Painting Questions, Answered

Yes. The range from our estimator, your written quote and any visit to see the job are all free. Your itemized quote arrives within 24 hours of seeing the job.

Before HST. Our published prices include every mandatory fee, travel included.

Your quote is priced on the sizes you give us. If the crew finds the job bigger or smaller, the price changes to match. You see the new price before any work starts.

20% books your dates once you have the written quote. The rest is due an hour before the job is finished.

Yes. Every price includes two coats of the paint named in your quote, along with the prep and the daily cleanup.

The minimum job is $750 + HST, which covers one crew-day. Grouping small jobs into one visit, such as a room, some trim and a few drywall repairs, makes the most of it.

The scope and the sizes it's priced on, the prep, the paint named by brand and line, the price plus HST, the dates, and any surface the warranty can't cover. It arrives within 24 hours of seeing the job.

No. It is a ballpark range from our published prices, before HST. Your written, itemized quote sets the price, based on the size of the job.

No. The estimator shows your range first. You add your details only if you want the range emailed to you, or a written quote.

Text them to 437-375-8622 or email them to info@greatnorthpainting.com, with your reference number if the estimator gave you one. A crew lead quotes from them, and they show whether the job needs a visit. Wide shots of each room or wall, plus close-ups of any damage, help the most.

A job's size, its condition and the colour change move it within its published range. Your photos and sizes show all three, and your written quote then gives one price.

No. Travel is already built into our published ranges, wherever you are in the GTA.

from $850 for a studio, $1,100–$2,400 for a 1-bedroom and $1,800–$3,800 for a 2-bedroom unit in 2026, before HST. Your written quote sets the price.

$2.50–$4.00 per linear ft in 2026, before HST, for baseboard, casing and crown. Interior doors are quoted with the job.

$4,000–$9,000 for a detached bungalow in 2026, before HST. Your written quote sets the price for your house.

A brick exterior typically costs $8,000–$22,000 in 2026, before HST. Every brick job is quoted once we've seen the brick, because the right finish depends on the brick and its condition.

The price depends on the wall area, the height and the condition of the stucco. A crew lead checks all three, from your photos or on site, and your written quote arrives within 24 hours of seeing the job.

It is quoted per project, once we've seen the staircase. A staircase on its own is billed at no less than the $750 + HST minimum.

Each room is quoted after we see the ceiling, and an asbestos test comes before any work. Jobs under one crew-day are billed at the $750 + HST minimum.

In writing, from photos or plans of the space, with a site walk when the job needs one. Your itemized quote follows within 24 hours of seeing the job.

Use the estimator for a price range in about a minute, or text us photos of the job. A named person replies within 1 business hour, Mon–Sat, 7:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m..

We're now booking fall interiors and 2027 exteriors. You book your start date with a 20% deposit once you have the written quote.

Yes, indoors. Interior paint goes on well in a heated home in any season, while exterior work waits for the warmer, drier weather the paint needs.

Toronto and the GTA, from Oakville and Burlington in the west to Oshawa in the east, and north to Newmarket and King City. We're based in North York, and the Locations page lists every city and district.

When the job needs it. A crew lead quotes from your photos, and comes out when they aren't enough, when it's a big job, or once you're going ahead. A visit costs you nothing.

A named person replies within 1 business hour, Mon–Sat, 7:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. That goes for a text, a call, an email or a form on this site.

We use them only to reply about your request. You get marketing email only if you tick the box for it, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Yes. Every surface is cleaned, patched, sanded and primed where it needs it before the two coats go on.

Yes. We move and cover furniture and protect the floors before any prep starts, and the work area is cleaned up at the end of every day.

Every Great North crew lead has 15+ years of professional painting experience. A crew lead looks over your job and writes your quote, and we walk the finished job with you at the end.

Yes. We arrange elevator bookings with your building and keep the work within its quiet hours. Condo painting starts at from $850 for a studio, before HST.

Yes, that is how it is usually done. Holes, cracks and nail pops are patched, sanded and primed before the paint goes on.

Sprayed. Doors, drawer fronts and panels get a sprayed finish, and cabinet finishes carry a 2-year written workmanship warranty.

Your quote names the paint for each surface by brand and product line, so you know exactly what goes on before you book. Two coats of it go on every painted surface.

Yes. A 30-minute colour consultation with a crew lead is free on painting projects over $2,500. You leave with Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams colour codes for the rooms or walls you are painting.

It is free on painting projects over $2,500, and takes 30 minutes with a crew lead. You leave with Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams colour codes for the rooms or walls you are painting.

Peeling, blistering and flaking caused by how we prepared or applied the paint, for 5 years on interiors, 3 on exteriors and 2 on cabinet finishes. It covers every surface your quote accepts. It doesn't cover moisture, movement, failing surfaces or older coats underneath, wear, impact, abuse or work by others.

Call, text or email us about what you've noticed. We inspect within 10 business days, look at what came off, and repair covered defects free.

5 years on interior painting, 3 years on exterior painting and 2 years on cabinet finishes, counted from the day the job is finished. It covers every surface your quote accepts.

Because some surfaces can't hold paint reliably, such as paint that is already peeling, damp masonry or rotten wood. Your quote names any of these, and why, before you sign. We'll still paint them if you want.

We look at what came off. If only our paint lifted, from a surface your quote accepted, it's covered. If older coats came off with it, the older bond failed, so it isn't.

Yes. We walk the finished job with you, fix any touch-ups on the spot, and hand over your written workmanship warranty once the job is paid.

Yes. Every popcorn ceiling removal starts with an asbestos test, before any work begins. Each room is then quoted after we see the ceiling.

Yes: offices, rental turnovers and condo corridors across the GTA. Commercial work is quoted in writing from photos or plans, with a site walk when the job needs one.

No. Cedar deck and fence staining is a wood-care trade, so we leave it to specialists. We paint homes, condos and businesses, inside and out.

Yes. The siding is washed, de-chalked and adhesion-tested, bare metal is spot-primed, and it gets two coats of 100% acrylic. It often costs a fraction of replacement siding.

Yes. Oak-to-black spindles and railings are part of our staircase and railing painting. The job is quoted once we've seen the staircase.

Yes, every time. A crew lead measures the space and checks its walls, floors and fixtures. Your written, itemized quote follows the visit.

Trades holding their own Ontario licences. A plumber with a Certificate of Qualification does the plumbing, and an electrical contractor with an ESA licence does the electrical.

It depends on the work. In Toronto, new plumbing and adding or removing walls need one, while new cabinets, insulation and replacement fixtures don't. Your quote names the permits your job needs.

The same way as a painting job: 20% books your dates, and the rest is due an hour before the job is finished. Your written contract sets out each payment.

Whenever your quote includes it. Painting in a renovation carries our written 5-year interior warranty, like any other interior job.

In a home built before 1990, the materials a job will disturb are tested before any demolition. If a test finds asbestos, a qualified removal company takes it out first.