The Vieux Carre
Restaurants, bars, hotels and retail that cannot close, inside a district where a paint permit comes before any exterior work and the application lands two weeks before the meeting that considers it.
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Commercial Painting in New Orleans, LA
Commercial painting in New Orleans carries a layer no other city on our list does.
The job here
What commercial painting in New Orleans actually involves
Commercial painting in New Orleans carries a layer no other city on our list does. A building in the Vieux Carre needs a paint permit before any exterior work, and one in an HDLC district needs a Certificate of Appropriateness, with the property rated Significant, Contributing or Non-Contributing to set how much latitude there is.
That review sits at the front of the timeline, not the end. Applications have to be filed two weeks before the meeting that considers them, which for a business planning around a quiet season is the single most useful thing to know early. We establish which review governs before quoting anything.
The scheduling problem is the ordinary commercial one, and in this city it is acute. Restaurants, bars, hotels and retail cannot close, so work goes to nights, early mornings and quiet weeks, with the phasing written into the estimate so you can circulate it to staff before anything starts.
On the buildings themselves, the Quarter product restrictions apply to commercial exteriors exactly as they do to houses: no sealers, no ceramic or elastomeric coatings, no waterproofing coatings, and no rotary sanders on the preparation. Older commercial facades want hand work on the trim and scraping back to sound material, both of which show up in hours, not in materials.
Interior commercial work here is a traffic problem more than a color problem. Corridors, stair cores and back-of-house take a beating, and the finish in those places has to survive repeated cleaning.
On the ground
Where we do this work in New Orleans
The Garden District
An HDLC district, so exterior work runs on a Certificate of Appropriateness and the property carries a Significant, Contributing or Non-Contributing rating that sets how much latitude there is.
Why the quote says two
A coat and a job are different things
Painting a house here is a different job from painting one in a dry climate. Humidity changes how long a coat stays open, and it decides how much film you need on a wall before the weather starts taking it back.
First coat
Bond and coverage
The first coat is doing a different job from the second. It bonds to what is underneath and it tells us where the substrate is still drinking, which is information you only get once paint is actually on the wall.
Second coat
Color and film build
The second coat is where the color goes true and the film reaches the thickness printed on the tin. One coat over a sound wall looks fine from the driveway and looks thin on the north side by spring.
How it runs
Three steps, from the call to the clean up
The same three on every job in New Orleans, whatever the trade.
- 01
Scheduling
Book your free consultation by phone or through the form. Ask for references at any time.
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Free Consultation
You get a project schedule and an accurate quote, whatever the size of the job.
- 03
Work Starts
Your painter starts, keeps you updated, and tidies up when the job is done.
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Jobs finished
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Cities covered
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Coats quoted as standard
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Cost of an estimate
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Questions we get asked
Before you book the estimate in New Orleans
The first two are about commercial painting in New Orleans. The rest come up on almost every estimate.
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View more FAQsWe run a restaurant in the Quarter. What is involved?
A paint permit before any exterior work, a product list that rules out sealers and elastomerics, and a schedule built around your service hours. We handle the application and we tell you the lead time before you plan around it.
How long does the review take?
Applications go in two weeks before the meeting that considers them, so build that into the front of the schedule instead of assuming the work can start on a given date.
Can you match the paint color already on the walls?
Yes. For most projects our paint specialists can match almost any color on your home from a chip or a wet sample. If an exact match is not possible we will talk you through the next best option.
How often should I paint?
It varies by material and exposure. Stucco every 5 to 6 years. Painted brick 15 to 20 years. Aluminum siding every 5 to 6 years. A wall that takes afternoon sun will always come due first.
Do I need to move furniture before the crew arrives?
No. Our team covers and protects furniture and floors. If a piece is delicate or awkward to move, it is worth taking it out of the room beforehand.
Is the second coat included in the price you quote?
Yes. Every estimate is written for two coats over prepared surface, and the number you get is the number for the finished job. If a surface genuinely only needs one, we say so and the quote comes down instead of staying where it was.
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The rest of what we do in New Orleans
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Whether you have a small interior project or a large-scale exterior makeover in mind, Big Easy Paintings is your partner for the work. Talk to us about the project, get a quote, and we will tell you plainly what it takes.
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- A written quote for two coats, itemized
- The prep spelled out, not assumed
- A start date we can hold
- The same crew from first day to last
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Two coats, quoted up front
No range, no surprise second visit to finish what one coat could not.