Fountain, CO · El Paso County

Exterior House Painting in Fountain

The short answer

Exterior House Painting in Fountain, CO: Full exterior repaint with the preparation written into the scope, so you can see what you are paying for rather than taking it on trust.

What it costs: A typical single-story home generally runs 4,000 to 8,000 dollars, two-story 7,000 to 15,000, depending far more on preparation and substrate condition than on square footage. Extensive rot repair or full stripping of failed coating moves it beyond that, and we itemize that separately so you can see what is paint and what is carpentry.
What is included: Pressure washing and full removal of chalking and failed coating; Scraping, sanding and feathering edges so repairs do not telegraph through; Substrate repair: rotted trim, failed hardboard, cracked stucco; Caulking joints, penetrations and end grain; Spot priming bare substrate, full priming where the situation needs it; Two finish coats on any color change, bare substrate, or lightening over dark; Written product schedule and color list before material is ordered.
Where we work: Fountain and the surrounding El Paso County, including Cross Creek, Countryside, Ventana.
Getting a quote: Free and no obligation. Call (719) 963-7440 or request a quote online.

Ninety percent of exterior paint failure is preparation, not paint. Coating over chalked, dirty or failing substrate buys you two years instead of ten, and it looks identical on the day the crew leaves. That is the entire problem with buying a paint job: the part that determines whether it lasts is invisible by the time you inspect it, which is why our scope is written down before anyone opens a can.

What this means in Fountain specifically

Siding and paint substrates here

Older sections carry painted wood and hardboard siding at an age where substrate repair is part of any honest paint quote. Newer subdivisions are vinyl and stucco needing trim work only.

Wind exposure

Strong downslope winds combined with an exposed position south of the Springs. Wind-driven rain against west elevations finds gaps in flashing and siding that a still-air roof would never reveal.

Hail exposure here

Fountain takes the same storm tracks as the southern Springs and sees regular hail, though slightly less frequently than the Palmer Divide. The bigger issue is that older housing stock carries roofs that have absorbed several hail events over decades, and cumulative granule loss is often mistaken for a single storm.

Fountain sits at approximately 5,546 feet.

What is included

Pressure washing and full removal of chalking and failed coating
Scraping, sanding and feathering edges so repairs do not telegraph through
Substrate repair: rotted trim, failed hardboard, cracked stucco
Caulking joints, penetrations and end grain
Spot priming bare substrate, full priming where the situation needs it
Two finish coats on any color change, bare substrate, or lightening over dark
Written product schedule and color list before material is ordered

How we do it

1
Walk it and write it down
Elevation by elevation: what gets scraped, what gets replaced, what gets primed, how many coats, which products. You approve that before anything is ordered, which is also the document you hold us to.
2
Wash and prepare
The wash is not cosmetic. Chalk on an aging coating is a release layer, and paint applied over it fails as a sheet rather than in patches. Prep is the majority of the labor on any honest exterior quote.
3
Repair the substrate
Rotted trim gets replaced rather than filled. Filler in structural rot is a cosmetic answer to a moisture problem, and it fails from behind.
4
Prime and coat
Bare substrate is primed. Finish coats applied at the spread rate the manufacturer specifies, not stretched to save a gallon, which is the most common way a two-coat job becomes a one-and-a-half-coat job.

What it costs

A typical single-story home generally runs 4,000 to 8,000 dollars, two-story 7,000 to 15,000, depending far more on preparation and substrate condition than on square footage. Extensive rot repair or full stripping of failed coating moves it beyond that, and we itemize that separately so you can see what is paint and what is carpentry.

We quote Fountain properties before starting, and the number you hear is the number you pay. If something on site changes the scope, you hear about it before we do the work rather than on the invoice.

Neighborhoods we serve in Fountain

Cross Creek, Countryside, Ventana, and everywhere else in Fountain.

Fully Insured

Free Photo-Documented Inspection

Written Scope Before You Sign

Locally Owned & Operated

Exterior Painting questions from Fountain

How often does a house need repainting in Colorado?

Typically 7 to 10 years on a well-prepared job, and materially less on south and west elevations, which take the UV load. It is normal and sensible to repaint those two sides on a shorter cycle than the whole house. At elevation, cut those numbers down further.

Is one coat ever enough?

On a color-matched repaint over a sound existing coating, sometimes genuinely yes. Going lighter over dark, covering bare or primed substrate, or any real color change needs two. Anyone quoting one coat on a color change is quoting a job that looks thin within a year.

What time of year should exterior painting be done?

Late spring through early fall here. Most coatings need surface temperatures above about 50 degrees and falling overnight temperatures matter as much as the daytime high, because a film that has not cured before it freezes will not perform. Our season is genuinely shorter at elevation than it is in the Springs.

Why is one quote half the price of another?

Almost always preparation and coats. A crew that washes, scrapes properly, replaces rot and applies two full coats cannot match the price of a crew that sprays one coat over a dirty wall, and both quotes say "exterior painting". Compare the written scope, not the total.

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