Painter in Dunwoody, GA
Pro Araiza Remodeling & Painting serves Dunwoody, Georgia, roughly 45 minutes from the company's Cumming shop. Dunwoody work includes 1970s and 1980s exterior repaints, stained-trim-to-painted conversions, painted brick, interior painting, and cabinet refinishing. Fully insured, free written estimates.
About 45 minutes from our Cumming shop
Painting Dunwoody homes
Dunwoody's housing is mostly 1970s and 1980s traditional and colonial homes on established, heavily wooded lots. Like Sandy Springs it has an active renovation culture, and the two jobs we are asked about most are converting dark stained interior trim to white and refinishing kitchen cabinets. On the exterior, the recurring issue is that these homes have been painted repeatedly over four decades and the bond has failed somewhere down in the stack, which means the honest estimate includes more scraping than most homeowners expect.
The homes in Dunwoody
1970s and 1980s colonials and traditionals
Brick or wood-sided bodies with substantial painted trim, shutters, and often wood windows. Four decades of repainting means the failure is in the lower layers, and the prep is scraping back to something sound rather than washing and coating.
Dark stained interior trim
The default interior of this era was stained trim, stained doors, and stained built-ins. Converting to painted is the single most common interior request. It needs degreasing, sanding, a bonding primer, and a sprayed finish to look like it was always that way.
Original kitchens
Oak and maple cabinetry that is structurally sound and stylistically forty years old. Refinishing gets a new-kitchen result at a fraction of replacement cost.
What the weather here does to paint
Dunwoody's canopy is among the densest in the metro, which keeps whole elevations in shade all day. Mildew on north and east faces is close to universal here, and any exterior estimate that does not include a proper mildewcide wash is going to fail early. The shade also means slower drying, so exterior work needs realistic scheduling rather than optimistic day counts.
What painting costs in Dunwoody
Real ranges, not a lead-capture teaser. Every estimate we give is written and itemized so you can see what the prep is costing you separately from the paint.
| Service | Typical range | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Full home interior | $3,500 to $10,000 | Trim conversions add real labor. |
| Stained trim to painted | $2,500 to $8,000 | Degrease, sand, bonding primer, sprayed finish. |
| Exterior repaint | $4,500 to $14,000 | Four decades of layered paint means heavy scraping. |
| Kitchen cabinet refinishing | $2,500 to $7,000 | Transforms a 1980s kitchen for a fraction of replacement. |
What we do in Dunwoody
Dunwoody neighborhoods
- Dunwoody Club Forest
- 1970s traditionals with substantial painted trim.
- Branches
- Established homes under dense canopy.
- Wynterhall
- 1980s colonials in the repaint cycle.
- Redfield
- Traditional homes with wood windows and shutters.
- Dunwoody North
- 1970s stock with original stained interior trim.
- Village Mill
- Established subdivision, heavy shade elevations.
- Kingsley
- Colonial homes with layered exterior paint.
Painting in Dunwoody, answered
Why is my Dunwoody exterior estimate higher than I expected?
Almost always the scraping. These homes have been painted every eight or ten years since the 1970s, and at some point one of those coats lost its bond. Everything above that layer has to come off, or the new paint fails with it. An estimate that does not account for that is either missing it or planning to paint over it, and painting over it is why people repaint again in two years.
Can you paint my dark stained trim white?
Yes, and it is the most transformative thing you can do to a 1970s or 1980s Dunwoody interior. The process is degrease, sand, bonding primer made for previously finished surfaces, then a sprayed topcoat. The bonding primer is non-negotiable on stained and varnished trim, and it is the step that separates a conversion that lasts from one that chips off the door edges within a year.
How much does it cost to paint a house in Dunwoody, GA?
Exteriors run $4,500 to $14,000, which sits above the newer-suburb range because of the prep these homes need. Interiors run $3,500 to $10,000, and trim conversions push toward the upper end. Cabinet refinishing runs $2,500 to $7,000.
The north side of my house is always green. What do I do?
Dunwoody has some of the densest tree canopy in the metro and whole elevations never see sun. Mildew is not a defect in your paint, it is a condition of the site. It has to be washed off with a mildewcide, dried completely, and coated with a mildew-resistant product. Painting over it seals it in and it comes back through within two summers, every time.
Should I refinish or replace my kitchen cabinets?
Refinish, if the boxes are solid, and 1980s oak and maple boxes almost always are. We remove the doors and spray them off-site for a factory-grade finish, then do the boxes in place. Replacement only makes sense if the layout is wrong for how you use the kitchen.
Are you insured?
Yes, general liability, with the certificate sent before we start. Most Dunwoody housing predates 1978, so we also handle lead-safe containment on the exterior prep rather than dry-scraping without controls.
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