Everything people ask before hiring.

Judge the paperwork rather than the adjectives. A certificate of insurance handed over without being chased, a scope naming what happens to each surface, the specific product and sheen per element, the coat count, and readable warranty language. Out here, add a sixth test: have they walked all four elevations looking for hail damage?

No statewide painting license exists. Some municipalities have their own requirements. Insurance, a detailed written scope and a warranty you can read are what protect you.

Two or three, asking each the same written questions. Beyond that you are collecting numbers for jobs that are not the same job.

It matters for local knowledge rather than honesty. Several companies ranking for this area dispatch from Westminster, Thornton or Boulder, and may not know what the last storm did to this side of the county.

Vague preparation language, unnamed products, a verbal warranty, pressure to sign the same day, and anyone offering to handle your insurance claim for you.

Document before you paint. A fresh coating leaves an adjuster with no record of what was underneath, which is a weak position. We photograph and write up damage by elevation before any work starts.

All four elevations, starting with soft materials: window screens, fascia, trim, gutters, vents and air conditioner fins show damage before the siding field does. Hail arrives at an angle, so north and west usually take the worst.

You can, and it buys about two years. Pitting holds water and cracked boards are a direct path into the substrate. Repair first, prime the bare areas, then coat.

We document and provide a written scope separating repair from repaint. We are painters rather than public adjusters, so we do not negotiate with insurers or interpret policies.

Production builders apply a single thin coat of low-cost paint. Less binder means ultraviolet breaks it down faster and thin film weathers through sooner. Fading at three to five years is normal performance for that product.

Usually not. Builder warranties generally treat exterior fade as ordinary wear. Peeling within the first couple of years is a different conversation and worth raising with them.

Rub a sun-facing wall. Light dust means plan it; obvious chalky powder means do it now; powder plus flaking means scraping is now part of the job and the cost has gone up.

In many Brighton Crossing, Prairie Center and Todd Creek communities, yes, sometimes even for a similar shade. Check the covenants before choosing colors and we will prepare the submission.

Yes, across the whole corridor. Metal needs rust removed mechanically back to sound metal and a primer formulated for metal, plus attention to every fastener and seam.

Usually stained. Film coatings on severely weathered barn wood bond to surface fibers that are already loose, so they peel. Penetrating stain soaks in and renews with a clean and recoat.

Frequently, and it is the efficient way. One mobilization rather than two, with each structure scoped on its own substrate.

No premium. We group corridor projects into trips, which means booking a little further ahead rather than paying for the drive.

Mid-May through early October. Denver-area records place the average last spring freeze near May 5 and the first fall freeze near October 7. Out on open ground, wind often decides a given afternoon more than temperature.

It changes it. Sustained open-plains wind drives agricultural dust into a wet film and makes spraying impractical, so we move to a sheltered elevation, switch to brush and roller, or stop for the day.

Protection, washing, mildew treatment where needed, hail assessment, scraping to a sound edge, substrate repair, sanding transitions, filling, caulking every joint, and priming all bare or repaired areas. Itemized by surface in your estimate.

Sherwin-Williams and PPG, with the exact line and sheen named per surface so you can check the manufacturer's data sheet.

Yes, and it is the better use of the calendar. Interior work happens inside a heated house and November through March has far more availability.

Published 2026 Front Range data puts exteriors at roughly $1.55 to $4.10 per square foot and interiors at about $1.50 to $3.50. Out here, hail repair and the condition of chalked builder paint move it most.

No. Free from photos or in person, with no obligation.

A deposit holds your place on the schedule; the balance follows the walkthrough once you have looked at everything and signed off. Both figures are on the estimate.

Our workmanship: the preparation and the application. If our work fails within five years we return and correct it. New hail damage is an insurance matter rather than a warranty one.

25% off labor on projects booked by October 31, 2026. Paint and materials are not included in the discount.