House painters in Leadville, Colorado.
Yes, for the bigger jobs. Gambino Paint LLC takes whole exteriors, whole-house interiors and grouped work in Leadville, the highest city in the country, about an hour from our base in Summit County.
- Elevation
- 10,152 ft
- County
- Lake County
- Season
- Exteriors June to September, interiors all year
- Walkthrough
- Free, for jobs that fit the drive
What Leadville does to paint
Leadville sits at 10,152 feet on an open plateau between the Mosquito and Sawatch ranges. There is no valley wall to shade it, so the sun hits every side of a house and the wind never really stops. Paint fails first on the south and west walls and at every joint the caulk has let go.
The homes
A Victorian downtown that is a National Historic Landmark District, with 1880s wood-frame houses, lap siding, turned trim and many layers of old paint, plus newer homes on the west side of town and out toward Twin Lakes.
How we work there
Old houses mean slow, careful prep: scraping, sanding, priming bare wood and brushing the trim. We take Leadville jobs that justify the drive and plan them in one block so the crew is there for the whole job.
Three ways in, rated like trails.
See every serviceEasiest
Interior
Walls, ceilings, trim, doors and cabinets. Furniture covered, edges cut by hand, dust kept to the room we are in.
What's included
Most homes start here
Exterior
Siding, log and timber, stain on decks and fences. Washed, scraped, sanded, primed, then two coats of the product the elevation calls for.
What's included
Advanced
Commercial and HOA
Townhome rows, storefronts, offices and common areas, scheduled around tenants and the season, with one point of contact.
What's included
The mountain is hard on paint.
A coat that lasts twelve years in Denver can go in four up here. The difference is almost never the paint. It is the prep under it.
- Ultraviolet
- About a third stronger at 9,000 feet than at sea level. It chalks and fades a coat that would last years down the hill.
- Freeze and thaw
- Most nights from October to May. Water gets behind paint that was put over unprimed wood and lifts it off by spring.
- The season
- Exterior work needs nights above about 40 degrees, so the window is short. We book it early and prep in the shoulder weeks.
Asked in Leadville.
The rest of the questions, about cost, timing and colors, are on the FAQ page.
Do you really come to Leadville?
Yes, for a whole exterior, a whole-house interior, or a few jobs we can group together. Ask and we will say honestly whether it fits.
Does the altitude change the paint?
Yes. We use products rated for the ultraviolet and the freeze cycle and watch the overnight lows, which drop below 40 degrees early in Leadville.
Nearby
Tell us about the job.
A few lines is plenty. We reply within one business day and set up a walkthrough at your place if it makes sense.
- WalkthroughFree, at your place, about half an hour
- PriceFlat, in writing, before work starts
- ReplyWithin one business day
- If it's not worth painting yetWe say so, and you owe nothing
Gambino Paint LLC, Summit County, Colorado. You deal with the person who paints your house, not a call center.