Exterior cost by metro

Exterior Painting Cost in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands

Exterior painting in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands costs $1,600 to $2,400 for a 2,000 square foot home, at Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands’s own wage of $22.63 an hour. It runs higher per square foot than interior work everywhere, because of prep, ladders and cutting in around trim.

By home size

Exterior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home sizeSurface sq ftLabourMaterialsTypical range
1,000 sq ft1,500$622$375$800 to $1,200
1,500 sq ft2,250$933$563$1,200 to $1,800
2,000 sq ft3,000$1,245$750$1,600 to $2,400
2,500 sq ft3,750$1,556$938$2,000 to $3,000
3,000 sq ft4,500$1,867$1,125$2,400 to $3,600
4,000 sq ft6,000$2,489$1,500$3,200 to $4,800

At Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands's own wage of $22.63/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Siding changes the materials cost

Smooth lap siding and fiber cement are the fastest surfaces and sit at the bottom of the range above. Stucco and masonry soak up considerably more paint per square foot, which raises the materials line more than the labour. Rough sawn wood, shingles and shakes are the slowest and thirstiest surfaces, and sit at the top of the range or above it. This holds in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands the same way it holds everywhere: siding type is a materials and labour-hours question, not a local-market question.

How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands ranks 245 of 361 US metros by painter wage, below the middle of the national range. See the full cost breakdown for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands for interior and cabinet pricing too.

Common questions

How much does exterior painting cost in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?

Roughly $1,600 to $2,400 for a 2,000 square foot home in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, more per square foot than interior work because of prep, ladders and cutting in.

Does siding type change the cost in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?

Yes, everywhere including Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands. Smooth lap siding and fiber cement cost the least, stucco and masonry cost more in materials, and rough sawn wood or shingles cost the most in both labour and materials.

Is this a quote for a job in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?

No. It is a modelled range built from the local wage. Nobody has seen your walls or your prep condition.

What this page does not tell you

  • Assumes sound siding needing normal prep, not rot replacement or full stripping.
  • Excludes scaffolding, needed on some three storey and steep sited homes.
  • Excludes lead-safe work, a legal requirement on many pre-1978 homes.
  • Surface multiplier is an average; complex rooflines and heavy trim push it up.