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Real 5-star Google reviews from Modern Painters customers in Phoenix, Arizona — the same owner and standard now serving Wisconsin.
The cleanest, most professional paint job we've ever had done. They treated our home like it was their own. Would absolutely hire again.
Eli and his crew were punctual, communicative, and the finished product exceeded our expectations. Our exterior looks brand new.
Had our kitchen cabinets refinished and they look factory new. The prep work was incredible. You can tell they care about quality.
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A recent interior painting customer on what it’s like to work with us — the prep, the care, and the finish. This is the standard, every job.
Get your free estimate →One trade, done properly
Modern Painters LLC is a painting company built for the way Wisconsin homes actually live. Our seasons swing hard — freeze-thaw cycles that pry at every seam, lake-effect humidity, and hot, sticky summers after a winter of hard cold. We plan our work around that reality, not against it, so the finish you pay for is the finish you still have years from now.
Everything we do starts with prep, because prep is where the real work hides. That means honest washing, scraping, sanding, sound caulking, priming bare and problem spots, and only painting in the conditions a coating actually needs to cure and bond — which is why our exterior season runs roughly May through October, not whenever it's convenient. Cut corners disappear under fresh paint for a little while. Then a Wisconsin winter finds every one of them. We'd rather spend the extra hours up front than come back to fix what should have been done right the first time.
Painting is all we do, and that is deliberate. A crew that paints every day knows how a coating behaves at forty degrees and falling, which primer actually bites into chalky siding, and when a surface is too damp to touch. Whether it is a full exterior, refreshed interiors, or a kitchen of cabinets sprayed to a factory finish, you get one accountable company and one standard to answer for the result.
We're bonded and insured, and our work is backed in writing — a clear, written workmanship warranty and a clear written estimate, so you know what you're getting and what it costs before anyone picks up a brush or sets a ladder. No vague promises, no surprise line items, no pressure. Just a plain explanation of the plan, the materials, and the timeline, and a crew that shows up when we say we will and respects your home while we're there.
We're local to Waukesha County and Greater Milwaukee — Waukesha, Brookfield, Pewaukee, Elm Grove, New Berlin, Delafield, Oconomowoc, and on into Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood, Mequon, Bay View, and Greenfield. We carry the same name and the same standard as Modern Painters in Phoenix, Arizona, so the care and the craftsmanship are exactly what you'd expect — just built for snow instead of sun. When you're ready, we'll walk your project, talk through your options honestly, and give you a free estimate with no obligation.
- Prep-first, every job — washing, scraping, sanding, caulking, and priming before a single finish coat goes on
- Painting only, and done by us — no subcontracted day labor and no trade we picked up last season
- bonded and insured, with a written workmanship warranty and a clear written estimate up front
- A local painter who knows Wisconsin weather — freeze-thaw, snow load, lake-effect humidity, and the short exterior-paint season
Paint That Holds Up to Wisconsin
Wisconsin is hard on paint. Freeze-thaw cycles work at every seam and edge all winter, hot humid summers swell and shrink the wood, and lake-effect moisture off the lake never really lets up. Finishes that were never prepped right don't just fade here. They peel, blister, and let water into the places you can't see.
That's why we treat prep as the job, not the warm-up. Before a brush touches your home, we scrape and sand failing coats back to a sound surface, spot-prime bare wood and stains, fill and caulk the gaps where water sneaks in, and let everything cure before topcoats go on. We match the right coating to the surface and the season, so the finish flexes with the wood through the cold instead of cracking off it.
Inside, we paint walls, trim, ceilings, and whole-home refreshes with the same care, and we keep your home livable while we work. Floors and furniture get covered, edges stay crisp, and the air stays as clean as we can keep it. It's the kind of detail you notice in the corners and along the trim, long after the crew has gone.
Cabinets are their own craft. A proper cabinet finish means cleaning and degreasing, sanding for adhesion, and spraying durable coatings that level out smooth and stand up to daily hands, steam, and cleaning. Done right, it gives a tired kitchen a built-from-new look without the cost of replacing the boxes.
We respect your home and your time. Job sites stay tidy from day one to final walkthrough, the crew is courteous, and the cleanup is real, not a quick sweep on the way out. You'll know what's happening each day and what comes next.
Wisconsin's exterior painting window is short, roughly May through October, so the calendar fills fast once the weather turns. If you're planning outside work for this season, the earlier we talk, the better your spot and your timeline. Our work is backed by a written workmanship warranty, and we're bonded, and insured.
- Interior: walls, trim, ceilings, and whole-home refreshes with clean, low-disruption job sites
- Exterior: prep-first repaints built to survive freeze-thaw and humid summers
- Cabinets: degreased, sanded, and sprayed for a smooth, hard-wearing kitchen finish
- Right coatings for the surface and the season, applied to last
- Backed by a written workmanship warranty; bonded, and insured
Painting, done the right way.
Exterior Painting
Wisconsin exteriors take a beating — freeze-thaw, ice, UV, and humidity all in one year.
Learn more →Interior Painting
Wisconsin winters are long — which makes the cold months the perfect time to transform the inside of your home.
Learn more →Cabinet Painting & Refinishing
Kitchen cabinet painting done properly — doors and drawer fronts sprayed to a factory-smooth finish, boxes masked and sprayed in place, durable cured coatings, and a kitchen that looks new for a fraction of replacement.
Learn more →Epoxy Floor Coatings
Durable, cold-tolerant epoxy and polyaspartic floor coatings for Wisconsin garages and basements — built to handle road salt, freeze-thaw, and moisture, with a finish that wipes clean for years.
Learn more →Finishes built for freeze-thaw, humidity, and hard cold.
Prep-first craftsmanship, materials matched to our climate, and a written workmanship warranty — for homes across Waukesha County and Greater Milwaukee.
Get a free estimate →From tired to transformed.
A full exterior repaint — same home, brand-new life. Prep-first, finished to last through every season.
The 80% Nobody Sees Is What Lasts
Here's the truth most contractors won't lead with: paint rarely fails because the product was bad. They fail because the prep was rushed, skipped, or hidden under a fast coat that looked great on day one and started peeling by the second winter. The materials get blamed, but the corner-cutting is what gave out. In Wisconsin, where the surface gets baked in humid July sun and then locked in ice by January, that shortcut shows up faster and uglier than almost anywhere else.
Real prep is the unglamorous part, and it's where we spend our time. On exteriors that means pressure washing, scraping, and sanding back failing layers, spot-priming bare wood and chalky spots, caulking gaps where water sneaks in, and protecting everything we're not painting. Inside, it means patching and sanding drywall flat, deglossing trim so the next coat grips, and masking every edge before a brush moves. None of it shows in the finished photo. All of it decides how long the finished photo stays true.
Materials matter too, but only once the surface is ready to hold them. We choose paints and coatings rated for freeze-thaw cycles and big swings between humid heat and hard cold, the kind that stay flexible instead of going brittle and cracking when the siding contracts at five below. A premium can in the wrong hands still fails. The right system, installed onto honest prep, is what actually earns its keep here.
We're also realistic about our season. Exterior painting in this climate runs roughly May through October, because temperature and dew point decide whether a coating cures or just sits there and lets go later. We won't push exterior work into conditions where it can't bond properly just to keep a calendar full, and we'll tell you plainly when a window is too tight. That kind of straight talk is the whole point, because the work you can't see is exactly the work you have to be able to trust.
Craftsmanship without accountability is just a good day that happened to go well. So we put it in writing, back our work with a written workmanship warranty, and stand behind what we install with the same crew you met at the estimate. If something isn't right, you talk to us, not a call center. Prep is invisible by nature, which is exactly why we'd rather show you ours than ask you to take it on faith.
- Surface prep first: wash, scrape, sand, prime, and seal before any finish coat goes on
- Materials matched to Wisconsin: coatings rated for freeze-thaw, humidity, and the swing from hard cold to humid heat
- Honest scheduling: exterior painting in the right weather window, not pushed into conditions that won't cure
- Written workmanship warranty and the same crew from estimate to final walkthrough
What to expect, from first call to final walkthrough
Hiring a painter shouldn't feel like a leap of faith. From the first phone call to the final walkthrough, our job is to keep you informed, protect your home, and do the work the way it should be done. Here is how a project with us actually goes.
It starts with a free, no-pressure estimate. We come out, look closely at what you have, and listen to what you want, whether that's a full exterior repaint in Brookfield or a kitchen of cabinets in Mequon. There's no hard sell and no rush. You'll get an honest read on the condition of your home and straight answers to your questions.
From there we put together a clear written quote with an honest scope. We tell you what we recommend, what we don't, and why, so the price on the page matches the work in the driveway. No vague line items, no surprises halfway through. If something can wait or be done more affordably, we'll say so.
Then comes the part that makes or breaks a job: prep. That means washing surfaces, scraping and repairing, caulking gaps, and priming bare spots so the finish actually bonds and lasts through Wisconsin's freeze-thaw winters and humid summers. Cutting corners here is where most paint jobs fail early, so we don't.
Before any product goes on, we protect the home and your landscaping. We cover and move what needs covering, mask off windows, trim, and fixtures, and lay down protection over walkways, shrubs, and beds. Your property should look cared for while we're there, not torn apart.
Execution is done by skilled hands who take pride in the details, clean lines, even coverage, crisp cut-ins, and edges that stay sharp. We clean up every single day, so your driveway and yard stay usable and nothing dangerous gets left out overnight. You're never living on a job site longer than you have to.
When the work is done, we walk the project with you. We point out what we did, you tell us if anything needs another look, and we don't call it finished until you're genuinely happy with it. To stand behind that, your project is covered by a written workmanship warranty. Honest scope, real prep, and a finish built to hold up to Waukesha County and greater Milwaukee weather, that's what to expect.
- 1. Free, no-pressure estimate and an honest look at your home
- 2. Clear written quote with a straightforward, honest scope
- 3. Thorough prep — wash, scrape, sand, repair, caulk, and prime
- 4. Careful protection of your home, landscaping, and walkways
- 5. Skilled execution with attention to the details that last
- 6. Daily clean-up so your property stays safe and usable
- 7. Final walkthrough plus a written workmanship warranty
Backed in writing.
Every completed project is backed by a written workmanship warranty. We're bonded & insured, and we put our standards on paper so you know exactly what to expect — long after the last coat is dry and the last edge is cut in.
We're prep-first by default: surfaces are cleaned, repaired, and primed before any finish goes on, because that's what makes the work last. And if anything ever needs attention under your warranty, we come back and make it right.
Written Workmanship Warranty
This certifies that our prep, application, and finish on completed work are guaranteed against defects in workmanship — covered in writing, and standing behind every project we deliver.
Recent projects, real results.
A look at the prep-first standard we bring to every Wisconsin home.
The cleanest, most professional paint job we've ever had done. They treated our home like it was their own.
Proudly Serving Waukesha County & Greater Milwaukee
We're a Wisconsin painting company rooted right here in southeastern Wisconsin, working in the same neighborhoods we live in. From the older homes near downtown Waukesha to the lakeside properties around Pewaukee, Delafield, and Oconomowoc, the housing stock is varied — and every one of those homes has to get through a Wisconsin winter. We prep for that reality on every job.
Across Waukesha County, we paint and protect homes in Waukesha, Brookfield, Pewaukee, Elm Grove, New Berlin, Delafield, and Oconomowoc. These towns run the full range, from tidy ranch homes and mid-century split-levels to brick colonials and newer builds out by the lakes. A first-coat-of-paint approach doesn't work the same on a sun-baked west wall in New Berlin as it does on a shaded north face in Elm Grove, and lake-effect wind off Oconomowoc weathers a west elevation differently than a shaded Brookfield cul-de-sac. We plan the work around the home in front of us, not a one-size template.
In Greater Milwaukee, we serve Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood, Mequon, Bay View, and Greenfield. So many of these homes carry real history, the kind of older plaster, deep wood trim, and original siding that rewards patience and punishes shortcuts. Lake-effect humidity and hard freeze-thaw cycles test every exterior surface, which is why thorough surface prep and honest moisture management matter far more than a quick coat of color. We treat these homes the way we'd treat our own.
Knowing the local climate is half the job. Our exterior painting season here is short, roughly May through October, so we schedule carefully to put paint down when temperatures and humidity actually cooperate, giving coatings the conditions they need to cure and bond. We watch for the moisture that freeze-thaw drives behind siding and trim, and we plan interior and cabinet work for the months when exteriors are off the table. That local read is something an out-of-town outfit simply can't bring.
More than anything, we work neighbor to neighbor. We show up when we say we will, keep the site clean, protect your landscaping and walkways, and walk the finished work with you before we call it done. We're easy to reach, we answer honestly, and we stand behind our work with a written workmanship warranty. If you're anywhere in Waukesha County or Greater Milwaukee, we'd be glad to take a look and give you a straight, no-pressure assessment of what your home actually needs.
- Waukesha County — Waukesha, Brookfield, Pewaukee, Elm Grove, New Berlin, Delafield, Oconomowoc
- Greater Milwaukee — Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood, Mequon, Bay View, Greenfield
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Answers before you book.
What affects the cost of a painting project?
Every home is different, so the honest answer is it depends on a few specifics. The size of the surface, the number of stories, the condition of the existing finish, and how much prep and repair the substrate needs all move the price. Wisconsin weather plays a role too, since freeze-thaw and moisture exposure can mean more repair before we coat anything. We walk the property, talk through your goals, and give you a clear written estimate before any work begins.
How long do projects usually take?
It depends on scope, but we always give you a realistic timeline up front instead of a vague promise. A single-room interior repaint moves quickly, while a full exterior with heavy prep takes longer, especially around our short Wisconsin painting season. Cold, rain, and lake-effect humidity can shift a schedule, so we build in honest windows and keep you posted. You will know what is happening each day, and we do not consider a job done until the cleanup and final walkthrough are complete.
Are you bonded, and insured?
Yes. Modern Painters LLC is bonded and insured, and we are happy to send you the certificate before you ever sign anything. We think this should be the baseline for anyone you let onto your property, not a selling point, but homeowners ask, so we say it plainly. Hiring a contractor is a trust decision, and we would rather you feel completely comfortable with who is doing the work and standing behind it before the first brush goes on.
Do you offer a written warranty?
We do. We stand behind our painting with a written workmanship warranty, so the commitment is on paper and not just a handshake. We will walk you through exactly what is covered before the project starts, in plain language, so there are no surprises later. Wisconsin winters are hard on finishes, and we prep with that in mind, but a clear warranty is how we make sure you are protected if something is not right. Ask us and we will lay it all out.
What is the best time of year to paint a house exterior in Wisconsin?
The reliable exterior window here runs roughly from May through October, when temperatures and humidity let paint cure the way it should. Coatings need consistent warmth and dry conditions to bond and form a durable film, and applying them too cold or too damp invites peeling and adhesion problems down the road. Late spring through early fall gives us the steadiest stretch, and we watch the forecast closely for lake-effect humidity and surprise cold snaps. Because that season is short and books up, it helps to plan ahead. If you reach out early, we can get your exterior scheduled in the right conditions rather than rushing it at the edge of the cold.
Can you paint interiors in winter?
Absolutely, and winter is one of the smartest times to do it. While exterior painting waits for warm, dry weather, interior work goes on comfortably year-round in your climate-controlled home. It is a great way to use the long Wisconsin winter productively and have fresh rooms ready before spring. We are careful about ventilation and use low-odor products where it makes sense, and we mask, cover, and protect your floors and furnishings so the space stays livable. Our prep is the same whether it is January or July: clean surfaces, patch and sand, prime where needed, and apply even, durable coats. Booking interiors in the colder months also tends to mean more flexible scheduling.
What areas do you serve?
We serve Waukesha County and Greater Milwaukee. In Waukesha County that includes Waukesha, Brookfield, Pewaukee, Elm Grove, New Berlin, Delafield, and Oconomowoc. Across Greater Milwaukee we work in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood, Mequon, Bay View, and Greenfield. This region's freeze-thaw cycles, lake-effect humidity, and severe storms test a home's paint, and that climate shapes how we prep and what we recommend. If you are nearby and not sure whether you are in our area, just reach out and ask. We are always glad to take a look and point you in the right direction, even if it turns out we are not the right fit.
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