Painting FAQ

No. Painting.co is a nationwide marketplace for painting work. Homeowners and property managers post a job request; independent painting companies join the network to receive them as structured job briefs. We don't paint homes ourselves.

No. Requesting quotes is free, and you're never obligated to hire anyone. Operators in the network are the ones who pay to receive job requests.

You can submit a request from anywhere in the US. The network is new and still being built, so coverage varies by ZIP code. If no operator covers your area yet, we'll say so, try to connect you anyway, and can notify you when one joins.

Paid work that disturbs paint in a pre-1978 home must be done by an EPA lead-safe (RRP) certified firm using lead-safe practices. Tell us the home's age in your brief, and ask any painter for their certification.

Licensing for painters varies: some states and cities require a contractor or business license for painting, others don't. One federal rule applies everywhere: paid work that disturbs paint in a home built before 1978 must be done by an EPA lead-safe (RRP) certified firm. We don't guarantee any operator's license or certification. Once operators join, we'll check licenses and RRP certification where they apply and show the date we checked.

Which rooms or sides of the house, the surface and its condition, stories, when the home was built, colors, and timing. Photos help a lot.

Tell us about your company and service area on the For painters page. We'll follow up about how the network works and what it costs before you receive any jobs.

We use your information to handle your request and share it with the operator we route it to. See our Privacy Policy for details.

It depends on your area and on demand. We don't promise response times.

You can request it by choosing Commercial as the property type. The network starts with residential work, so commercial coverage may be thinner.