Old Town Round Rock painting with genuine expertise.

Serving Old Town Round Rock homeowners

Old Town Round Rock contains some of the oldest residential structures in Williamson County — late 1800s and early 1900s construction with wood siding, ornate trim profiles, and paint histories that span more than a century. These homes require a fundamentally different approach than any modern or even mid-century construction. The wood is different, the substrate history is different, and the prep work that determines whether a paint job holds is more involved and more critical than on any home built after 1960.

On homes this old, we begin with a thorough surface assessment before quoting a scope. We test adhesion on existing paint films, probe all wood for softness and stability, assess the condition of caulk and glazing compound around windows, and look for signs of moisture infiltration that paint would trap rather than solve. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint — we follow EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) safe work practices on all pre-1978 homes, including containment, wet-scraping methods to minimize dust, and proper disposal of paint debris. We discuss this requirement and its implications with homeowners during the estimate.

The prep sequence on Old Town homes typically includes hand scraping all failing paint (never pressure-stripped or chemically stripped without careful evaluation), sanding rough transitions smooth, filling cracks and checks in wood siding with flexible exterior caulk, priming all bare wood with a penetrating oil-based primer like Zinsser Cover Stain that bonds to old, weathered surfaces better than straight acrylic, caulking all joints and gaps in the building envelope, and then applying finish coats. We use Sherwin-Williams Duration or Emerald Exterior on Old Town exteriors for their film thickness and UV stability — the premium product cost on a historic home is a small part of the overall project value.

We offer interior painting, exterior painting, and cabinet painting throughout Old Town Round Rock and the surrounding area.