Jensen Beach is the toughest paint environment I work in, and Hutchinson Island is the toughest corner of it. Direct salt spray, hard sun off the water, and humidity that grows mildew on any shaded wall. I'm Martin, the owner of Pineapple Cove Painting Company, and out here I do not compromise: full mildew treatment, coastal-rated Sherwin-Williams, and two full coats on every exterior.
Out on Hutchinson Island, paint lives a harder life than anywhere else I work. Salt spray reaches the walls directly, the sun comes at the house twice, once from the sky and again off the water, and the wind drives moisture into every unsealed joint. Cheap coatings out there do not fade gracefully, they fail. So island exteriors get my most conservative approach: thorough wash, fresh caulk everywhere, spot-priming, and two full coats of Sherwin-Williams Emerald or Duration, the coatings actually engineered for direct coastal exposure.
Mildew is the other Jensen Beach constant. The humid air off the Indian River Lagoon feeds it on any wall that stays shaded, north sides especially, and painting over it just gives it a fresh surface to bleed through. Every exterior I do here starts with a full pressure wash and a dedicated mildew treatment, so the new paint bonds to a clean, dead surface instead of sealing a problem in.
On the mainland side, the CBS neighborhoods running up toward Savannas Preserve paint more conventionally, but they still live in salt air, so they get the same coastal-rated systems and the same two coats. And because sea weather does what it wants, I schedule spray days around dry walls, window by window, and keep you posted daily on where the job stands.
Most exterior paint failures on this coast are prep failures. So the prep is the job. Here's what comes standard on every home, at every price.
Every exterior starts with a full wash so paint bonds to clean walls, not chalk and grime.
Peeling and flaking paint comes off down to a sound surface. New paint is only as good as what's under it.
Keeps Florida rain out of your walls, which matters more here than almost anywhere.
Bare spots get primed first so the finish coats grip evenly and cure to one uniform color.
Emerald or Duration, rated for coastal sun and salt air. Not a coat and a touch-up. Two coats, always.
Plants, roof lines, pool decks, and walkways get covered and masked before any paint moves.
The site gets picked up every evening, and the job isn't finished until we walk the exterior together and you're happy.
Every project is priced exactly at a free walk-through. What you choose on the quote is the paint system, and that decides how long the job lasts.
Sherwin-Williams SuperPaint. A proven coating and the honest budget choice. Same full prep and same two coats as every tier.
Sherwin-Williams Duration. The one most of my customers choose, because the extra years of protection usually make it the better value.
Sherwin-Williams Emerald. The top of the line, for when you want to paint the house once and not think about it for a long time.
What moves the price: overall size and wall area, one story or two, how much prep the surface needs, and the number of accent colors on shutters, doors, and trim. Your paint choice matters too. Every tier above gets the same prep and the same two coats, and I'll tell you plainly which one your walls actually need.
Every project is priced exactly after a free in-home walk-through, and your written estimate holds for 30 days. No pressure, no expiring "today only" number.
These are our projects, not stock photos. This is what the work actually looks like while it's happening.
Less time than the same paint lasts inland, which is why the paint system choice matters most out here. With full prep and two coats, my Good, Better, and Best Sherwin-Williams systems are separated by years of protection, and for island homes I steer most people to the coastal-rated Duration or Emerald tiers. I'll give you the honest picture for your walls at the free walk-through.
Every exterior starts with a full pressure wash plus a dedicated mildew treatment that kills the growth instead of just rinsing the surface. Painting over live mildew seals it in and it bleeds back through. Treating it first is non-negotiable on every Jensen Beach job, especially shaded north walls near the water.
Sherwin-Williams Emerald or Duration. Both are rated for direct coastal exposure, resist the chalking that salt spray causes, and hold their color against sun coming off the water. Every tier on my quote gets the same full prep and two coats, and the written estimate holds for 30 days.
This page covers exterior work in Jensen Beach. Here is the rest of what I do here and nearby.
Wondering about budget first? Read the full guide to what it costs to paint a house on the Treasure Coast, book your free walk-through online, or head back to the homepage.
The walk-through is free. We look over the whole exterior together, I answer every question, and you get a written estimate that holds for 30 days.
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