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Interiors in New Orleans are old-building work.
The job here
Interiors in New Orleans are old-building work. High ceilings, deep original trim, plaster that has been patched by several generations, and in a great many houses a paint history that goes back far enough to matter.
Assume lead until tested. Paint dust from older buildings can carry it, and that changes how the surface is prepared and how the room is contained while the work runs, which is a reason to plan the job properly, not a reason to leave a wall as it is and hope the next owner deals with it. It is ordinary work once it is known about.
The surface work is what the price is really buying. Cracks and nail pops filled and sanded flat, glossy old trim scuffed so the new coat keys into it, and any patch large enough to notice primed before color. An unprimed patch flashes through in raking light and cannot be corrected afterwards without redoing the wall.
Humidity is the constant. Rooms closed through a Gulf South summer hold far more moisture than owners expect, and it shows on shaded walls and inside closets as a coating that will not hold. We look for the cause first. Paint over active moisture lasts a season.
Deep original trim and tall doors mean this is hand work, not spray work. Cut-ins by brush, hardware off instead of being cut around, everything that stays in the room covered, and the room put back together each evening so you keep somewhere to live while the job runs.
On the ground
Galleries, deep porches and detailed interior woodwork. Tall doors and deep original trim mean brush work throughout, and hardware that comes off instead of being cut around, which is slower and is the only way those profiles come out clean.
Century-old plaster, patched by several generations, carrying a paint history old enough that lead is assumed until it has been tested for. That changes both the preparation and how the room is contained while the crew is working in it. Ordinary work, once known.
Why the quote says two
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
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
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
The same three on every job in New Orleans, whatever the trade.
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Questions we get asked
The first two are about interior painting in New Orleans. The rest come up on almost every estimate.
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View more FAQsAssume so until it is tested. It changes the preparation and the containment, and it is straightforward to work with once it is known about.
For most projects, yes. A chip or a wet sample is usually enough. Where an exact match is not achievable we say so instead of getting it nearly right and hoping.
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.
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.
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.
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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