Commercial Painting Services

Commercial Painting Services — Interior, Exterior, Cabinet, Commercial

FloorForge self-performs every commercial painting scope in-house: interior commercial painting (off-hours TI, multifamily turn, healthcare / education low-VOC), exterior commercial repaint (elastomeric for stucco and EIFS, moisture-tolerant masonry, lift-equipped up to 6 stories), cabinet refinishing (factory-grade lacquer and conversion varnish for kitchens, millwork, lockers), and commercial repaint (multi-tenant, retail facade, multifamily turn, healthcare low-VOC, hospitality off-hours). Every project runs the same prep discipline — surface profile, primer, mil thickness logged per coat — with manufacturer-spec product lines (Sherwin-Williams Emerald, ProMar 400, Benjamin Moore Aura, Tnemec, Sika Sikagard). Costs $1.50–$7.00 per square foot installed; send your scope through the instant painting quote for a per-sqft band within minutes.

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Interior · Exterior · Cabinet · Commercial

Commercial painting is four scopes, one prep-and-finish discipline.

Commercial painting services covers every painted surface on a commercial property — interior walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and millwork; exterior envelope from stucco and EIFS to CMU, structural steel, and metal panel; cabinet and millwork refinishing with factory-grade lacquer; and the multi-tenant, retail, multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, and education scopes that sit on top of every commercial repaint program. Each bucket has a different material set, a different prep discipline, and a different finish documentation requirement, but they all live under the same self-perform crew, mil-thickness-logged coating system, and 24-hour bid response that FloorForge delivers across the Atlanta metro. For Atlanta-local exterior and submarket targeting, see our Atlanta commercial painting hub, our Atlanta multifamily interior painting hub, and our Atlanta Perimeter commercial exterior painting hub. Detail on each line item lives on the interior painting section and the exterior painting section of our services overview.

Four Service Buckets

Match the bucket to the substrate and the use case.

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Interior Painting Services

Commercial-grade latex and alkyd enamel for new construction TI punch-out, multifamily turn, office repaint, healthcare and education occupied scope, retail build-out, and common-area refresh. Walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and drywall finishing up to Level 5 — with mil-thickness documentation on every coat per project spec. Low-VOC and zero-VOC options for occupied healthcare, education, and LEED-targeted scopes. Off-hours scheduling on active tenant spaces. Pairs with the interior painting section of our services overview for full system specs.

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Exterior Painting Services

Building envelope coatings on stucco, EIFS, masonry and CMU facades, structural steel columns and canopies, parking garage decks and columns, and metal panel and siding. Elastomeric systems for stucco, EIFS, and any substrate with hairline cracking or documented moisture drive. Vapor-permeable masonry coatings on CMU block. Anti-corrosion DTM acrylic on structural steel. Atlanta's humidity and thermal cycling demand the right chemistry for the right envelope — and lift-equipped in-house for scopes up to 6 stories. Pairs with the exterior painting section for full envelope specs.

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Cabinet Painting Services

Factory-grade cabinet lacquer and conversion varnish for kitchen cabinet refinishing, commercial millwork repaint, hotel and hospitality case-good refinishing, multifamily amenity kitchen refresh, healthcare millwork repaint, and educational and institutional casework. Pre-catalyzed lacquer, acid-catalyzed conversion varnish, or pre-cat acrylic — engineered to cure to a hard, chemical-resistant surface that tolerates daily handling, grease, and heat near appliances. Wall paint cannot deliver a durable cabinet finish; the film will soften, mark, and peel within months. Cross-link to all service lines for adjacent scope like finished flooring and surface protection.

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Commercial Painting

Multi-tenant exterior repaint, retail facade refresh, multifamily unit and common-area turnover, healthcare and medical office low-VOC occupied scope, hospitality and hotel public-space off-hours repaint, institutional and education phased-zone scope. Run on a single project manager with a coordinated flooring/painting schedule when paired with our multi-service project packages. Phased schedules around active tenants; phased zone schedules around active patients and students. Differs from the four bucket services above only in the program-management layer — same prep discipline, same mil-thickness documentation.

Paint-Type Comparison

Latex vs alkyd enamel vs elastomeric vs stain — side by side.

Commercial painting services pull from four paint-type families — interior latex, alkyd enamel, elastomeric exterior masonry coating, and stain/sealer — each with its own best-fit substrate, durability profile, cure window, cost tier, and warranty length. Match the substrate and the use case to the right paint-type family before sending inputs into the instant quote calculator.

Paint Type Best For Durability Cure Time Cost Tier Warranty
Interior Latex (acrylic / vinyl acrylic) Walls, ceilings, drywall Level 5, occupied TI punch-out Medium — washable, scrubbable in higher sheen 1–4 hr touch / 24 hr recoat $1.50 – $3.00 / sqft 5–10 yr material / 2 yr labor
Alkyd Enamel (oil-based / waterborne) Trim, doors, cabinets (pre-cat), high-touch surfaces, line striping High — hard film, chemical-resistant, scrubbable 8–24 hr touch / 24 hr recoat $2.50 – $4.50 / sqft 5–10 yr material / 2 yr labor
Elastomeric (exterior masonry) Stucco, EIFS, CMU block, hairline-cracked masonry envelopes High — flexible 10–20 mil build bridges hairline cracks 4–24 hr touch / 24 hr recoat (full cure 7 days) $3.50 – $7.00 / sqft 10 yr material / 2 yr labor
Stain / Sealer (transparent / semi-transparent) Exterior wood siding, decks, fences, decorative concrete (acid / water-based) Penetrating — no film to peel, semi-transparent re-coat cycle 24 hr touch / 24–48 hr recoat $2.00 – $5.00 / sqft 3–5 yr material on transparent, no labor on wear

All rates per square foot, installed, Q3 2026 Atlanta commercial market. Substrate condition, prep class, square footage, and product-line selection drive the per-sqft rate within the band listed above.

Prep & Finish Discipline

Documented prep, documented mil thickness, manufacturer-spec product lines.

Commercial painting services fail the same way every time: uninstrumented prep, the wrong product for the substrate, and the wrong mil thickness for the use case. FloorForge runs the same prep-and-finish discipline on every interior, exterior, cabinet, and commercial scope — substrate assessment, primer selection to match substrate and finish chemistry, mil-thickness logged on every coat, and manufacturer-spec product lines on every project.

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Surface Prep Discipline

Clean to spec, scuff sand to profile, prime to substrate chemistry — the same prep protocol on every painting scope. Substrate assessment written into the project file before the first drop cloth goes down.

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Mil-Thickness Documented Per Coat

Wet-film and dry-film mil readings logged per coat per spec. The closeout package carries the measurement record the warranty and the asset file require — not just verbal "it looks good."

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Manufacturer-Spec Product Lines

Sherwin-Williams Emerald, ProMar 400, Benjamin Moore Aura, Tnemec, Sika Sikagard — every project spec'd to a manufacturer-published system, not a generic "premium paint" callout. Manufacturer warranty is preserved.

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Self-Perform Crews

Estimator-to-foreman continuity: the same estimator who walks the project runs the field crew. No brokered labor, no subcontracted bodies, no missed scope at mobilization.

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Cost Range Guide

What drives commercial painting cost per square foot.

Commercial painting services run $1.50 to $7.00 per square foot installed across the four buckets and four paint-type families above. Interior latex sits at the lower band, elastomeric exterior sits at the upper band, and cabinet lacquer is sized per door / drawer rather than per square foot. The factors below drive where your scope lands inside the band.

FAQ

Commercial painting services — the questions Atlanta buyers actually ask.

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What is the cost difference between interior and exterior commercial paint?

Interior commercial latex runs $1.50–$3.00 per square foot installed; interior alkyd enamel on trim, doors, and high-touch surfaces runs $2.50–$4.50 per square foot. Exterior commercial adds elastomeric or vapor-permeable masonry coating for the right substrate, which runs $3.50–$7.00 per square foot installed. The driver behind the spread is the chemistry: exterior coatings must tolerate UV, thermal cycling, and Atlanta's humidity, while interior coatings optimize for washability and low-VOC occupied-space air quality.

When is elastomeric coating required on commercial exteriors?

Elastomeric is required on stucco and EIFS building envelopes, CMU block facades with hairline cracking, and any scope where the existing substrate has documented moisture intrusion or movement. Standard acrylic exterior paint sits at $1.50–$3.00 per square foot installed; elastomeric masonry systems sit at $3.50–$7.00 because they build 10–20 mils of flexible film that bridges hairline cracks and tolerates moisture vapor drive. Spec elastomeric on any Class A office park or HOA community with stucco, EIFS, or previously cracked masonry facade.

How long does an occupied commercial repaint take per unit or zone?

A multifamily unit turnover paint package runs 8–16 hours per unit with a two-person crew. A common-area hallway, stairwell, or amenity repaint runs 1–3 days per floor depending on scope. A single-tenant office suite (1,500–3,000 sqft) runs 3–5 business days with off-hours scheduling. Retail facade refresh on a single occupied storefront runs 5–10 nights after close. Healthcare and education occupied repaint runs on a phased zone schedule with low-VOC products and air-quality testing between zones.

Is low-VOC paint required for healthcare and education commercial repaints?

Low-VOC (under 50 g/L) is required for occupied healthcare scopes (medical office, dental, outpatient), occupied education (K–12, higher-ed common areas), and any LEED-targeted commercial scope. Zero-VOC is required for occupied healthcare scopes during patient-hours or for scopes adjacent to immune-compromised populations. Standard interior latex is not acceptable on these scopes — specify Sherwin-Williams Harmony, ProMar 400 Zero VOC, Benjamin Moore Natura, or equal. Low-VOC upgrade typically adds $0.20–$0.50 per square foot to the per-sqft rate.

What is the difference between cabinet paint and wall paint?

Cabinet paint is a factory-grade finishing system: catalyzed lacquer, conversion varnish, or pre-cat acrylic with acid-catalyzed topcoat — engineered to cure to a hard, chemical-resistant surface that tolerates daily handling, grease, cleaning chemicals, and heat near appliances. Wall paint is interior latex or alkyd enamel formulated for substrate coverage and washability, not for the constant-impact, chemical-exposure, and heat environment a cabinet face sees. You cannot paint cabinets with wall paint and get a durable finish; the film will soften, mark, and peel within months. Cabinet lacquer systems run $4,500–$12,000 per typical kitchen scope, sized to door and drawer count.

What warranty length comes with a commercial repaint scope?

Manufacturer warranty on commercial repaint is 5–10 years for the material on a manufacturer-spec system (Sherwin-Williams Emerald, ProMar 400, Benjamin Moore Aura, Tnemec, Sika Sikagard). FloorForge labor warranty is 2 years on commercial repaint scopes — covering adhesion failure, peeling, flaking, or coating system failure under normal use. Material warranty covers manufacturing defect and fade beyond standard chalk or yellowing. Labor warranty does not cover damage from substrate movement, moisture intrusion, chemical attack outside the specified scope, or owner-applied alterations.

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Retail · Exterior Repaint

Retail Center Exterior Repaint — 12 Storefronts, 9 Days

Buckhead retail center exterior repaint — elastomeric topcoat, moisture-tolerant primer, 12 storefronts phased around active tenants with no downtime. Crew-to-estimator continuity maintained throughout the schedule.

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Midtown Office Exterior Repaint — Class A Facade

Midtown Class A office exterior repaint — vapor-permeable masonry coating system, lift-equipped in-house, phased tenant schedule, manufacturer-spec Tnemec product line.

Read case study → Multifamily · Interior Turn

Multifamily Hallway Turn — Common-Area Repaint Program

Multifamily hallway and common-area repaint on a phased floor-by-floor turnover schedule — low-VOC interior latex, mil-thickness logged per floor, off-hours scheduling.

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