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House painting guides for southern NH homeowners

Straight answers on quotes, listings, older homes and smoke odor.

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What should a painting quote include?

Every room, the prep, the coats, the products and one total that holds. Here is what a written painting quote should spell out before you sign.

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Fire and smoke

Can painting seal in smoke odor after a house fire?

Yes, once the structure is properly cleaned. Why smoke odor comes back through fresh paint, and how sealing between cleaning and rebuild stops it.

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Fire and smoke

What is the best primer for smoke and fire damaged walls?

Shellac-based and oil-based primers compared for smoke stains and odor, using what the manufacturers' technical data sheets actually say.

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Selling a home

Should I repaint my house before listing it in southern NH?

Half of Realtors in NAR's 2025 report recommend painting the whole home before listing. Which rooms matter most and how to plan the work around the photo shoot.

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Selling a home

Best paint colors to sell a house in 2026

What Zillow's 2026 paint color survey found buyers said they would pay more for, and how to test those colors in your own light.

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Pricing and quotes

What should be included in a painting warranty?

What it covers, how long it runs, what voids it and whether it transfers when you sell. The questions to ask before you hire.

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Older homes

Do painters in NH need to be EPA certified for older homes?

Paid work that disturbs paint in a home built before 1978 falls under the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting rule. What that means for your project.

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Planning a project

Can you do interior painting in the winter in NH?

Yes. Why winter suits interior work in New Hampshire, and how heat and ventilation help the paint cure.

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Planning a project

Should you hire a painting franchise or a local painter?

How franchises and local painters differ on quotes, who shows up, communication and who answers for the work.

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Planning a project

Do I need to move out during interior painting?

Most families stay home. How the work moves room by room, and what to plan for with kids, pets and paint odor.

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The quote you sign is the price you pay.

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Services

When you are ready for the work

A brightly lit dining room with white walls and a polished wood floor, a round wooden pedestal table with four light-gray upholstered chairs, a drum pendant lamp, a landscape painting above a wooden sideboard, a potted olive-type tree, and windows on the right; a doorway on the left opens to a white kitchen

Interior painting

Walls, ceilings, trim and doors, prepared and painted room by room.

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A sunlit living room with white walls and trim, a white-mantel fireplace with dark tile surround and unlit logs on brass andirons, a light blue wingback armchair beside a round wooden pedestal side table, a woven jute rug on wide-plank wood floors, part of a white sofa and a dark wood coffee table holding white flowers, and multi-pane windows that show trees outside

Lead-safe painting

Pre-1978 homes painted by an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm.

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Painting before you list

For listing agents and sellers: a written quote, a cited value case and a schedule built around the photo shoot.

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All services

Start with a walkthrough of your rooms

Tell us about the job and we reply within 24 to 48 hours to set a walkthrough. We look at the walls, the trim and the prep with you, then send a written quote that names every room, every coat and one total.

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