Bungalows, foursquares, postwar brick ranches and brand-new rowhomes, often on the same mile of street.
Painter Hotline paints houses in Denver, Denver County (the city and county are one government). 57.4% of homes there predate 1980, so every scope starts with the year built. Free estimates: 720-208-5645.
Denver built in brick for most of its history, so a large share of the houses you see are masonry with painted wood trim, porches and soffits. Painting brick that has never been painted is effectively permanent, and it needs a breathable masonry coating rather than house paint. Most Denver exteriors we price are really trim, porch and window jobs wrapped around brick.
More than a third of Denver homes were built before 1960. Porch ceilings, window sashes and stair trim in those houses commonly carry several generations of coatings, and the bottom layers are the ones most likely to contain lead. Scraping them is controlled work, not a quick pass with a heat gun.
Many older neighborhoods have detached garages on the alley, five-foot side setbacks and no driveway. Ladders, drop cloths, containment and a place to park the trailer get planned before the first day, and neighbors get a heads-up when a side yard is shared.
Stapleton-era Central Park, Green Valley Ranch and the infill rowhomes around the light rail are mostly fiber cement and engineered trim on their first or second repaint. There the work is caulk replacement, sun-faded south and west walls, and following any community color rules.
Planning a Denver-only project and want neighborhood-level detail? Our Denver site, Denver Paint Contractors, covers the city on its own.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates, table B25034.
| Built | Denver | Denver | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 17.2% | 17.2% | 7.1% |
| 1940s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 2.3% |
| 1950s | 13% | 13% | 6.9% |
| 1960s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 7.8% |
| 1970s | 12% | 12% | 16.5% |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 13.5% |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 15.2% |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 16.7% |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 12.2% |
| 2020 or later | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Before 1980, total | 57.4% | 57.4% | 40.6% |
Denver has about 352,593 homes, and an estimated 57.4% of them predate 1980, far above Colorado's 40.6%. The years before 1940 added the most (17.2%); 28.7% are from 2000 on.
| County | Denver County (the city and county are one government) |
|---|---|
| ZIP codes | 80202 through 80239, plus 80246 and 80249 |
| Neighborhoods | Berkeley, Sunnyside, Washington Park, Platt Park, Park Hill, Five Points, Baker, Sloan's Lake and Central Park |
We paint the wood on them every week: trim, porches, eaves and windows. Painting the brick itself is a bigger decision because it cannot really be undone. If the brick is already painted, we clean, repair failing areas and recoat with a breathable masonry product. If it has never been painted, we talk through limewash, stain or leaving it alone before we quote paint.
Yes. We plan staging, parking and access before the start date, and we fold the garage into the same mobilization if you want it painted too.
By the Census count, 57.4% of homes in Denver predate 1980, and any of those could hide lead paint (banned for homes in 1978). Tell us your year built.
Inside Denver itself, our Denver crews work under Denver Paint Contractors, with city-by-city pages for the whole metro.
