School and daycare painting while the children are away
Classrooms, hallways, offices and outside walls painted during school breaks, weekends and evenings, with low-VOC paint and the rooms clean and ready for the first day back.
Walls in a school or daycare take more handprints, backpacks and chair backs than any other building. They also have the tightest timetable: the work has to be done in the summer, over a holiday break or on weekends, and the building has to be clean, aired out and safe on the morning the children return.
We paint private schools, daycares and early learning centers, charter and church schools, and tutoring and activity centers across Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties.
What a school job includes
- Break and weekend schedules — the work is planned backwards from the first day back
- Low-VOC, low-odor paint and time for rooms to air out before children return
- Scrubbable finishes in classrooms and halls so crayons and fingerprints wash off
- Enamel on doors, frames and handrails, the surfaces touched most
- Older buildings tested — buildings from before 1978 can have lead paint; we test first and use lead-safe practices
- Clean, safe hand-back — no tools, ladders or paint left in the building
Colors for learning spaces
Calm, light colors keep classrooms bright on cloudy days, and a single accent color can mark a reading corner or a hallway for each grade. In daycares and early learning rooms, soft colors work better than very saturated ones that look exciting in a picture and tiring after a week. We bring sample boards so teachers and directors can see the color in the room.
Outside the building
School buildings are often block and stucco with long walkways and covered areas. Exteriors are washed, cracks filled and repainted in sections during breaks, starting with the entrances parents see first. See commercial painting and stucco painting.
School painting questions
Can you finish before the school year starts?
That is how we plan it. Book early in spring for summer work, tell us the date the staff come back, and we schedule the rooms backwards from that date.
Is the paint safe for children?
We use low-VOC interior paints and leave time for the rooms to air out before anyone uses them. If your school has its own product requirements, we follow them.
Do you paint daycares in a home or small center?
Yes. Small centers are usually painted over one or two weekends, room by room.
Other commercial work
Office Painting
Offices and suites painted after hours or in phases, so work goes on.
Medical & Dental Office Painting
Clinics and practices painted around patient hours with low-odor, scrubbable finishes.
Retail Store Painting
Storefronts and sales floors refreshed overnight or before opening.
Restaurant Painting
Dining rooms, bars and exteriors painted on closed days, kitchens with washable coatings.
Gym & Fitness Center Painting
Gyms, studios and locker rooms painted in phases with hard-wearing, wipeable finishes.
Helpful reading
Short guides that answer the questions we hear most before a job starts.
PlanningCompare Painting Estimates
Three quotes, three different numbers. Compare scope, prep, coats, products and the walk-through to see which estimates describe the same job.
HOAHOA Color Approval
Most Florida HOAs need written ARC approval before you change, or even refresh, exterior colors. Here is what to submit and how to avoid delays.
StuccoElastomeric vs. Acrylic
Acrylic suits most sound Florida stucco. Elastomeric earns its cost on dry walls with lots of hairline cracks. Here is how to tell which one your house needs.
InteriorPaint Sheen Guide
Which paint sheen goes where in a Florida home: flat ceilings, eggshell living areas, satin baths, semi-gloss trim and what changes on stucco outside.
Planning painting for the next break?
Tell us the number of rooms and the date the building has to be ready.