Interior & Exterior Painting in Jacksonville & Northeast Florida

It depends on the size and scope of the work, so we price every project individually after seeing it in person. As a concrete reference point, a small bathroom of roughly 7x5 typically runs $10,000 to $14,000, and a master bathroom typically runs $17,000 to $35,000, with materials included in both. Your written proposal arrives within 48 hours of the on-site consultation and lays out the full scope and price, so you are never comparing guesses. Estimates and consultations are free.

We provide them. Through our partnership with Floor & Decor you work directly with an in-store designer to choose colours, tile, and finishes, and your selections go onto a form under our account. From there we purchase, pick up, and deliver everything to the job site. You get to make the fun decisions without managing orders, deliveries, or returns.

Yes. GIL pulls and handles all permits for your project — that is part of what you are hiring a licensed contractor to do, and it is included. Our licensed plumbing and electrical subcontractors pull their own trade permits under our master permit. You do not need to contact the building department or schedule an inspection yourself.

We give you a schedule in the written proposal and we finish on or ahead of it. A small bathroom is usually about 7 days including permitting; a master bathroom is typically 2 to 3 weeks. Larger work such as an addition or new construction runs longer and is scheduled specifically for your project. We complete 30 to 40 projects a year, so our timelines come from experience rather than optimism.

Cesar Perdomo, and he manages customers exclusively. This is the structural difference at GIL: our business partner runs the job sites, so Cesar is never pulled onto a roof or under a house when you call. At most contracting companies one person does both jobs, which is exactly why homeowners cannot reach their contractor mid-project. Someone here is always reachable by phone — no run-arounds and no no-shows.

All of it — patching, caulking, sanding, cleaning, and priming are part of the job rather than an upsell. We repair damaged drywall, fill nail holes and dents, scrape and sand failing areas, re-caulk joints and trim, wash exterior surfaces, and prime bare or repaired substrate before any finish coat goes on. Prep is the single largest share of the labour on a properly done paint job, and it is also the first thing a cheap bid quietly removes. If you are comparing quotes, ask each contractor exactly which of those steps is included.

Yes — drywall repair is prep work here, not a separate service you have to book. Cracks, popped fasteners, water-damaged board, and holes get repaired, taped, floated, and textured to match the surrounding wall before priming. Painting over damaged drywall simply gives you a freshly coloured version of the same problem, so we deal with the substrate first. Larger structural or moisture causes get flagged to you before we cover anything up.

It depends on the size of the job, the condition of the surfaces, and how much repair work sits underneath, so we price every paint project individually after seeing it in person. We do not quote a per-square-foot rate, because square footage alone says nothing about how much prep a house needs — two identical elevations can differ by days of labour. You get a comprehensive written proposal within 48 hours of the on-site consultation, with the scope spelled out so you can see exactly what is included. Estimates and consultations are free.

Sun and humidity are hard on exterior finishes, which is why surface preparation matters more here than in a milder climate. Intense UV exposure fades and chalks coatings over time, and moisture works into any gap that caulk and primer did not close. Along the coast — Ponte Vedra and Fernandina Beach in particular — salt air adds another layer of exposure. None of that is a reason to avoid painting; it is the reason the prep underneath has to be done properly rather than rushed.

Usually yes. We work room by room or zone by zone, mask and protect floors, furniture, fixtures, and trim, and clean up at the end of each working day rather than leaving the house in a state. We will tell you in advance which rooms are out of use on which days so you can plan around them. If your project is one where staying is genuinely impractical, we will say so at the consultation instead of finding out halfway through.