House painters in Ottawa.

Painting in Ottawa

Painted for Ottawa homes.

Inside the Greenbelt, much of Ottawa’s housing is old enough to have been painted a dozen times: brick homes from the 1910s to the 1940s in the Glebe, Hintonburg and Old Ottawa South, post-war bungalows in Alta Vista, Carlington and Elmvale Acres, and 1960s side-splits across Nepean and Gloucester. Those layers matter. Older trim, windows and doors can carry lead paint, and decades of glossy oil-based enamel need the right primer before a modern waterborne paint will stick.

Plaster walls are common in the oldest neighbourhoods. They’re harder and smoother than drywall, but they crack along the lath and at corners as houses move through our winters. We repair plaster with plaster-compatible products and bonding agents, then prime, so the repairs don’t reappear as soon as the furnace starts in the fall.

Outside, brick is everywhere, and so are heritage conservation districts such as Rockcliffe Park, New Edinburgh and parts of Sandy Hill and the Glebe. Painting unpainted brick in those districts is usually discouraged, and exterior changes can need heritage approval. Where brick is already painted, we use breathable coatings so it can still dry out between storms.

Ottawa neighbourhoods we serve

• Westboro
• The Glebe
• Hintonburg
• Old Ottawa South
• Alta Vista
• Carlington
• Elmvale Acres
• Nepean
• Gloucester
• Vanier
• Overbrook

• Plaster repairs with plaster-compatible products
• Trim and doors old oil enamel primed properly
• Lead-safe prep on pre-1960s surfaces
• Painted brick with breathable coatings