Houston Heights House Painters
From 1890s Queen Annes to new Hardie builds off Yale Street, we paint the Heights the way it was built — by hand, with patience.
A crew that actually knows Houston Heights.
The Heights was platted in 1891, and plenty of its houses have been standing since not long after. Queen Annes on the boulevard, Craftsman bungalows in Norhill, folk Victorians tucked between new Hardie-clad builds — this is old-growth pine siding, hand-milled trim, and a hundred years of paint layers. Painting these homes right takes patience, and patience is what a second-generation family company runs on. Valencia Ink has been at this since 1981.
Exterior work here starts with prep, not paint. We hand-scrape failing layers, spot-prime bare wood, and rebuild caulk joints before a single finish coat goes on, because old siding fails at the prep stage, not the paint stage. Our go-to exterior coating is Sherwin-Williams Duration — satin on cedar and Hardie — and Houston humidity gets factored into the schedule, not ignored. Inside the historic districts, good news: the city's preservation ordinance doesn't regulate paint color, and repainting an already-painted surface doesn't need a Certificate of Appropriateness.
We're based in North Houston, a straight shot down from the Heights, and owner Javier Valencia grew up on job sites like the ones we run today. The company is Christian-owned, holds 5.0 stars across 29 Google reviews, and has completed over 2,000 projects around greater Houston. If your bungalow needs more than color — punky trim, cracked plaster texture, a kitchen of tired cabinets — we handle that too. Call (281) 999-9926.
The work Houston Heights calls us for.
Exterior Painting
Century-old pine siding gets hand-scraped, spot-primed, and re-caulked before finish coats of Sherwin-Williams Duration go on. On the new construction filling in around the bungalows, satin on Hardie is the standard call.
Drywall & Repairs
Old Heights walls hide plaster patches, settling cracks, and three generations of repairs. With 20-plus years of texture matching — knockdown, orange peel, hopper — we make the fix disappear instead of advertising itself.
Interior Painting
High ceilings, original casings, and picture rails deserve straight lines and the right sheen. We paint Heights interiors with the care those details were built with, and we leave the woodwork crisp.
Cabinet Refinishing
A bungalow kitchen doesn't need demolition — it needs a finish that lasts. Zinsser BIN shellac primer locks down old wood, then Renner 2K catalyzed coatings sprayed in an on-site booth, with ZipWall and an air scrubber protecting the house.
Limewash & Specialty
Romabio limewash suits Norhill's brick bungalows — breathable, mineral-based, no plastic film over old masonry. One note for the historic districts: brick that's never been painted needs city sign-off first, and we'll flag that before any work starts.
Why Houston Heights homeowners hire us.
Local know-how
Hand-scraping and spot-priming on hundred-year-old siding — the slow prep that keeps original wood on the house.
Products that last here
Twenty-plus years of texture matching means old plaster repairs and new drywall patches vanish into the wall around them.
Proof you can check
Family-owned since 1981, old enough to respect an 1890s house, reviewed at 5.0 stars across 29 Google reviews.
Straight answers for Houston Heights homeowners.
Do I need a Certificate of Appropriateness to repaint my house in a Heights historic district?
How do you prep hundred-year-old wood siding without wrecking it?
When is the best time of year to paint a house exterior in Houston?
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Ready for a painter who knows Houston Heights?
Get a free on-site estimate and we'll walk your exterior, assess every surface, and give you a straight quote, bundled or itemized, with no pressure.