Painting in Illinois

Looking for help with painting? Best Home Partner is a matching service. Tell us what the project involves and we pass your request to up to 4 independent businesses that do painting work and list your area. Those businesses contact you directly, and any agreement is between you and them. We do not carry out painting work ourselves.

Typical painting work

• Interior repaints including patching, caulking and trim work
• Exterior painting with pressure wash, scrape and primer prep
• Cabinet refinishing and specialty finishes

When to get it looked at

Paint is chalking, peeling or 8+ years old, or you are prepping a house to sell. Problems of this kind often get worse, and more expensive to fix, when they are left.

What drives the cost

We don't publish prices, because a job can't be priced properly without someone seeing it. The total usually depends on the scope of work, the materials chosen, how easy the site is to work on, the condition of what is already there, and local labour rates. This work is usually priced per project. Our Painting guide explains each factor and how to compare quotes.

Choosing who to hire

• Confirm the licence number with your state licensing board where one is required.
• Ask for a current certificate of insurance.
• Get the scope in writing — materials, quantities, timeline and what happens if conditions change.
• Compare more than one quote before deciding.
• Be cautious of anyone asking for full payment before work begins.

A warning sign to watch for

The bid should name the product and number of coats. "Two coats of quality paint" is not a specification.