Painting Contractors Long Island — Nassau & Suffolk

The best painting contractors on Long Island hold both a Nassau County HIC license and a Suffolk County license, carry EPA RRP certification for pre-1978 homes, use manufacturer-certified products, and give you a fixed written estimate before starting. LI Painting Pros has held all of these since 2010. We're a Sherwin-Williams Preferred Contractor and a Benjamin Moore Certified Applicator, which means the manufacturer warranties on the paint products stay intact on every job we complete. We back all projects with a 5-year workmanship warranty in addition to the manufacturer product warranty.

Exterior painting for a typical Long Island home — a 1,800–2,400 sqft colonial, ranch, or Cape Cod — runs $3,500–$8,000 with Sherwin-Williams Duration or Benjamin Moore Aura, full prep included. Larger homes, multi-story homes, or homes with heavy cedar trim run higher. South Shore and North Shore coastal homes sometimes require additional primer coats on the windward side for salt-air protection. Every estimate is free and itemized by surface type.

Interior painting costs on Long Island vary by room count, ceiling height, and sheen selection. A typical single room with walls and trim runs $450–$900. A 4-bedroom, 2-story colonial interior repaint including all trim runs $4,500–$8,000. Kitchen cabinet refinishing runs $1,800–$4,500 depending on door count. All quotes include full prep — furniture moving, floor masking, patching, and priming. We give room-by-room itemized estimates so you can adjust scope.

Yes — federal EPA law (40 CFR Part 745, known as the RRP rule) requires any contractor doing paint disturbance work on pre-1978 homes or child-occupied facilities to hold EPA RRP certification. Most Long Island homes were built before 1978, which means the majority of painting jobs in Nassau and Suffolk County fall under this requirement. Contractors without RRP certification are legally prohibited from doing this work and may expose you to liability. We have held EPA RRP certification since 2010 and carry the required containment equipment and lead-paint test kit on every job.

The four non-negotiables for a Long Island painting contractor: (1) Nassau County HIC license or Suffolk County Home Improvement license — verify the number with the county, (2) EPA RRP certification if your home was built before 1978, (3) current certificate of insurance ($1M GL minimum, workers comp), and (4) a fixed written estimate — not a verbal ballpark. Beyond those, ask specifically what paint products are specified (brand, line, not just 'premium'), whether prep is itemized in the quote, and what their warranty covers. Low price with vague scope is how you get a paint job that peels in two years.