Park Hill Fort Worth House Painters

Interior and exterior painting for Park Hill's historic homes — the grand 1920s Tudors and Spanish-style homes on the curving streets above the Zoo, near TCU and Forest Park. The plaster, the period millwork, and the lead-safe prep these homes need, done right. Serving Park Hill and central Fort Worth.

We Are Fully insured.

Interior and exterior

Historic period homes

Lead-safe practices

Fully insured

Painting a Park Hill Home

Park Hill has been one of Fort Worth's best addresses for a century. It was laid out in 1915 on a bluff above what is now the Fort Worth Zoo, built up through the 1920s and 1930s when oil money was coming into the city, and it still has the curving, tree-lined streets and period streetlights it started with. The homes are grand Tudors and Spanish-style houses, a lot of them designed by named architects like Joseph Pelich, and painting one is not the same as painting a newer home.

Start with the exterior. These are 1920s and 1930s homes, which means real masonry and real wood - Tudor brick with its chimney pots and detail, Spanish stucco, and the wood trim, eaves, and windows that carry the period look. Because they predate 1978, they can have lead paint under the old coats, so the prep is done with lead-safe practices, carefully contained, not sanded loose into a yard full of mature trees and neighbors. The shade off those big trees and the humidity hold moisture against the wood, so the prep matters as much as the paint.

Inside is where the age really shows. Park Hill homes have plaster walls, not drywall, often with original cornice and crown moldings, barrel and vaulted ceilings, picture rails, and arched doorways. Plaster takes a different hand than drywall - the prep, the patching, and the products are not the same - and the detailed trim, the ironwork, and the period millwork want careful brush-work, not just a roller run down a flat wall. We also help with color that keeps the home's period feel while bringing it up to date.

A lot of Park Hill homes are being restored, taken back and revived without losing what makes them historic, and repainting is part of that - matching the original details and finishing the work cleanly. These are big homes, three thousand to seven thousand square feet, so they are real projects. We are a Fort Worth company based a short drive away in southwest Fort Worth, and the historic neighborhoods near TCU and the Cultural District are home ground for us.

What We Paint in Park Hill

A historic Park Hill home is brick, stucco, wood, and plaster, each wanting its own approach. Here is what we handle.

Interior painting and plaster

Walls, trim, and ceilings in homes built from plaster, not drywall - the cornice moldings, barrel ceilings, and picture rails these houses are known for. We prep and patch plaster properly and use the right products, with low-odor work that keeps the home livable through the job.

Exterior painting

The full exterior on a 1920s or 1930s home - Tudor brick, Spanish stucco, and the wood trim, eaves, and windows that carry the period look. Prepped with lead-safe practices on these pre-1978 homes, and coated to hold up under the shade and humidity of the old trees.

Period trim and detail

The arched entries and windows, the ironwork, the carved details, and the original millwork that make these homes what they are. This is careful brush-work and hand-prep, the part of a historic home that separates a real repaint from a rushed one.

Cabinets and brick

Kitchen cabinets and built-ins sprayed to a smooth, hard finish for the updated kitchens in these older homes, plus careful work on the Tudor brick - repainting or limewashing where it fits, with breathable finishes, and the honest advice to leave good historic brick alone when that is the right call.

How We Work

A historic home rewards careful work, so we keep the job organized, clean, and respectful of the house from the first walkthrough to the last.

Walkthrough and color

We walk the home with you, look at the plaster, the trim, and the exterior materials, and help with color that respects the period. You get a clear written estimate, and we flag the Park Hill HOA process for exterior work where it applies.

Prep and protect

Prep is where a historic finish is won. We patch plaster, prep wood and masonry with lead-safe practices on these older homes, and cover your floors, original details, and landscaping before any paint goes on.

Paint with one crew

The same crew runs your job start to finish, careful brush-work on the detail and clean lines throughout, low-odor inside and contained outside. We keep the site clean and clean up at the end of every day.

Final walkthrough

We walk it with you at the end, touch up anything that needs it, and do not call it done until the trim, the plaster, and the exterior all look right up close.

We Know Historic Fort Worth

We are a Fort Worth company, based off Cordova Avenue a short drive from Park Hill, and the historic neighborhoods near TCU, Forest Park, and the Cultural District are home ground for us. We know these 1920s and 1930s homes - the plaster, the period trim, the Tudor brick and Spanish stucco, and the lead-safe prep they call for - and we know how to bring one up to date without flattening what makes it historic.

You get careful work, clean job sites, color expertise, and honest advice on what your home needs and what is better left alone. We keep the same crew on your job from the first walkthrough to the last, and because we are close, we are easy to reach the whole way through.

Park Hill and Central Fort Worth

We paint throughout Park Hill and the surrounding historic neighborhoods near TCU and the Cultural District.

Around Park Hill

Park Hill, including Winton Terrace, Medford Court, and the streets above the Zoo, plus the curving lanes throughout the neighborhood.

Nearby neighborhoods

Berkeley Place, Mistletoe Heights, Colonial Hills, University Place, Bluebonnet Hills, and the rest of the TCU and central Fort Worth area. In Park Hill or nearby? Just ask.

Park Hill House Painting Questions

What kinds of painting do you do for Park Hill homes?

Interior painting on plaster walls, exterior painting on brick, stucco, and wood, period trim and millwork, cabinet refinishing, careful brick work, and plaster and drywall repair. We treat the whole home as one finished look and match the work to a home built in the 1920s and 1930s.

Do you have experience with historic 1920s and 1930s homes?

Yes. The historic neighborhoods near TCU and the Cultural District are home ground for us, and Park Hill's grand Tudor and Spanish-style homes are exactly the kind of work we do. We know plaster, period millwork, Tudor brick, and Spanish stucco, and how to bring a home up to date without losing what makes it historic.

Do you follow lead-safe practices for older homes?

Yes. Homes built before 1978, which is nearly all of Park Hill, can have lead paint under the old coats, so we prep with lead-safe practices - containing the work area, prepping carefully rather than sanding loose, and cleaning up properly. It protects your home, your family, and the neighbors close by.

Can you paint plaster walls and ornate moldings?

Yes, and it is a regular part of Park Hill work. These homes have plaster, not drywall, often with original cornice and crown moldings, barrel ceilings, and picture rails. Plaster takes a different hand - the prep, the patching, and the products are not the same as drywall - and the detailed trim gets careful brush-work.

Can you repaint or lighten our brick?

Yes, with care. We repaint or limewash Tudor brick with breathable finishes where it suits the home, but on a historic house we will also tell you honestly when the brick is better left as it is. The goal is a result that fits the home, not a coat of paint that works against it.

Do you help with color for a historic home?

Yes. We help you choose color that respects the period character of a Tudor or Spanish-style home while bringing it current, and we work with the curving-street look of the neighborhood and the Park Hill HOA's process for exterior changes where it applies.

House Painting Pros of Fort Worth

4905 Cordova Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76132