Interior house painting
Walls, ceilings, trim and doors repainted with the prep done properly, usually two to five days for a whole house.
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House painting in Ottawa
Interior, exterior, cabinets, drywall repair and deck staining.
Describe your projectInterior and exterior painting enquiries.
Plan your Ottawa painting project
Tell Ottawa Painting Pros about your rooms, surfaces and preparation needs to start a painting quote enquiry.
What makes painting an Ottawa house different
Ottawa asks more of a paint job than most Canadian cities do. Indoor relative humidity can sit near 45 per cent in August and fall below 20 per cent in a cold February, and framing lumber moves with it. That annual cycle is what opens drywall joints, splits the caulking where trim meets wall and lifts ceilings away from interior partitions every winter.
Outside, the working season runs roughly mid-May to early October, because most exterior coatings need the surface and the overnight air above about 10 degrees Celsius while they cure. Then the house spends five months under snow and through dozens of freeze-thaw cycles, which is why caulking fails before paint does and why south and west elevations fade a cycle ahead of the rest.
Age matters by neighbourhood. The suburbs built since 1990 are drywall and latex throughout and are straightforward. The core, Westboro, Hintonburg, the Glebe and Old Ottawa South bring plaster walls, oil-based trim and, in anything built before 1960, a real likelihood of lead-based paint. Health Canada's guidance on that is specific and it changes both the method and the price.
We set out what the work involves, what it costs here and what to ask, and help you prepare the details for a painting quote.
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Exterior painting and siding
Wood siding, trim, soffits, doors and stucco repainted in the short Ottawa season, with the prep that makes it last.
Read moreKitchen cabinet refinishing
Spraying existing kitchen cabinets to a factory-like finish for a fraction of replacement, usually five to eight days.
Read moreDrywall repair and ceiling work
Cracks, nail pops, water damage and stippled ceilings made flat and sound before any paint goes near them.
Read moreDeck and fence staining
Pressure-treated and cedar decks and fences cleaned, brightened and coated before the Ottawa winter gets at them.
Read moreLocal area guides
These guides cover Ottawa, Barrhaven, Kanata, Stittsville, Orléans, Nepean, the Glebe and Old Ottawa South.
How the work runs
- Tell us the scopeRoom count, the age of the house, whether the trim is oil or latex if you know, and a couple of photographs. That is enough for an indicative range.
- A site visit and a written quoteA contractor measures, counts doors and windows, checks the substrate and puts the number of coats and the preparation in writing before anything is booked.
- Preparation, then paintFilling, sanding, caulking and priming come first and take most of the labour. Finish coats follow, ceilings then walls then trim.
- Walk it in daylightDo the final inspection in natural light with the contractor present, list anything that needs touching up, and keep the written warranty.
Guides
What house painting costs in Ottawa in 2026
Indicative prices for interior, exterior and cabinet work in Ottawa, what actually drives a quote up or down, and the line items worth arguing about.
Lead paint in older Ottawa homes: what to check first
Which Ottawa houses are likely to have lead-based paint, what Health Canada advises about disturbing it, and how that changes a painting quote.
Ready to discuss your project?
Confirm response timing, any assessment fees and written quote terms with the painter.
Preparing your home for a painting quote
Record the rooms, approximate wall areas and ceiling heights.
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