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Exterior paint costs in Winston-Salem

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Winston-Salem

What it usually costs

  • Repaint the whole house$1.54 – $4.04 per sq ft
  • Paint just the trim and shutters$1.38 – $5.52 per sq ft

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

Exterior paint in Winston-Salem

In the old Moravian town at the heart of Winston-Salem, the color of a house is supposed to come from evidence. The historic district's design review standards ask owners to base a color scheme on existing paint layers, paint analysis, or historic paintings and photographs. With no evidence to go on, the scheme should follow similar buildings in the district or colors common in the building's period. One 2024 request there proposed siding in Shultz Shoemaker Shop Off White with trim in Schroeter House Dull Green.

The same standards are gentle about prep. They suggest cleaning painted wood with a low-pressure wash, such as a garden hose and a soft-bristle brush, to lift dirt and mildew without harming the paint. Failing paint comes off by hand scraping and light sanding. Stripping every layer is discouraged, because old layers hold the history a color scheme is built from, and liquid vinyl coatings are out because the extra thickness covers details.

Outside the district, the metro's housing splits between old and new: over 40 percent from before 1980, close to 30 percent from 2000 on. A house from either era gets a better paint job when it starts the way the district recommends, with a gentle wash and not a blast.

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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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