How we got here
Cole's Pro Painting grew out of a simple idea: paint jobs in western Washington fail for predictable reasons, and most of those reasons are fixable before the first coat. Damp wood, missed caulk joints, no primer on bare spots and the wrong product for a north wall are behind nearly every peeling exterior we are asked to redo.
So we built the business around prep. Every exterior gets a wash and a dry-out, a moisture reading, scraping and sanding where it is needed, rot repair at the trim and sills, caulk and spot primer, then two finish coats. Interiors get the same care in a different form: protected floors and furniture, patched and sanded walls, clean lines at ceilings and trim.
Who we paint for
Mostly homeowners, from early 1900s houses in the Stadium District and North Tacoma to newer homes on South Hill. We also paint rentals between tenants, small commercial spaces and apartment and HOA buildings, where clear schedules and tidy work matter as much as the finish.
Our homeowner guides on the blog are written by Geneva Bixby, our paint tips editor, from what crews see on real jobs around Tacoma.
