Painters in Port Richmond, Philadelphia — UMAR Painting Co.
UMAR Painting Co. has painted Philadelphia rowhomes for 16 years, and Port Richmond is ten minutes from our Kensington office on Ormes Street. That means same-week estimates in 19134 and 19137, and crews that know what the brick, formstone and iron on these blocks actually need.
The housing stock here is mostly two-story brick and formstone fronts built for the riverfront factories, with tight streets, cornices at the third-floor line and a lot of wrought iron. Most of what goes wrong on these fronts is a prep problem, not a paint problem — old coats left on failing brick, iron painted over rust, and caulk skipped at the sash.
Serving Port Richmond, Olde Richmond, Bridesburg and Wissinoming (19134, 19137, 19125). Free written estimate and no deposit — you pay nothing until the crew is on site and working. Call or text (267) 395-6032.
What we actually paint in Port Richmond
- Formstone fronts along Richmond and Allegheny that need masonry primer and an elastomeric or acrylic masonry finish, not wall paint that sheets off in the first freeze.
- Brick fronts on the numbered streets off Aramingo where old paint has to be scraped and washed back to a sound edge before anything new goes on.
- Iron railings, stoops, window guards and basement grates wire-wheeled to bare metal, spot primed and finished in two coats of DTM enamel.
- Cornice, sash and third-floor trim reached from ladders and staging rather than a lift — which is what keeps the price sane on a street this narrow.
- Interiors in the Polish-parish blocks near St. Adalbert: plaster cracks and ceilings patched and primed before finish coats.
- Rental turnovers and flip interiors between Richmond St and the Delaware, priced per unit and scheduled between tenants or around a settlement date.
- Warehouse, shop and garage interiors along the Delaware Ave corridor: block walls, ceiling decks, safety striping and dock doors.
Recent Philadelphia work from our crews
Services we provide in Port Richmond
- Interior painting — walls, ceilings, trim, doors, stairwells and closets
- Rowhome exteriors — brick, formstone, stucco, cornice, sash and front doors
- Iron and railings — de-rusted to bare metal and finished in DTM enamel
- Plaster and drywall repair — cracks, ceilings and water damage patched, taped and primed
- Cabinet refinishing — sprayed with a hard-cure cabinet enamel
- Rental turnovers and flips — per-unit pricing scheduled around your dates
- Commercial and warehouse — block walls, ceiling decks, offices and dock doors
How a job runs
We walk the property with you, measure it, and send a written estimate that spells out the prep — scraping, masonry primer, iron, caulking — instead of one square-foot number. On the day, floors and fixtures get masked, repairs and priming happen first, then paint. You walk it with the foreman before we pack up, and anything you point out gets corrected before an invoice exists.
There is no deposit at any stage. It stays your money until the work is real.
Port Richmond painting questions
Do you paint in Port Richmond regularly?
Yes. Port Richmond, Olde Richmond and Bridesburg are a steady part of our week, and our office is on Ormes Street in Kensington, so estimates in 19134 and 19137 are usually booked the same week you call.
What does it cost to paint a Port Richmond rowhome front?
Most two-story fronts land between $950 and $1,450. What moves the number is how much of the old coating is failing, whether the cornice and window trim are included, and how much iron there is. Formstone that needs masonry primer costs more than a front that only needs a recoat. You get a written price after we look at it, and nothing is due until the crew is working.
Can you paint formstone?
Yes — carefully. Formstone is porous and holds moisture, so it gets washed, allowed to dry, primed with a masonry conditioner and then finished with a breathable masonry coating. Painting it with ordinary exterior wall paint is the reason so many fronts around here are peeling in sheets.
Do you handle landlord and investor work?
It is a large part of our river wards work: per-unit turnover pricing, walls-ceilings-trim packages for flips, and repeat scheduling for portfolios in 19134, 19137 and 19125. We invoice after the walkthrough, per unit.
Is there really no deposit?
None, on any job. You pay when the work exists and you have walked it with the foreman. That policy is why we keep getting called back in neighborhoods that have been burned by contractors taking money up front.
Our Kensington office
UMAR Painting Co.
2825 Ormes St, Suite 4Q-A, Philadelphia, PA 19134
Phone: (267) 395-6032
Hours: Monday–Saturday 9:00am–7:00pm, closed Sunday
Our Main Line office is at 935 Wynnewood Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19151 — (215) 807-9298.
Nearby areas we serve
Kensington & Fishtown, Harrowgate & Juniata, Northern Liberties, Northeast Philadelphia. See all service areas or browse the photo and video gallery.
Get a free Port Richmond painting estimate
Call or text (267) 395-6032, or send us the details and we will get you a written price. No deposit, no pressure.