Exterior paint costs in Miami

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Miami

What it usually costs

Repaint the whole house$1.50 – $6.00 per sq ft
Paint just the trim and shutters$1.71 – $6.85 per sq ft

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

Exterior paint in Miami

In Miami, the calendar runs a paint job. The National Weather Service office there puts the typical start of South Florida's rainy season around May 20 and its end around October 17. In between, showers and storms build almost every day. Rain on paint that hasn't dried can make it bubble, so a summer job tends to run in short morning stretches, while the dry months give a crew long, steady days.

Sun and salt work on your walls all year. Bright colors fade first where the afternoon sun hits, and near the bay or the ocean, salt settles on everything.

Age matters too. Well over a million Miami-area homes, more than four in ten, are older than 1980, and decades of sun on an older house can mean more scraping before the first coat.

And if you live in Coral Gables, look before you pick. The city's Board of Architects posts lists of pre-approved paint colors from two big paint brands, and its design review weighs color along with materials. Check your favorite against those lists before the crew buys a single gallon.

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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.