Interior & Exterior Painting in Beaumont, TX

What should you know about interior and exterior painting here?

Paint in Southeast Texas has a hard job. Summer sun cooks the south and west walls, humidity pushes moisture through the siding, and mildew grows on any shaded surface that stays damp. Rocha's General Construction paints interiors and exteriors across Jefferson County, Orange County and Hardin County, with the prep that makes a paint job last.

Most of a good paint job happens before the first coat.

What goes into a paint job?

Exterior paint fails here for a handful of predictable reasons: bare wood that was never primed, mildew painted over instead of washed off, caulk that cracked and let water behind the paint, and rotted boards covered up instead of replaced. Fresh paint over any of those will peel within a season or two.

Our exterior process starts with a wash. We clean siding, trim and soffit to remove dirt, chalk and mildew, and let the house dry. Then we scrape loose paint, sand edges, and replace rotted trim, fascia and siding boards. Bare wood gets primer. Gaps at trim, windows and corners get fresh caulk. Then two finish coats of exterior acrylic go on, applied in the right temperature and humidity window. On the upper Gulf Coast, that means watching for afternoon storms and heavy morning dew.

Color choices. Dark colors on a sun-facing wall run hot and can fade faster. Lighter body colors and darker trim are a common look in our area for that reason. We can paint test swatches on the house before you commit.

Interior painting. Walls, ceilings, trim and doors, with patching, sanding and caulking first. We protect floors and furniture, cut clean lines at ceilings and trim, and use washable finishes in kitchens, baths and hallways. For water-stained ceilings after a roof leak, we seal the stain with a stain-blocking primer so it does not bleed through.

Cabinet painting. Painting existing cabinets is a lower-cost alternative to replacing them when the boxes are solid. It requires thorough degreasing, sanding and a bonding primer to hold up in a working kitchen.

Older homes. Many houses in Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange were built before 1978, and their original paint may contain lead. Scraping and sanding that paint is covered by federal work-practice rules for older homes. We talk through that with you before any prep begins on an older home.

After storms and floods. Homes that were rebuilt after Harvey or Imelda often got a quick coat of paint and nothing else. Many are due for a proper exterior repaint now.

Commercial painting. Offices, retail spaces and rental units across the Golden Triangle, scheduled around business hours when needed.

Materials and methods

Exterior and interior acrylic paint, bonding and stain-blocking primers, oil-based primer for problem stains, elastomeric caulk, mildew wash, pressure washer, scrapers and sanders with dust control, airless sprayer and brushes and rollers, drop cloths and plastic, ladders and scaffold, replacement trim and fascia boards.

How does a paint job run?

1. 01

   We walk the house or rooms with you, check for rot, mildew and peeling, and talk colors and sheen.

2. 02

   You get a written estimate that lists prep, repairs, primer and the number of finish coats.

3. 03

   On start day we protect plants, floors and furniture.

4. 04

   Prep comes first: washing, scraping, sanding, wood repair, priming and caulking.

5. 05

   Finish coats go on with drying time between them.

6. 06

   We remove tape and coverings, clean up, and walk the job with you to touch up anything you point out.

Why hire Rocha's General Construction?

We list the prep in the estimate so you can see what you are paying for. A cheap bid that skips washing and priming is not cheaper in two years.

We also fix the rotted wood we find instead of painting over it. We are a contractor working in Beaumont and we paint for our climate.