Sharp's Painting paints house exteriors in Newport Beach, covering the peninsula, Balboa Island, Newport Heights and Dover Shores. Owner Robert Sharp has 27 years on this coast, holds California C-33 license 1048840, and is on site with his own crew. Ocean side and bay side homes fail differently, so every elevation is washed, scraped, repaired and primed before a finish coat goes on.
Why exterior paint gives out faster in Newport Beach
Three things work on a house here at once. Salt carried in on the onshore wind settles on the walls and holds damp against the paint film. The marine layer keeps surfaces wet into the late morning, so a coat that went on over damp stucco never fully bonded in the first place. Then the sun works on the binder until the south and west walls chalk and fade while the shaded north side is still holding moisture. One house can be failing three different ways on four different elevations.
Bayfront and oceanfront homes fail differently
A house on the ocean side of the peninsula or out in West Newport takes direct salt spray and blown sand, and the finish scours and chalks on the exposed walls. A house on the bay in Balboa Island, Lido Isle or along the Back Bay gets less wind but far more standing damp, so the shaded elevations hold moisture, trim joints stay wet and the failures start at the bottoms of boards and around the railings. Robert walks the property with you and looks at each elevation on its own, because the same house rarely needs the same work all the way around.
What has to happen before a finish coat goes on
Washing comes first, because salt film and chalk are what a new coat would otherwise be bonding to. Anything that has let go is scraped and sanded back to a sound edge. Soft wood is cut out and replaced rather than filled. Cracked stucco is opened, patched and worked to match the texture beside it. Open joints, window and door surrounds and every penetration get caulked, and bare areas get primed. The finish is then sprayed and back rolled so it is driven into the stucco and the grain instead of bridging over the top of them.
Stucco and smooth coat on the homes around the harbor
A lot of Newport Beach is Spanish and Mediterranean stucco, and the custom homes around the harbor and Dover Shores lean the same way. Stucco moves with heat and settling, hairline cracks open, and winter rain on an onshore wind gets in behind the wall and pushes the paint off from the inside. We repair the cracks and deal with where the water is getting in before any color goes on. If you want the heavy texture taken down to a smooth modern finish, that work is on our page at /stucco-painting-and-repair.
Wood trim, fascia, railings and garage doors near the water
On a bayfront or oceanfront house the wood goes before anything else. Railing bases, the bottom rails of garage doors and the ends of fascia boards sit where water collects and stays, the film splits along the joint, and the rot works back into the board from there. We cut out and replace the bad wood, prime it before the finish coats, and seal the joints so the end grain is not left open to the damp again. Painting over a soft board only hides it for a season.
Picking a color that reads right in Newport light
Color behaves strangely on this coast. A grey that looks warm under the morning marine layer can turn flat and blue by late afternoon, and a white on a bayfront wall picks up reflected light off the water all day long. Robert gives you a free color consultation and up to 10 free paint samples brushed onto your own walls so you can look at them in your own light at three different times of day before anything is ordered.
Getting a bid and paying for the work
Robert walks the property with you, shows you the wood and stucco he wants to deal with, and gives you a written bid at no charge. He runs his own crew, uses no subcontractors, and is on site himself while the work is going. Nothing is owed until it is finished and you are happy with it. The service across every city we cover is at /exterior-house-painting, everything we do in town is at /newport-beach-ca, and Corona del Mar has its own page at /service-area/painting-contractor-corona-del-mar-ca.
Licensed C-33 Contractor
Sharp's Painting holds California license 1048840 in the C-33 painting and decorating classification, issued by the Contractors State License Board.
Bonded And Insured
Sharp's Painting is bonded and carries general liability insurance on every job it takes.
125+ Five Star Reviews
A 5.0 average across 125+ Google reviews, and every one of them has a reply.
27 Years Painting
Robert Sharp has 27 years in the trade. He washes, scrapes, replaces bad wood and fascia, patches stucco and primes before any paint goes on.
Owner On Site Daily
Robert runs his own crew, hires no subcontractors, and is on your job every day the crew is working.
No Payment Up Front
There is no deposit and no payment schedule. You pay once the work is finished and you are happy with it.
Where we work
Sharp's Painting is based in Huntington Beach and covers Newport Beach along with the rest of coastal and inland Orange County. Estimates are free and Robert comes out himself.
Exterior House Painting in Newport Beach questions
Is your process different for a house right on the bay?
The sequence is the same but the emphasis shifts. Bayfront and Back Bay houses hold damp on the shaded elevations, so more time goes into the wood joints, the railing bases and the bottoms of the boards, and into making sure the surface is genuinely dry before anything is coated. On the ocean side the salt and sand scour is worse, so washing and the exposed walls take more of the work.
Do you paint homes on Balboa Island and Lido Isle?
Yes. Newport Beach is one of the cities Sharp's Painting covers, including the peninsula, Balboa Island, Lido Isle, Newport Heights, Dover Shores and the Back Bay side. Robert has 27 years painting on this coast and is on site with his own crew rather than sending subcontractors you have never met.
What kind of paint holds up on a Newport Beach exterior?
We use premium exterior coatings rated for coastal sun and salt air, and on stucco we use masonry grade paint that flexes with the wall instead of cracking with it. The product matters less than what is underneath it though. A top tier paint over chalk, salt film or damp stucco still fails, which is why the washing, scraping, priming and caulking take up most of the job.
Can you repair stucco and wood before you paint?
Yes, and on most coastal repaints it is the bulk of the job. Robert points out the fascia and the stucco he wants to deal with while he is walking the property with you, so it is in the written bid rather than turning up partway through. Rotted wood is cut out and replaced, cracks are patched and texture matched so the repair does not read as a square from the street, joints are caulked and bare areas primed, all before any finish coat.
When do I pay?
When it is done and you are happy with it. There is no deposit and no payment schedule to manage while the crew is at your house. Sharp's Painting is a California licensed C-33 painting contractor, license 1048840, bonded and insured, and the estimate, the color consultation and up to 10 paint samples on your own walls are all free.