By David Lee, owner of House Hues. Data from our own job records, 2022 to November 2026.
Most painting advice is opinion. This page is ours, backed by our records: every project House Hues has finished since 2022, tracked job by job in our own system. We update it every January.
The short version
- 135 finished projects at 95 homes since 2022.
- Nearly 1 in 4 homes hired us again (22 of 95). One home has had four projects. About 30% of all our work comes from repeat clients.
- About half our work is in the Sewickley area: 69 projects in 15143, which covers Sewickley, Edgeworth and Osborne. David has painted there since 2009.
- A whole interior on a typical home takes about three weeks on site, and a kitchen cabinet refinish about two.
- Historic exteriors take about 30% more labor than a standard estimate predicts, because the substrate sets the schedule.
- Our busiest signing months are September and January to March.
Growth
| Year | Finished projects |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2025 | 35 |
| 2026 (to November 8) | 38 |
How long jobs really take
Working days on site, from our 2026 crew time records for 16 finished jobs. Crews were two to three painters unless noted. Owner time is not clocked, so it is not counted.
| Job | Working days on site |
|---|---|
| An entry, a room or a few rooms | 1 to 6 days (7 jobs) |
| Two rooms plus a full entry staircase | about 11 days (1 job) |
| Whole interior, townhome, walls only | about 1 week (1 job) |
| Whole interior, typical home | about 3 weeks, 16 working days (1 job) |
| Whole interior, large home with full trim | about 9 weeks, 45 working days (1 job) |
| Kitchen cabinet refinish, doors sprayed in our shop | about 2 weeks, 10 working days (2 jobs) |
| Exterior repaint | about 3 weeks, 17 working days (1 job) |
| Full exterior restoration, 120+ year old home | 11 to 12 weeks, 55 to 59 working days, crew of 3 to 4 (2 jobs) |
What it means: trim, doors and staircases drive interior time far more than wall area. Two rooms with a full staircase took nearly three times as long as an entry alone. On old exteriors, the substrate sets the schedule.
What old homes really need
On our historic exteriors, stucco and old wood took roughly 30% more labor than a standard production rate estimate predicts. Failing coatings have to come off, the substrate has to be repaired, and the new system has to be built up before a finish coat ever goes on. See how that played out on a 120 year old stucco home in Sewickley and a 1954 midcentury modern home.
When to book
| Month | Projects signed, 2022 to 2026 |
|---|---|
| January | 12 |
| February | 15 |
| March | 14 |
| April | 12 |
| May | 9 |
| June | 7 |
| July | 10 |
| August | 12 |
| September | 17 |
| October | 13 |
| November | 8 |
| December | 6 |
What it means: interiors keep us busy all winter, so January to March fills early. Exterior season books up by late spring. If you want an exterior done next summer, the best time to talk is fall or winter.
How we count
Projects are finished, paid jobs in our records. Homes are counted by address. Timing comes from our 2026 crew time clock; jobs still in progress or with incomplete clock records are left out. We never publish prices for any project.
Planning a project? See our interior and exterior painting, our case studies, or get in touch.
