Rental Turnovers

Turnover Painting

Paint is the single biggest factor in how a vacant unit shows, and it's the scope that most often decides whether a turnover takes four days or ten. We paint rentals to a rental spec — durable, washable, repeatable — not to a custom-home spec that costs more and lasts no longer under tenant use.

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General liability & workers' comp coverage

EPA Lead-Safe Certified

Certified firm for pre-1978 homes

Years in Business

A decade of Triad craftsmanship

Financing Available

Flexible plans on approved credit

Scope

What turnover painting includes

Walk-through with photo documentation of wall condition before anything is covered
Nail-hole and anchor-hole filling, minor drywall patching, and spot priming of repairs
Stain-blocking primer over marker, grease, smoke, water staining and crayon
Full repaint, room-level repaint or targeted touch-up — priced per room, not all-or-nothing
Ceilings recoated where staining, smoke or ceiling-fan shadowing is present
Trim, doors, door frames and baseboards in a scuff-resistant enamel
Accent walls and bold tenant colors reset back to your standard scheme
Standing color, sheen and product spec recorded per property for every future unit
Masking, floor protection where flooring is staying, and daily debris removal

Our approach

Process note: prep is where the time is

Rolling walls is fast. What takes the day is filling anchor holes, blocking stains so they don't ghost through, and cutting in clean lines at ceilings and trim. Crews that skip stain-blocking hand you a wall that looks finished on Thursday and shows a marker line through the paint by Monday. We prime what needs priming and photograph the before condition so tenant-caused damage stays documented for deposit accounting.

1Walk and photograph the unit; flag damage beyond ordinary wear
2Confirm scope per room — full coat, single wall or touch-up — against the property spec
3Fill, patch, sand and stain-block; prime all repairs
4Cut and roll walls and ceilings, then enamel trim, doors and baseboards
5Pull masking, inspect under work lights, and release the unit to cleaning

Why STRYDE

Why it matters in a turnover

Speed: paint drives the critical path

Nearly every other trade waits on paint. Getting the walls done in one to three days — rather than a painter who shows up two days late — is usually the difference between a Friday listing and the following Wednesday.

Durability: rental-grade means washable

We spec a scrubbable eggshell or satin on walls and enamel on trim, because flat paint in a rental looks perfect for six weeks and then shows every handprint. Washable finishes mean the next turnover is a touch-up, not a repaint.

Consistency: the same color in every unit

One color, one sheen, one product across a property means touch-ups always match, maintenance can carry a single can, and units present identically to prospective tenants. We keep the spec on file so you never have to look it up.

Questions

FAQs about this service

Full repaint or touch-up — how do you decide?

Tenancy length and wall condition, not a fixed rule. Under about two years with a clean move-out, touch-up on file-matched paint is usually enough and takes a day. Past three years, or anywhere the walls have been washed repeatedly, touch-ups flash — the patch reads as a different sheen even in the exact same color — and you're better off with wall-to-wall coverage in those rooms. We call it room by room and tell you which is which before pricing.

Can you paint before the carpet is pulled or the unit is cleaned?

Yes, and that's usually the right sequence. Painting over flooring that's being replaced anyway removes all the masking time, and cleaning belongs at the very end regardless. If flooring is staying, we mask and protect it fully — but where you're replacing, telling us up front takes hours off the schedule.

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Get per-unit painting pricing

Send the unit and access method. We'll walk it, set a spec on file, and give you a completion date.