Interior Painting Services in Plano, TX

A fresh coat of paint is the highest return-per-dollar improvement in any room — but only when it's done right. Paint that starts peeling, rolling, or showing brush marks within a year was never applied correctly in the first place. HAWC General Contracting delivers professional interior painting in Plano and across Collin County with the prep work, priming, and application technique that makes paint perform the way it's supposed to. Two coats on properly prepared surfaces, clean edges at every trim line, and a finished room that looks like it was painted by someone who cared about the result.

What We Paint

• Interior walls: Single rooms, whole-home repaints, post-renovation touchups, and fresh-start full paint changes for homeowners moving in or prepping to sell.
• Ceilings: Flat ceiling paint applied with proper back-rolling to eliminate roller lines and lap marks — a detail that separates professional results from DIY ones.
• Trim, baseboards, and door casings: Semi-gloss or satin trim paint with clean cut lines — straight edges that make the wall color pop and the woodwork look sharp.
• Doors (interior): Panel doors painted in satin or semi-gloss with the right sequence (panels first, stiles and rails second) to avoid sag and brush marks.
• Cabinets: Kitchen and bathroom cabinets refinished or painted in a new color — a cost-effective way to transform a kitchen without replacing the boxes.
• Accent walls and specialty finishes: Limewash, color-wash, and other texture techniques for homeowners who want something beyond a standard flat finish.
• Bathrooms and kitchens: Moisture-resistant paint and proper prep in high-humidity areas to prevent peeling and mold behind the paint film.
• New construction final coat: Builder-grade finish paint replaced with a proper paint job — the difference is visible from across the room.

The Prep Work Is the Paint Job

The most important determinant of how long paint lasts and how good it looks isn't the paint itself — it's the surface preparation. We take prep seriously because it's where the quality difference between professional painting and DIY work actually lives.

Filling and sanding: Nail holes, drywall dings, screw pops, and texture inconsistencies filled with joint compound, sanded smooth, and feathered so the wall looks flat under raking light. In North Texas homes, we also address hairline cracks that come from the foundation movement the DFW clay soil creates — proper filling prevents them from showing through new paint.

Cleaning and degreasing: Kitchen walls, areas near light switches, and any surface with visible grease or handprints wiped down before painting. Paint won't adhere to contaminated surfaces — cleaning is not optional.

Priming: New drywall always gets primed before finish coats. Significant color changes (dark to light, or vice versa) get a tinted primer to reduce the number of finish coats required for even coverage. Stain-blocking primer for water stains, smoke marks, and marker — regular paint will not block these, and they will bleed through.

Masking: Ceilings, trim, floors, and fixtures masked before any paint goes on the walls. We use quality painter's tape and remove it while the paint is still slightly wet to prevent peeling the paint edge when the tape comes off — a detail that matters.

Paint Selection for North Texas Homes

We work primarily with Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore — both offer excellent coverage, washability, and color depth. The specific product matters as much as the brand: Sherwin-Williams Emerald and Duration are the performance tiers we recommend for high-traffic areas and bathrooms. Cashmere and SuperPaint are strong mid-tier choices for bedrooms and lower-traffic spaces.

Finish selection for each surface: flat on ceilings (hides imperfections, no sheen), matte or eggshell on walls (slightly more washable than flat, low sheen), satin on woodwork and bathroom/kitchen walls (washable, slight sheen), semi-gloss on trim (durable, easy-clean surface that holds up to contact). We advise on the right finish for each surface during the estimate.

For color selection, we're happy to bring fan decks and large color samples to your home. Color looks dramatically different on a 2-inch chip versus an 8-foot wall under your specific lighting. If you have a color you love in a photo or a swatch, we can color-match it to any major paint brand.

Cabinet Painting: A Kitchen Transformation Without a Remodel

Cabinet painting is one of the highest-value projects we do for the money spent. Solid wood or MDF cabinet doors and frames in good structural condition can be refinished or painted in a new color at a fraction of the cost of replacement cabinets.

The process requires proper prep: cleaning all cabinet surfaces to remove cooking grease, light sanding to create adhesion, a bonding primer specifically formulated for cabinetry, and a cabinet-grade enamel applied in thin, even coats with a sprayer or high-density foam roller. The finish looks factory-painted when done correctly.

White, off-white (especially Benjamin Moore White Dove and Sherwin-Williams Alabaster), and two-tone color schemes (different upper and lower colors) are the most popular choices in Collin County right now. A dark island with white perimeter cabinets is a particularly popular update in Plano and Frisco homes.

Scheduling and Expectations

A single room paint job (walls, ceiling, trim) takes a full day including prep and two finish coats. Whole-home repaints in typical Plano homes (2,000–3,000 sq ft) typically take 3–5 days depending on the number of rooms, ceiling height, and trim complexity. Cabinet painting for a full kitchen is 2–3 days of spraying and drying time between coats.

We schedule whole-home projects to work through one zone at a time so you can still use most of the house during the work. We protect floors with canvas drop cloths (not plastic, which slides), cover furniture that stays in the room, and clean up thoroughly at the end of every day.