larger interior or exterior project. A single door typically runs about $75 to $200: flat interior doors sit at the lower end, while paneled exterior and front doors cost more because they need extra prep — sanding, priming, and a durable enamel that stands up to Georgia sun, humidity, and weather — and often a bold color change. The exterior door painting cost also depends on whether both sides are finished and how much surrounding trim is in scope. Your exact, fixed price is set in writing after a quick look, with no surprises after the quote is signed.

A single room is generally a one-to-two-day job. A typical three-bedroom home falls in the three-to-five business day window, and homes above 3,000 square feet usually need five to seven days. Figure on about an extra half-day of work for every additional room.

On well-prepped wood siding with premium products, expect seven to ten years. Fiber cement and Hardie board can hold a finish for ten to fifteen years, while stucco and brick typically run eight to twelve years with masonry-specific coatings. Lower-grade paint and skipped prep can cut that lifespan to just three to five years in Atlanta's humidity and sun.

A mid-sized kitchen of 20 to 30 doors and drawers takes five to seven business days. A smaller job like a bathroom vanity wraps in three to five days, and large kitchens with an island and pantry can reach seven to ten days. The pacing comes down to cure time — every coat needs roughly 24 hours to set before the following one can go down.

Small patches and nail pops are often a single-visit job. Medium repairs run a day or two, and larger ones calling for texture matching stretch across two or three days. Most of that window is drying time between patching, texturing, and painting rather than hands-on labor.

Yes. Our crew works through the house one room at a time, which keeps the rest of your space livable, and we run daily cleanup rather than leaving the work area torn up overnight. On cabinet projects we finish the doors and drawers at our shop, leaving your kitchen fully usable throughout.

No. We protect floors with drop cloths, move and cover furniture, and tidy the work zone before the crew leaves each evening. You will not find open paint cans or sanding dust lingering in your hallways.

Every job is assigned a dedicated project manager who is on-site daily. They coordinate the crew, keep you posted on progress, and see to it that the daily cleanup truly happens so the home stays comfortable to live in from start to finish.

It depends on the season and the size of your job, but most interior projects can be scheduled within one to two weeks of approving your written quote, and we will give you a firm start date rather than a vague “sometime soon.” Spring and early fall book up fastest in Atlanta, so the sooner your estimate is on the calendar, the more flexibility you have. If you have a hard deadline — a closing, an event, a move-in — tell your estimator and we will build the schedule around it.

Yes — we work year-round. Atlanta winters are mild enough that exterior painting is possible on most days from October through March, as long as daytime temperatures stay above the mid-30s and surfaces are dry, and we schedule around cold snaps and rain so coatings cure properly. Interior painting carries on through any season, and winter is often the easiest time to book a room or whole-home repaint before the spring rush fills the calendar.

You get a 5-to-10-year written warranty backed directly by OVO Painting on every project. It covers the failures that matter — peeling, chipping, adhesion loss, cracking, and color fading beyond normal wear. Should covered paint fail inside that window, we return and put it right with nothing charged to you.

No. Our warranty is honored by us, not routed through an outside company or a confusing claims process. If something goes wrong, you call us directly and we handle it.

Because the results back it up. Our multi-step prep, premium coatings, and consistent application are what let us stand behind the work for years. We are not gambling on the warranty — we are confident in how the job is done.

Yes. Cabinet projects carry the same 5-to-10-year written coverage against peeling, chipping, fading ahead of schedule, and loss of adhesion. The detailed prep and cabinet-grade enamel we use are what make that coverage realistic.

We work with premium Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore coatings, matched to the surface and the conditions. Product quality ranks among the top factors in how long a finish lasts, which is why we do not cut corners here.

Our interior standard is two finish coats on the walls, and that is built into every estimate. A single coat only works for touch-ups — it rarely covers evenly and often lets the old color show through in natural light. A bold color change may need a tinted primer followed by the two finish coats for a clean, uniform result.

It covers far more than rolling on color: surface prep like patching, caulking, sanding, and priming; two premium coats over your walls and ceilings; precise cutting-in along the edges; and trim work where it is in scope. You also get your floors and furniture protected, masking, a daily tidy-up, and a closing walkthrough so you can inspect the work top to bottom before the crew heads out.

Prep is what determines how long your finish holds up — it is more important than the paint itself. Patching, sanding, caulking, and priming create the surface the coating can actually bond to. Skip these steps and you have the leading cause of exterior paint failing years early.

Watch for chalking — a powdery film you can rub off — along with fading color, cracking, peeling, or bare patches beginning to appear. Catching these signs and repainting before the surface deteriorates keeps prep costs down. The walls facing south and west tend to go first because they take the most direct sun.

In rooms that deal with moisture, grease, and frequent wiping, a more durable sheen wins. For kitchen and bathroom walls we generally recommend a satin or eggshell finish — washable, forgiving of steam, and easy to clean without burnishing. Trim, doors, and cabinets call for a semi-gloss or cabinet-grade enamel that stands up to scrubbing and humidity. Flat and matte finishes look great in bedrooms and living rooms but are harder to keep clean in a working kitchen or bath. Your color consultation includes guidance on sheen room by room.

Very little is required — we handle the heavy lifting, including moving and covering furniture and protecting floors. To make day one smooth, it helps to clear small items off counters and shelves, take down photos and wall hangings in the rooms being painted, secure pets, and make sure we can reach the walls without obstruction. For cabinet projects, emptying the cabinets ahead of time keeps the work moving. Your project manager confirms everything specific to your job before the crew shows up.

Neither. We run an in-house crew, so the same trained team is in your home from start to finish — no unfamiliar faces cycling through and no handoffs between contractors. That consistency does much to explain why our quality holds up.

Yes, OVO Painting is fully licensed and insured. That coverage shields you for the whole job, and you are working with a company that operates by the book.

Expect a free in-home estimate, a fixed written quote on the spot, a complimentary color consultation, an in-house crew, daily on-site project management, and a written warranty. Throughout the job you get clear communication, livable space, and daily cleanup — not a rotating cast of subs and surprise charges.

You can call us directly at (404) 630-2720 — no phone trees, just a real conversation about your project. You can also reach us at our office at 5064 Roswell Rd Suite B202, Atlanta GA 30342, or request a free estimate online. Founder Sebastian Thomas stays personally involved from your very first call all the way to the closing walkthrough.

We hold a 5.0 rating across 135+ Google reviews and have completed work in 250+ Atlanta-area homes. That track record reflects the in-house crew, premium products, and warranty-backed approach we bring to every project.

Yes. Our crew moves and covers furniture as part of the job — you do not need to empty the rooms or hire movers. We shift larger pieces to the center of the room and protect them with plastic, drop-cloth the floors, and put everything back in place once the work is dry. We do ask that you handle truly fragile or sentimental items, like electronics, art, and heirlooms, personally so they are never at risk.

It is a structured, multi-day process built for a factory-grade finish. We remove and number every door, drawer, and piece of hardware, then degrease, fill imperfections, and sand for adhesion. After a high-bond primer, we lay down a pair of cabinet-grade enamel coats — spraying the doors and drawers at our shop in a controlled space to keep dust out of the finish — then reinstall everything and do final touch-ups.

We paint the frames in place, while the doors and drawers come off and get sprayed back at our controlled shop environment. Splitting the work that way keeps airborne dust away from the wet coating and yields a noticeably smoother, more durable result.

We rely on a cabinet-grade, water-based enamel which, over roughly 30 days, hardens into a tough, resilient surface. Built on thorough prep and a proper primer, that finish takes everyday kitchen wear in stride and carries the same written warranty as the rest of our work.

Yes. Since we patch and paint in a single uninterrupted workflow, there's no need to book a separate drywall contractor and a separate painter. Drywall repairs on their own are held to the same standard, and we fold in texture matching plus paint touch-up so the fix blends into the surrounding wall.

Popcorn (or “acoustic”) ceiling removal typically runs $1 to $3 per square foot, so a single room often lands in the $300 to $800 range and a larger main floor climbs from there, depending on ceiling height and how the texture was applied. We scrape off the texture, skim and sand the ceiling smooth, prime, and finish-paint for a clean, modern flat surface. Homes built before the late 1970s may need their texture tested first. We quote it in writing after seeing the ceilings in person.

In most cases we strongly recommend removing the wallpaper first. Painting directly over it tends to telegraph seams and edges, and any loosening or bubbling later pulls the new paint with it. Our preferred approach is to strip the paper, clean off the adhesive, repair the wall, and prime before the finish coats go on — that is what produces a smooth, lasting result. In select cases where the paper is firmly adhered and well sealed, painting over it can work; your estimator will tell you honestly which path fits your walls.