Renovations
Painting & drywall
We paint interiors and exteriors, patch drywall and do small drywall installs. Prep is most of the job, and our quote lists it line by line.
Greater Victoria · up-Island · Metro Vancouver
Free written quotes
After a site visit, with what is fixed and what is an allowance.
One contract
One point of contact, from quote to final walkthrough.
Licensed trade partners
Electrical, plumbing and gas, under our management.
Victoria to the Lower Mainland
Greater Victoria, up-Island and Metro Vancouver.
Painting & drywall
What we do
A paint quote is mostly a prep quote. Washing, scraping, filling, sanding, priming and caulking take longer than the coats, and decide how long the finish lasts.
Option 01
Interior painting
Rooms prepped, primed and painted, with the prep steps, the products by name and the number of coats written into the quote so you know what you are getting.
Option 02
Exterior painting
Stucco, cedar siding or board-and-batten, washed, scraped and primed before the coats go on. We find what’s causing peeling at trim, flashings and board ends before we quote.
Option 03
Drywall repair
A stained ceiling after a leak, a hole behind a door, cracks along an old renovation seam. Patches get primed and painted with the rest of the wall so they disappear.
Our process
How the job runs
01
Free visit, written quote
We look at the surfaces and the age of the building, then list the prep steps, products by name and number of coats in a written quote.
02
Testing and schedule
In a pre-1990 house, we test before anyone sands or cuts into walls. For exteriors, we set weather rules and plan for a run of wet days mid-job.
03
Prep and paint
Our crew or trade partners wash, scrape, fill, sand, prime and caulk, then put on the coats. Old lead-based paint in the CRD goes to the Hartland depot.
04
Final walkthrough
We walk the rooms or the outside of the house with you and touch up anything on the list before the job is closed.
Built for the coast
Exterior paint on a wet coast
Stucco bungalows, cedar-sided character homes and 1990s board-and-batten each take paint differently, and each one fails in its own way once water gets behind the finish. Peeling at window trim, flashings and the bottoms of boards has a cause, and we look for it before we quote.
If paint keeps failing on the same wall, the cause may be moisture in the wall itself. That’s an envelope question, and our siding page covers it. Painting over a wet wall only buys time.
Lead, asbestos and old walls
In a house built before 1990, we test before anyone sands or demolishes existing walls. WorkSafeBC says homes of that age likely contain asbestos in at least some materials, and anyone hired to deal with it must be licensed for that work in BC.
Lead-based paint is a separate hazard. In the Capital Region, the CRD accepts it as household hazardous waste at the Hartland depot.
- Pre-1990 house: test before sanding or cutting into walls.
- Asbestos work: licensed people only.
- Old lead-based paint in the CRD: Hartland depot.
Questions to ask any contractor
Ask us these too.
- What prep is included: washing, scraping, priming, caulking?
- Which product, by name, and how many coats?
- In a pre-1990 house, how will you handle possible lead paint or asbestos in the drywall?
- For exterior work, what are your weather rules?
- If the paint peels, what will you do about it, for how long, and is that in writing?
Painting & drywall: common questions
Sources
WorkSafeBC: Asbestos in your home · Capital Regional District: Home renovations and hazardous materials. Checked 2026-10-30.
Related work
Often quoted together
We take on painting & drywall across Greater Victoria, Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver. How we run a job.
Kitchen renovations
Layouts, cabinets, counters, and the plumbing and wiring moves that come with them.
Bathroom renovations
Tub-to-shower conversions, waterproofing, tile, fixtures and fans vented to the outside.
Basements & secondary suites
Finished basements and legal rental or in-law suites, from permits to final occupancy.
Free quotes
Describe the walls
Tell us inside or outside, which rooms or sides of the house, and the age of the building. We’ll email you to confirm your free quote visit.