Fargo interiors range from plaster walls and wide wood trim in the older core neighborhoods to drywall, tall entries and open stairwells in newer homes to the south and west. We patch, sand, caulk and prime before two coats go on. Interior work goes on all year here, and winter is a good time to book it.
Inside a Fargo house the walls tell you its age. In Hawthorne, Clara Barton and the other core neighborhoods they are plaster over lath, with wide wood casings and doors that have been painted many times. In the ramblers and split levels of the middle decades, and in the newer homes to the south, they are drywall with sprayed or knockdown texture. Each needs different prep, so we look at every room before we write the quote, and we tell you what we found.
Dry winter air is the local problem. Furnaces run for months, wood trim shrinks, and gaps open along casings, baseboards and crown. We fill holes and dents, sand the patches, caulk the open joints and spot prime before any finish coat goes on. Then two coats go on the walls, with ceilings, trim and doors painted as the quote lists them. Floors are covered, and furniture is moved to the middle of the room and wrapped. We tidy up at the end of each day.
Interior painting does not stop for the season here. Because the outdoor months are so short, many owners plan their inside work for late fall and winter. Low odor wall paints let us work with the windows shut, and most rooms take one to two days. If your home was built before 1978 and old paint has to be sanded or scraped, tell us at the estimate, because the federal lead-safe work rule applies to that part of the job.
Interior painting in Fargo: common questions
Can you paint inside my house in January?
Yes. Interior painting goes on all year in Fargo. The house is heated, so the paint dries normally, and we use low odor paints because the windows stay shut.
My older house has plaster walls with hairline cracks. Can they be painted?
Yes. We open the cracks slightly, fill and sand them, and prime the repairs before painting. Loose or bulging plaster needs a proper repair first, and we point that out at the estimate.
Do I have to empty the room before you come?
No. Take down pictures and clear small and breakable things. We move the large furniture to the middle of the room, cover it and cover the floors.
How it works
- Free estimate: Call, text or book online. We walk the job and measure.
- Written quote: Prep, paint and price in writing.
- Prep & protect: We cover floors and furniture, repair and prime surfaces.
- Paint & walk-through: Two coats, clean lines, full clean-up and a final walk-through.