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Exterior paint costs in Cincinnati

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Cincinnati

What it usually costs

  • Repaint the whole house$1.73 – $4.20 per sq ft
  • Paint just the trim and shutters$1.43 – $5.72 per sq ft

A ballpark, not a quote. Some of these are national averages adjusted for Cincinnati prices, so your job could land outside them.

Exterior paint in Cincinnati

Not sure whether the chipping paint on your porch has lead in it? In Cincinnati, you can ask the city. The Health Department's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program will test paint chips from your home, and it lends out HEPA vacuums for cleaning up lead dust. If your house was built before 1978 and a child under six lives there, you may also qualify for free or low-cost lead hazard reduction through the same program.

It's a useful service here, because old houses are the rule rather than the exception. More than half the metro's homes predate 1980, and one in six goes back to 1939 or earlier. On a house that age, the paint you see is rarely the only coat on the wood.

So before you settle on a plan, send in a chip from the worst spot, whether that's a porch rail, a window sill or a piece of trim that's flaking. If it comes back positive, you'll want a painter who works lead-safe for the scraping. If it doesn't, you've ruled out one worry and can put the whole conversation into prep and color.

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Questions homeowners ask

How accurate is a photo estimate?
It’s a ballpark, not a quote. One photo rarely shows the whole house, so a local painter who walks the property will always be more precise. Use our number as the range to expect before you start calling around.
What changes the price of an exterior paint job?
Square footage is the biggest factor, then how much prep the old paint needs — bare wood or peeling paint takes far more work than a clean recoat. Trim, multiple stories, and a color change add to it too.
Do I need to measure my house?
A rough guess at the wall square footage helps a lot, but if you don’t know it, just skip the question and we’ll estimate from your photo.
Is this really free?
Yes. No signup, no credit card, no spam. We only make money if you choose to connect with a local pro — and that’s up to you.
What photo works best?
A shot of the front of the house, plus any sides showing wear like peeling or bare spots, gives us the best read.

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