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Exterior paint costs in Dallas-Fort Worth

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Dallas-Fort Worth

What it usually costs

  • Repaint the whole house$3.40 – $4.10 per sq ft
  • Paint just the trim and shutters$1.55 – $6.19 per sq ft

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

Exterior paint in Dallas-Fort Worth

Big hail is part of owning a house in Dallas-Fort Worth. The weather service keeps a list of the costliest hailstorms in Texas, and all five at the top of it hit North Texas, including the Mayfest storm of May 1995. In June 2012, stones the size of baseballs and softballs fell on parts of Dallas and Collin counties, and numerous houses were badly damaged.

Hail that big can split wood trim and knock paint off the side of the house that faced the storm. Bare wood soaks up water, and it needs primer before it takes color. So if a storm came through, look closely at that side before you price a simple touch-up. It may be a heavier prep job.

Then summer piles on. With roughly 20 days of 100°F heat in a typical year at DFW Airport, any paint a storm has already cracked dries out and lifts faster.

Nearly half the homes in the metro went up in 2000 or later, so a lot of what hail hits here is fairly new siding and trim. Even on a house that young, one bad storm can turn a simple repaint into a repair-and-paint job.

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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.
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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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