First repaint over builder flat
The defining Riverside South job. Two coats of quality washable eggshell over the builder’s single flat coat, which is what finally makes the walls cleanable and gives the colour any depth.
Serving Riverside South since 1999
House Painters in Riverside South
The new-build specialists — because painting a brand-new house is its own job.
27+Years in Ottawa
4.9★64 Google reviews
2-YearWritten guarantee
$2MLiability insured
Painting homes in Riverside South
Ottawa House & Cabinet Painting paints throughout Riverside South, from the established streets near Earl Armstrong out to the newest Claridge, Urbandale and Minto phases. Interior repaints, accent and feature walls, basement finishing, drywall repair and cabinet refinishing, on a free on-site estimate.
Almost every home in Riverside South was built after 2005, which makes this the most consistent painting market in Ottawa — and the one most often quoted wrong. A new house is not simply an easy paint job. The drywall is still moving, the builder’s single coat of flat contractor paint is a poor base to go over, and the tall open foyers and stairwells that come standard here need staging rather than a ladder. What a new build does not need is heavy prep, which is why our Riverside South quotes usually come in below what people expect.
What we're usually working with in Riverside South
Almost entirely 2005–2025 construction from Claridge, Urbandale, Minto and Tartan — two-storey singles, semis and executive townhomes, with open-concept main floors and two-storey foyers as the standard layout.
Areas of Riverside South we cover
- Vista Riverside
- Summerhill
- Riverside South Phase 1–8
- Spratt Road corridor
- Earl Armstrong corridor
- Borbridge
- Findlay Creek (adjacent)
What Riverside South calls us for
The jobs this neighbourhood actually needs.
Every community in Ottawa has its own housing stock and its own recurring problems. These are the ones we see most in Riverside South.
Nail pops, seam cracks and settlement repair
Every new home moves through its first few heating seasons. We repair the pops and hairline seams properly — refasten, fill, sand, prime — rather than smearing filler over them, then repaint the full surface so nothing flashes.
Accent walls and colour design
Open-concept main floors need a colour plan rather than a colour, since every room is visible from every other room. We help work out where an accent actually lands well and where it just chops the space up.
Basement finishing paint
Riverside South basements are usually finished by the homeowner a few years after possession. We come in after your drywall is taped and prime and paint the whole level, trim and doors included.
See the full range on our Ottawa painting services page, or check current painting costs in Ottawa.
Why Riverside South homeowners hire us
- 27 years, one owner. Sean has been painting Ottawa homes since 1999 and still walks every estimate personally.
- The same crew, start to finish. No subcontractors handed your keys partway through the job.
- A fixed written price. Quoted after an on-site visit, not over the phone, and not by the hour.
- Balance due on satisfaction. A small deposit holds your date; the rest is paid after we walk the job together and you're happy with it.
- Licensed, WSIB registered, $2M insured. Certificates available before you book.
- Low-VOC and zero-VOC paints. Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams lines that let your family stay in the house.
Book a free on-site estimate in Riverside South
No charge, no obligation, and a written fixed price before any work starts.
Riverside South questions
Straight answers, Riverside South specifics.
Our home is brand new. How soon can we paint it?
You can paint whenever you like, but if you can wait through one full winter you will catch the first round of nail pops and settlement cracks and get them repaired in the same visit. If you are painting before move-in for the convenience of an empty house, that is a perfectly good reason not to wait.
Can you paint the two-storey foyer and stairwell?
Yes, and it is one of the most common calls we get from Riverside South. These spaces need proper staging over the stairs. It is not a job to attempt from a ladder, and the cut lines show from the whole main floor if they are not straight.
Do you offer a discount for an empty house before move-in?
Effectively, yes. We price by the work involved, and an empty home with nothing to mask or move is genuinely faster, so the quote reflects that. Booking before your possession date is the cheapest time to paint a new home.
Do you serve Findlay Creek too?
Yes. Findlay Creek, Greely, Manotick and Osgoode are all in our regular south-end service area, along with Riverside South and Barrhaven.
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Every area we serve
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