Your GTA paint job,
priced in two minutes.

Your price is fixed the moment you finish the configurator — we don’t revisit it on quote day, paint day, or invoice day. And don’t worry about getting measurements perfect: approximate room sizes are fine. Small differences are on us, not you. On paint day the crew does a quick check of the rooms and surfaces against what you entered. Only if something is significantly different from what was described do we pause and talk to you first — and any change beyond 15% of your quote always needs your written sign-off before anyone opens a can. That’s rare; almost every job starts and ends at the number on your quote.

The configurator collects what a good estimator would collect standing in your hallway. Room sizes, ceiling type (smooth, stipple, coffered), trim count, surface condition, colour change, paint tier. Our quotes are based on a history of thousands of jobs — century homes in Roncesvalles, post-war bungalows in East York, new-build condos downtown — so the labour numbers behind the form are calibrated to what these places actually take. Site visits in this industry mostly exist because the painter doesn’t trust their own numbers. We trust ours.

Interior is structured — square footage, room count, trim, ceilings all fit in a form. We’re launching with interior only so we can get every job right before we scale. Exterior bookings open later this season. Email hello@tradewindspainting.com to get on the list.

25% at booking to hold your start date. Balance is due at completion, after you’ve walked the job with the lead painter and signed off on every room. No progress payments in between.

Usually one to three weeks. January and February we can sometimes start within a few days. May and June are tighter — once the weather turns, everyone in Toronto remembers they wanted their living room painted.

Most homes are done in a single day — we scale the crew to your place, so you’re not living around wet paint for a week. A large full house, or one with a lot of trim repair or stipple-ceiling removal, can run into a second day. We’ll give you a real working calendar when you book, not a vague range.

Highly-vetted painting crews — independent pros based across the GTA, from Etobicoke to Scarborough to East York — so we can find a start date that works for you. They’re not employees or day-labour; the lead painter you meet on day one is the same person you walk the job with on the last day. We don’t sub to whoever’s cheapest on Kijiji this week. For a condo, we assign a crew experienced with that building type.

We’d be grateful if you move what you comfortably can — out of the room, or to the centre. Definitely tuck away small and valuable things: electronics, art, lamps, anything fragile or irreplaceable. Don’t worry about the rest — our crew will happily move or cover anything you can’t.

If you’re in a Tridel, Daniels, Concord, or Menkes building, you almost certainly need to book the service elevator in advance. Most boards charge $150–$400 for a four-hour window and want 48 to 72 hours notice. You book it — management won’t talk to us as a contractor. A few buildings also prohibit work before 9 a.m. or on weekends, so check your declaration before you lock a start date.

On paint day the crew does a quick check of the rooms and surfaces against what you described. Almost every time it lines up and the job runs at the number on your quote. If they do find something meaningfully different, we pause, show you exactly what we found, and only carry on once you’re comfortable — and any change beyond 15% of your quote always needs your written sign-off before anyone opens a can. You’re never handed a bigger number at the end without agreeing to it first.

We’ll talk through the options together. For a cosmetic call, that can mean leaving it — your call, your money. But for something that affects the quality or safety of the job — water damage that should be fixed first, a structural hole, suspected asbestos or lead — we’ll be straight that we can’t just paint over it, and figure out the right path with you. You’re never charged for work you didn’t approve.

Sherwin-Williams, top to bottom. Emerald, Cashmere, or SuperPaint for walls depending on tier. Duration or Emerald Exterior for exterior siding, Loxon XP for stucco and masonry. ProClassic or Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel for trim. When you’re in a shared-HVAC condo or anyone in the home is sensitive, we move to Harmony for the lower VOC. We’ll tell you which line we picked and why.

Yes. You can lock colours during configurator setup or anytime up to the night before we start. Most homeowners change their mind at least once, which is fine.

Two coats standard on interior walls. Three when you’re going dark to light, or jumping into a saturated colour like a deep navy or oxblood. Exterior is two coats over the right primer.

Workmanship. Peeling, blistering, drip and lap marks, missed spots, premature yellowing on trim. If we did it and it shouldn’t have happened, we come back. What it doesn’t cover: nail-hole repair after you hang art, normal wear around light switches, the dog scratching the back door.

Email a photo. A painter is usually back at your place inside a week. No invoice, no service call fee, no argument.

Across the city and out into the closer suburbs. Roncesvalles, Leslieville, the Annex, Cabbagetown, High Park, Riverdale, Leaside, Davisville, plus North York, Etobicoke, and Scarborough. Out of the core: Mississauga, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Oakville. Drop your postal code on the home page and we’ll confirm coverage in a second.

Every quote gets a private link. Forward it, no login required. The link stays valid for 30 days.

The price stays locked for 30 days. We’ll send one or two gentle reminders, nothing aggressive. After that we may need to re-quote because paint and labour costs do move — but most homeowners book well inside the window.