Homes built before 1990 may have lead paint. The pro tests before scraping (WorkSafeBC).
Each line is what that answer changes on its own; multipliers overlap, so the total is the real number.
| Storeys | Storeys: one | Storeys: two | Storeys: three or more |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two | $4,946 | $5,539 | $6,182 |
| One | $4,946 | $5,539 | $6,182 |
| Three or more | $4,946 | $5,539 | $6,182 |
Straight from the booking engine: siding vinyl, wall area 1,000–1,800, what's painted walls & trim, condition normal — some touch-up prep. Paint, prep, masking & cleanup included. Before GST; pay by bank or card after the work (card +3%).
Storeys, siding, wall area, what’s painted, the state of the paint. The price moves as you answer. Add a photo from the street, pick a start week, and your painter is confirmed within 24 hours. Weather-dependent, and we say so up front.
Wall area and wash first each add time on their own, so two jobs that differ in one answer differ in price by exactly that answer. The rest scale the whole job:
The job minimum is $979. Below that, you pay the minimum.
Rotten wood, failed caulking and stucco repair are found work, priced when the painter sees them. Exterior coatings want a dry surface above about 10°C, so from late autumn some weeks simply aren’t available.
Five cities on the card today, every one with its own licence rule, and we check the pro’s licence against that city before we confirm. Pick yours in the eyebrow at the top and the card prices for it.
Your exterior painting pro in Vancouver holds a General Contractor licence from the City of Vancouver ($376 a year, By-law 14479, the 2026 business licence fee schedule) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The City charges a $77 application fee on top.
In Vancouver the card’s starting job (storeys: one) is $4,946 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your exterior painting pro in Burnaby holds a Contractor — Misc licence from the City of Burnaby ($378 a year, Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw 14485, Schedule A2, as amended by Bylaw 14766 effective 1 January 2026) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The City charges a $55 application fee on top.
In Burnaby the card’s starting job (storeys: one) is $4,946 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your exterior painting pro in Richmond holds a Service Use — 0 to 5 employees licence from the City of Richmond ($166 a year, Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Chapter 5, consolidated to 10 November 2025) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. Richmond doesn't publish an application fee as a separate line. Its own page says to phone the Licence Division on 604-276-4328 for it, which is what we do before quoting you a figure.
In Richmond the card’s starting job (storeys: one) is $4,946 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your exterior painting pro in Surrey holds a Contractor — Painting licence from the City of Surrey ($377 a year, Business Licence By-law 13680, Schedule A, consolidated to Bylaw 21963 (13 April 2026)) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The $50 application fee is worded in the bylaw as applying to online applications.
In Surrey the card’s starting job (storeys: one) is $4,946 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your exterior painting pro in Coquitlam holds a City of Coquitlam business licence — the City doesn’t publish this trade’s fee as a line, so we confirm it with the licence office before we confirm your pro — or the Tri-Cities Intermunicipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone.
In Coquitlam the card’s starting job (storeys: one) is $4,946 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
For the jobs in the table, $4,946 to $6,182 before GST in 2026. The exact figure depends on your answers on the card above; you see it before you book, and it doesn’t change on the day unless you change the job.
Prices are before GST (5%). Pay by bank transfer after the work, or by card at 3% more. Nothing is charged until the job is done and signed off.
Late spring to early autumn in Metro Vancouver. If you book outside that window we tell you before we confirm, not after.
Yes — paint or stain, priced per foot. Front doors and garage doors are their own lines.
Not if the prep is done, which is most of what you’re paying for. Bare wood gets primed; chalky surfaces get washed first.
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