Commercial and Residential Painting
Transform Your Property With Painting Services in Pensacola, FL
We handle commercial painting for businesses and residential painting for homeowners across Pensacola and the surrounding Gulf Coast. The two kinds of jobs use the same brushes and the same careful prep, but they are planned differently. A home repaint is built around your family's routine. A commercial job is built around your customers, your tenants, and the hours your doors are open. Below is how we approach each one.
What's the Difference Between Commercial and Residential Painting?
Commercial painting is work done on business and income properties, such as retail shops, salons, offices, and rental units. Residential painting is work done on owner-occupied homes. The main differences are scheduling, scale, and what the finish has to hold up to.
- Scheduling. A business usually needs the work sequenced around open hours so customers and staff can keep moving. At home, the concern is which rooms you can live without and for how long.
- Wear. Commercial walls take more traffic, scuffing, and cleaning, so sheen and product choice lean toward durability and washability. In homes, the look and the feel of the room carry more weight.
- Decision makers. On commercial jobs, we are often working with an owner, a manager, or a landlord who needs a clear scope and a firm written estimate to approve. On residential jobs, we are usually working directly with the people who live there.
The prep standard doesn't change between the two. Every painting service we provide starts with cleaning, repairs, and surface preparation before any paint goes on.
Commercial Painting Services for Pensacola Businesses
A tired storefront or scuffed lobby tells customers something before they reach the counter. Our commercial painting work is about getting your space back to looking cared for, with as little disruption to your business as we can manage.
Retail shops, salons, and storefronts
- Interior walls, ceilings, trim, and doors in customer-facing spaces
- Accent walls and color changes for a rebrand or new tenant
- Scheduling discussed up front so the work fits around your open hours
Offices and professional spaces
- Break rooms, hallways, and high-traffic walls that need a washable finish
- Drywall patching and repair before painting
- Room-by-room sequencing so staff can keep working in other areas
Rental and income properties
- Turnover repaints between tenants
- Patch, prime, and paint for scuffs, nail holes, and wall damage
- Written estimates that landlords and property owners can approve quickly
Commercial exteriors
- Pressure washing to remove mildew, dirt, and loose paint before coating
- Siding, stucco, concrete, trim, doors, and metal railings
- Fresh exterior color that makes the building easier to spot from the road
Each commercial project gets its own scope. During the estimate, we walk the space with you, talk through timing, and put everything in writing so there are no surprises when the invoice arrives.
Residential Painting Service for Pensacola Homes
Our residential painting work covers the inside and outside of the house, from a single bedroom to a full exterior repaint. We treat your home as if it were our own, which means protecting floors and furniture, keeping the work area clean, and not leaving until you're happy with the result.
Inside the home
- Walls and ceilings of any size or height, plus baseboards, crown moulding, and other trim
- Cabinets, doors, mantels, paneling, wainscot, and plantation shutters
- Drywall repair, wallpaper removal, and staining for wood features
For the full list of rooms and surfaces we cover, see our interior painting service.
Outside the home
- Wood siding, vinyl siding, stucco, fascia, eaves, and patio covers
- Decks, railings, fences, gates, and wrought iron
- Color consultation included on signed exterior contracts
Homes near the water and under the Pensacola sun need more from their paint, which is why careful exterior house painting starts with a proper cleaning. We often pair it with pressure washing so the new coat bonds to a clean surface instead of mildew and chalky old paint.
Painting a home built before 1978
Many older neighborhoods around Pensacola have homes built before 1978, when lead-based paint was still sold for residential use. If your home falls in that range, bring it up during the estimate. The rules around repainting a pre-1978 home in Escambia County affect how old paint can be sanded and removed, so it is better to plan for it at the start.
How Our Painting Service Works
Whether it's a salon or a three-bedroom house, the process follows the same steps.
01
Free Estimate
We visit the property, look at the surfaces, and talk about what you want. You get a detailed written estimate upfront.
02
Scheduling and Color
We set a start date that works for your home or business. On exterior contracts, you also get a color consultation.
03
Preparation
We protect floors, furniture, and fixtures, then clean, sand, caulk, patch drywall, and prime where needed. Exteriors are pressure washed before painting.
04
Painting
Walls, trim, ceilings, and exterior surfaces are painted with clean lines and even coverage.
05
Walkthrough
We walk the finished work with you and take care of any touch-ups before we call the job done.
Why Gulf Coast Weather Changes the Prep
Painting in Pensacola is different from painting somewhere dry. Humidity, salt air, and strong sun all work against a paint job, and they affect homes and commercial buildings the same way.
- Mildew grows fast on shaded walls. Paint applied over mildew won't stick well, so cleaning comes first, even on surfaces that look fine from the street.
- Sun breaks down exterior paint. Faded color and a powdery residue are signs of chalky exterior paint, which needs to be washed off before recoating.
- Moisture affects sheen choice. Bathrooms, kitchens, break rooms, and salon wash stations need finishes that handle moisture and frequent cleaning. Choosing the right paint sheen for a humid climate is part of every estimate.
- Salt air shortens repaint cycles.
Properties close to Pensacola Beach, Gulf Breeze, and Perdido Key tend to need attention sooner, which is why how often you repaint in Pensacola depends on exposure as much as age.
Why Pensacola Property Owners Hire Fresh Start Painting
- Licensed and insured painting contractor in Florida, License #621081
- In business since 2006, with more than 20 years of professional painting experience
- A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau
- Satisfaction guarantee on all of our work
- Free, detailed written estimates before any work starts
- Full prep handled in-house, including pressure washing, drywall repair, and caulking
- Commercial painting and residential painting from one crew, so a business owner can use the same painter for the shop and the house
We serve Pensacola, North Pensacola, Brent, Bellview, Ferry Pass, Cantonment, Gulf Breeze, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key, Milton, Pace, Navarre, Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Niceville, Miramar Beach, and communities throughout Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, plus Orange Beach and Daphne, AL. See our full list of service areas.
Get a Free Estimate on Your Painting Project
Tell us about your storefront, office, rental, or home, and we'll set up a time to see it in person. Call (850) 346-8319 or send us a message, and we'll get back to you with next steps and a written estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you paint my business while it stays open?
Often, yes, depending on the size of the space and the scope of work. We can sequence the job room by room or section by section so part of the business stays usable. We work out the schedule with you during the estimate.
How long does it take to paint a house or commercial space?
It depends on the size of the project, the condition of the surfaces, and how much preparation is needed. A few rooms can move quickly. A full exterior or a multi-room commercial space takes longer. Your estimate will include an expected timeline.
Do you repair drywall before painting?
Yes. We repair minor drywall cracks, holes, dents, and other surface damage before painting, for both homes and commercial spaces.
Do you help choose paint colors?
Yes. A color consultation is included on all signed exterior contracts and on select interior projects.
Is Fresh Start Painting licensed and insured?
Yes. We are a fully licensed and insured painting contractor in the State of Florida, License #621081.