I'm Martin, owner of Pineapple Cove Painting Company. I live in Palm City, just down the road, and Port St. Lucie is a regular part of my week, from the established neighborhoods off Bayshore and Floresta to Tradition and St. Lucie West. If your community has an HOA palette and an architectural review board, I handle that paperwork properly, and when the painting starts, the person you talked to is the person on your ladder.
Port St. Lucie is mostly newer stucco over concrete block, and a huge share of it sits inside master-planned communities: Tradition, St. Lucie West, and the neighborhoods that have grown up around them. That changes what a repaint actually involves. Before color ever touches a wall, most of these communities want a color approval letter, a confirmation that your scheme matches the approved palette, and sometimes a full architectural review submission. I do that paperwork as part of the job, in the right order, so the project never stalls at the mailbox and you never end up repainting a color the board rejects.
The painting itself rewards discipline more than drama here. Newer stucco still hairline-cracks as it cures and settles, so the work is a full pressure wash and mildew treatment, fresh caulk at every joint and window perimeter, spot-priming, and two full coats of Sherwin-Williams that hold their color through the flat, wide-open sun these newer neighborhoods get. No mature oak canopy means no shade, and no shade means the paint choice matters.
I also know most Port St. Lucie homeowners collect three quotes before they pick a painter. Good. I want you to compare, because my estimate spells out every line: the wash, the prep, the caulk, the primer, the exact paint, and both coats. Compare that against any other quote and you'll know precisely what you're buying from each of us.
When you compare quotes, compare against this list. Every item comes standard, on every project.
Color approval letters, palette confirmations, and review submissions handled before paint is ordered.
Paint bonds to clean walls, not chalk and grime. Every exterior starts here.
Settling cracks sealed, failing spots sanded back, bare stucco primed before color.
Emerald or Duration, rated for Florida sun. Not a coat and a touch-up. Two coats, always.
Plants, pool decks, pavers, and walkways covered and masked before any paint moves.
The job isn't done until we walk the whole thing together and you're happy.
You're going to compare quotes anyway, so here's exactly how mine get built, before we've even met.
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, how much prep the surface needs, the number of accent colors, and your paint choice. 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, which gives you time to collect your other quotes and compare line by line. No pressure, no expiring "today only" number.
No sales rep, no rotating crews. The person who walks your home is the person who does the work.
Yes, and I handle it before any paint is ordered. That means the color approval letter, the palette confirmation against your community's approved scheme, and the architectural review submission if your HOA requires one. Tradition and St. Lucie West communities take their palettes seriously, and doing the paperwork properly protects you from being the house that has to repaint.
Me. I'm Martin, the owner, and Pineapple Cove Painting Company is owner-operated by design. I do your walk-through, I write your estimate, and I'm on site for the work itself. You'll never have a salesperson quote the job and then a crew you've never met show up to do it. One name, one phone number, one person responsible for the result.
Get every quote in writing and check what's actually included, line by line: pressure wash and mildew treatment, scraping and sanding, fresh caulk, primer on bare spots, the exact paint line being used, and the number of coats. Two full coats and one coat with touch-ups can differ by thousands of dollars and years of lifespan. Also ask whether the warranty is written into the proposal. If a quote is much cheaper, the difference is usually hiding in one of those lines.
Every home is different, so I price each project exactly at a free in-home walk-through. Most Port St. Lucie CBS homes are predictable to quote because the stucco is newer and the prep is straightforward. Full prep and two coats of Sherwin-Williams are included on every job, and the written estimate holds for 30 days, so you can compare quotes without pressure.
I'm based in Palm City and paint across St. Lucie and Martin Counties. These towns are all on my normal weekly routes.
Wondering about budget first? Read the full guide to what it costs to paint a house on the Treasure Coast.
The walk-through is free, the estimate is written and itemized, and it holds for 30 days. Compare it line by line against anyone.
Prefer to skip the phone? Book your walk-through online and pick a time that works.
