I'm Martin, the owner of Pineapple Cove Painting Company. I don't publish one-size-fits-all prices, because no two houses need the same work and I'd rather hand you an exact number than a guess. This page explains what actually moves the price, how the paint ladder works, and how a free walk-through gets you a written estimate with nothing hidden in it, full prep and two coats included on every single project.
When I walk a house, I'm not pulling a number out of the air. I'm looking at a handful of specific things, and every one of them moves the price in a direction I can explain to you on the spot.
More wall means more prep, more paint, and more time. This is the single biggest driver, which is why square footage alone never tells the whole story.
Two-story homes take ladder work, staging, and slower, more careful application on every upper wall. That's why a two-story home always prices higher than a single-story home with the same footprint.
A well-kept house that just needs a wash and fresh color is one job. Chalking, peeling, and hairline cracks in the stucco are another. Prep hours are real hours, and they show up in the price.
Soft fascia boards, weathered trim, and sun-baked wood around garages and entries sometimes need repair or replacement before paint can do its job. I flag it at the walk-through, never mid-job.
Every extra color on shutters, front doors, banding, and trim is another round of masking, cutting in, and cleanup. Beautiful, worth it, and part of the number.
Plenty of Treasure Coast neighborhoods have strict palettes and architectural review boards. Approval letters and palette confirmations take time to handle properly, and I build that into the plan.
Every quote I write offers three Sherwin-Williams systems. Same prep, same two coats on every tier. What you're really choosing is how many years of Florida sun, humidity, and salt air the coating holds up before the house needs paint again.
A solid, proven coating and the honest budget choice. It covers well and looks great on day one. On this coast, expect to be thinking about paint again in the 5 to 7 year range.
The middle of the ladder and the one most of my customers land on, because the math favors it. It costs more per gallon than SuperPaint, but the extra years of protection usually make it the cheaper paint per year the house stays covered.
Sherwin-Williams' top line. The longest outlook, the best resistance to fading and mildew, and the one I recommend when you want to paint the house once and not think about it for a very long time.
How I'd explain it at your kitchen table: the labor and the prep cost the same no matter which paint goes on the wall. The paint itself is the smaller share of the job. So stepping up a tier changes the total less than people expect, and it buys you years. That's why the middle of the ladder is where most homeowners end up, and I'll tell you plainly if your walls don't need the step up.
If you collect three quotes for the same house and one comes in far below the others, the price difference almost always lives in the parts of the job you can't see from the street. Paint is the last step of a paint job. Everything that decides how long it lasts happens before the first coat goes on.
Skipping the pressure wash, the scraping, the caulk, and the primer saves a low bidder days of labor. The house still looks freshly painted when the trucks pull away. The difference shows up two or three summers later, when the coating starts letting go of a wall it never properly bonded to in the first place.
I'm not going to name anyone or tell you every low price hides a shortcut, because that wouldn't be fair or true. I'll just tell you what to ask before you sign anything, and you can hold my quotes to the exact same standard.
Here's exactly what happens when you ask me for a price. No sitting through a pitch, no "today only" pressure, no number that changes once the ladders come out.
I come to you, we look at every surface that's getting painted, and you can ask me anything. The walk-through costs nothing and obligates you to nothing.
No square-footage guesses from the curb. I measure the actual walls, note the actual prep, and price the actual job, so the number you see is the number you pay.
Paper in your hand, a text, or an email, whichever you prefer. The estimate spells out the prep, the coats, the paint line, and the warranty.
Take the estimate, get other quotes, talk it over at home. Your written price is good for 30 days, so you never have to decide under pressure.
A 50% deposit gets you on the schedule. The balance is due at the final walkthrough, after we've checked the whole job together and you're happy with it. Cash or check.
These are our photos, not stock. The written proposal on the counter and the actual Sherwin-Williams paint going on the walls.
There is no honest flat answer, because no two houses need the same amount of prep, and prep is where the real hours go. Size, one story or two, surface condition, and the number of colors all move the price. That is why I price every project exactly at a free in-home walk-through instead of guessing from the curb, and you get a written estimate that holds for 30 days.
Because the quotes are rarely for the same job. One number can include a full pressure wash, scraping and sanding, fresh caulk, priming, and two coats of premium paint. Another can be one coat of budget paint over walls that were never properly cleaned. When you compare quotes, ask exactly what prep is included, how many coats, which paint line, and whether the work carries a written warranty. Most price gaps make sense once you know what is actually behind each number.
No. The walk-through is free and so is the estimate. I come out, we look at the house together, I measure and check the condition of every surface, and you get an exact written price on paper, by text, or by email, whichever you prefer. That number holds for 30 days, and there is no pressure to decide on the spot.
I keep payment simple. A 50% deposit holds your spot on the schedule, and the balance is due at the final walkthrough, after we have walked the whole job together and you are happy with what you see. I take cash or check. I do not run in-house financing plans, just a straightforward deposit and balance with nothing owed until you decide to move forward.
Yes, and it is the one place where spending more up front usually costs less over time. I quote a good, better, best ladder using Sherwin-Williams. SuperPaint typically gives you about 5 to 7 years of protection here, Duration about 7 to 10, and Emerald 10 or more. Every tier gets the same prep and the same two coats. The difference is how long the coating holds up under Florida sun, humidity, and salt air before the house needs paint again.
Every service page below goes deeper on what's included at these prices, and every town page covers your neighborhood specifically. I'm based in Palm City and these are my normal weekly routes.
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The walk-through is free, the written estimate is exact, and the price holds for 30 days. Worst case, you walk away knowing exactly what your house needs.
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