The NYC Painting Company serves Harlem, NY for interior painting, exterior painting and cabinet painting, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (917) 970-7431 or text a photo of the job.
Interior & Exterior Painting services in Harlem
Harlem is brownstone country. Long rows of late 1800s row houses line the side streets around Mount Morris Park, Strivers' Row and Sugar Hill, and most still have plaster walls, tall ceilings, deep wood trim and carved stair parts under many coats of old paint. Between them stand pre-war apartment buildings and newer condos along Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Painting here usually starts with plaster repair. Old plaster cracks at the ceiling line, and past water leaks leave stains and loose patches that have to be fixed and primed before any color goes on. Homes this old should be treated as having lead paint until a test says otherwise. Outside, the work is stoops, iron railings, wood doors, window trim and cornices. Winter freezes and humid summers lift paint from metal and wood, so scraping and priming matter more than the finish coat.
Neighborhoods we cover in Harlem
- Central Harlem
- Mount Morris Park
- Strivers' Row
- Sugar Hill
- Hamilton Heights
- Manhattanville
Building and landmark rules
Painting does not need a Department of Buildings permit in New York City. Parts of Harlem, including Mount Morris Park and Strivers' Row, are city historic districts. On a landmarked building, changing an exterior color or painting bare masonry needs a permit from the Landmarks Preservation Commission first. Interior painting of an apartment does not.