HOA colors and approvals
Neighborhoods like Preston, Lochmere, MacGregor Downs, Amberly and Carpenter Village typically have architectural guidelines, and exterior color changes usually need approval before work starts. We work from your community's approved palette and can give you the exact product and color names for your submission. If you're repainting in the same colors, it's still worth checking whether your HOA wants to be notified.
In townhome sections, the HOA sometimes handles exterior painting on a schedule. In that case we focus on interiors, decks and repairs the association doesn't cover.
Houses from Cary's big growth years
Much of Cary was built in the 1980s and 1990s, and those houses are now at the age where things need attention. Inside, we see builder-grade flat paint that won't wash, oak trim and doors that owners want painted, and popcorn ceilings ready to come down through our drywall work. Outside, many homes from that era have hardboard siding that swells and crumbles at the bottom edges where water sits. Those boards have to be replaced through our siding work before paint goes on. Painting over swollen hardboard doesn't last.
Rotted trim around garage doors, window sills and the bottom of door frames is common too, and it's repaired through our carpentry work during prep.
Shade, pollen and mildew
Cary protects its trees, which is great for the town and hard on siding. Shaded walls stay damp, decks turn green, and spring pollen settles on everything. We start every exterior painting job with a careful power wash, using low pressure on siding so water isn't forced behind it, then let the house dry completely before priming and painting.
Interiors and updates
For interior painting, we move and cover furniture, protect floors and keep the house livable while we work, which matters when you're working from home. For homeowners ready to update a dated bathroom, we remodel and can apply seamless micro cement over existing tile in many cases.
Planning around Cary's seasons
Pollen usually peaks in late March and April, and anything painted outside during heavy pollen can end up with yellow dust in the finish. We either schedule exterior work after the worst of it or wash right before painting. Fall is the busiest time for exterior painting in Cary, so it pays to plan early, especially if your HOA approval takes a few weeks. Interior painting works any time of year.
Services we offer in Cary
- Interior Painting: Walls, ceilings, trim, doors and stairwells. Careful prep, clean lines, and furniture protected.
- Exterior Painting: Siding, trim, doors, shutters and decks. Washed, repaired and painted to handle North Carolina weather.
- Micro Cement: Seamless, modern finishes for floors, walls, showers and countertops, often right over existing tile.
- Remodeling: Bathrooms, kitchens and room updates, handled by one crew from demolition to final paint.
- Carpentry: Trim, rot repair, doors, porches and built-ins, cut and fitted right.
- Drywall Install & Repair: Holes, cracks, water damage, nail pops and new walls, finished smooth and ready for paint.
- Siding: Vinyl, fiber cement and wood siding repaired or replaced, including storm damage and rot.
- Power Washing: House washing, decks, driveways and walkways. Mildew, pollen and red clay removed safely.