Residential painting
Interiors and exteriors for houses, condos and apartments, done in their four steps: estimate, prep, first coat, walk-through.
Reeves Painting tents the room, papers the windows, then paints.
Josh Reeves and his crew paint houses, cabinets and commercial buildings across Lindale, Tyler and Longview. Furniture moved, floors covered, switch plates off, and a walk-through before anyone calls it finished.
Outside, first
Every window papered before a brush touches the trim.
On this Lindale-area brick ranch the crew masked each window in brown paper, then coated the cream gable panels and the brown fascia. Seasonal weather, the color of the brick and the houses next door all go on their exterior checklist.
The exterior prep list
Straight off their own exterior page. Environmentally safe products, and the sweeping and washing clean-up at the end.
Before any paint
- Power washing
- Sanding and scuffing
- Filling, repair and caulking
- Taping and all prep work
Then the paint
- Landscape, furniture and fixture protection
- Rust removal on exterior metal
- Surface priming
- Sidings, windows, trims, doors and banisters
Inside, the whole room goes under plastic
Tented, bagged, then painted.
Furniture and fragile things move out of the work area. Floors go under drop cloths, never bedsheets, because paint soaks straight through fabric. Light fixtures get bagged, walls get tented in clear poly, and the ceiling is skimmed before a single coat goes on.
- Free estimate
- Someone visits, helps with color and leaves a written estimate.
- Prep work
- Drywall repairs, plastering, priming. Everything protected first.
- The first coat
- One coat of your color, and a check-in with you before the next. Left clean and safe at the end of every day.
- Walk-through
- Each area inspected for touch-ups until the final walk-through.
Painted around 2013. Repainted April 2026.
13 years.
That is how long the first Reeves paint job on Rich Eaton’s house held up before he called Josh back to do it again.
“Josh and his crew at Reeve's Painting, originally painted our house around 2013. The paint was still in really good shape after 13 years. They repainted in April of 2026 and they did a fabulous job. The job was done on time, on budget and Josh and his team were very professional and very hard workers. Can't say enough about how pleased we are with their work.”
“Josh and his crew did an excellent paint job on our new build home. Very attentive to detail and made sure everything looked right.”
Dominic Sipe · Google review
“Very professional, timely, great work, and I felt totally comfortable with them in my home when i was there and when i wasnt. I will not use anyone else ever again. They have gained a lifetime customer!”
Kaywin Davis · from their site
4.9 stars from 99 Google reviews · BBB Accredited since 2018 · Insured, locally owned and operated
Houses, cabinets, commercial buildings. And the walls behind them.
Sherwin-Williams, Behr or Benjamin Moore, low-fume products on request, brushes and rollers for most jobs and a sprayer when a cabinet finish needs one.
From their tips page
Paint advice they give away.
Buy a quart, paint a foam board, and move it round the room before you commit to a color. The rest of their list is below.
All of Josh’s tips- How much to buy
- One gallon for every 400 square feet. Textured, rough or unprimed surfaces may take more.
- Latex or oil?
- Rub the wall with rubbing alcohol on a dry white cloth. If the paint softens and transfers, it is water-based latex. Never put one over the other.
- After we leave
- Wait at least 24 hours before furniture goes back into a freshly painted room. Allow 30 days before you wash the wall.
- Taking a break
- Cover the roller in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator so it won’t dry up.
A free estimate, printed, with materials and labor spelled out.
Josh or one of his crew comes out, talks color and leaves a written estimate. Work usually starts 1 to 3 weeks later, once colors and specs are signed off. Weekdays 8 to 5, weekends by appointment. Cash or check.