Interior house painting
Walls, ceilings, trim and doors repainted with the prep done properly, usually two to five days for a whole house.
Ottawa and the surrounding suburbs
House painting in Ottawa
Interior repaints, exterior siding and trim, kitchen cabinet spraying, drywall repair and deck staining for homes in Barrhaven, Kanata, Orléans, Nepean and the older core.
- A written quote that states the number of coats and the preparation included
- Liability insurance and WSIB coverage confirmed before work starts
- Lead-safe methods in homes built before 1960, following Health Canada guidance
- A written warranty on peeling, flashing and adhesion
All services
Exterior painting and siding
Wood siding, trim, soffits, doors and stucco repainted in the short Ottawa season, with the prep that makes it last.
Kitchen cabinet refinishing
Spraying existing kitchen cabinets to a factory-like finish for a fraction of replacement, usually five to eight days.
Drywall repair and ceiling work
Cracks, nail pops, water damage and stippled ceilings made flat and sound before any paint goes near them.
Deck and fence staining
Pressure-treated and cedar decks and fences cleaned, brightened and coated before the Ottawa winter gets at them.
What makes painting an Ottawa house different
Ottawa asks more of a paint job than most Canadian cities do. Indoor relative humidity can sit near 45 per cent in August and fall below 20 per cent in a cold February, and framing lumber moves with it. That annual cycle is what opens drywall joints, splits the caulking where trim meets wall and lifts ceilings away from interior partitions every winter.
Outside, the working season runs roughly mid-May to early October, because most exterior coatings need the surface and the overnight air above about 10 degrees Celsius while they cure. Then the house spends five months under snow and through dozens of freeze-thaw cycles, which is why caulking fails before paint does and why south and west elevations fade a cycle ahead of the rest.
Age matters by neighbourhood. The suburbs built since 1990 are drywall and latex throughout and are straightforward. The core, Westboro, Hintonburg, the Glebe and Old Ottawa South bring plaster walls, oil-based trim and, in anything built before 1960, a real likelihood of lead-based paint. Health Canada's guidance on that is specific and it changes both the method and the price.
We are an information site. We set out what the work involves, what it costs here and what to ask, and we connect you with a local contractor who does the painting. We do not paint houses ourselves, and no painter in Ontario holds a licence, because the province does not issue one.
Indicative ranges
Ottawa house painting price guide (2026)
- $450 to $800Single bedroom, walls only, two coats
- $700 to $1,300Single room, walls, ceiling and trim
- $6,000 to $14,000Whole-house interior, two coats throughout
Indicative 2026 prices before HST for the Ottawa area. Every quote follows a site visit. Carpentry repair, wallpaper removal, asbestos testing of ceiling texture and lead-safe work in pre-1960 homes are priced separately. Ottawa house painting price guide (2026).
How the work runs
- Tell us the scopeRoom count, the age of the house, whether the trim is oil or latex if you know, and a couple of photographs. That is enough for an indicative range.
- A site visit and a written quoteA contractor measures, counts doors and windows, checks the substrate and puts the number of coats and the preparation in writing before anything is booked.
- Preparation, then paintFilling, sanding, caulking and priming come first and take most of the labour. Finish coats follow, ceilings then walls then trim.
- Walk it in daylightDo the final inspection in natural light with the contractor present, list anything that needs touching up, and keep the written warranty.
Areas we serve
We serve Ottawa, Barrhaven, Kanata, Stittsville, Orléans, Nepean, the Glebe and Old Ottawa South.
Guides
What house painting costs in Ottawa in 2026
Indicative prices for interior, exterior and cabinet work in Ottawa, what actually drives a quote up or down, and the line items worth arguing about.
Lead paint in older Ottawa homes: what to check first
Which Ottawa houses are likely to have lead-based paint, what Health Canada advises about disturbing it, and how that changes a painting quote.