Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trim, doors and cabinets — with careful prep, clean lines and dust control.
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The average Farragut home was built in 1991. That puts most of the town at the age where original trim, caulk, siding and decks stop being someone else's problem. Here is what we find, and what it usually costs you to ignore.
1991Average year built
~28,000Residents
35 yrsAge of exterior woodwork
A town of thirty-something houses
Farragut's housing stock has hit a very specific stage of life. The average home in Farragut was built in 1991 according to BestNeighborhood's housing data, which puts the typical house somewhere around thirty-five years old. That is not old. But it is well past the point where anything original on the outside is still doing its job.
Thirty-five years is two or three exterior repaints ago. It is past the service life of the original deck, well past the original garage door and shutters, and right at the age where wood trim, fascia and soffit start to tell you whether previous owners kept up with caulk and paint or let water find its way in. Most of what we do in Farragut is dealing with the consequences of that.
Vinyl siding, and the color problem nobody mentions
Plenty of Farragut homes have vinyl siding, and it can be painted — but not with just any color. Vinyl expands and contracts with heat, and a darker color than the original absorbs more heat and can warp the panels. Paint manufacturers make vinyl-safe color ranges specifically for this. If a contractor tells you that you can put any shade you like on vinyl, that is a reason to keep shopping.
HOA covenants
A good number of Farragut subdivisions run homeowners associations with their own architectural covenants, and several require approval before an exterior color change. Unlike Tellico Village, there is no single town-wide committee — it varies neighborhood by neighborhood. If you are changing color rather than refreshing what is already there, dig out your covenants first. We are happy to work to an approval date once you have one.
Decks and Fort Loudoun Lake
A deck built with the house in the early nineties is at or beyond the end of its life, and the part that fails is rarely the part you can see. Boards go first because they are exposed, but the joists, ledger and post connections underneath are what decide whether the structure is repairable or needs replacing. We look underneath before we quote, because quoting a board swap on a deck with a rotten ledger helps nobody.
Farragut also runs down to Fort Loudoun Lake, and waterfront properties get the same treatment as our Tellico Village work — dock walkways, railings and framing that live in sun and humidity year round.
Call (865) 291-7089 and we will come out, get on a ladder, and tell you what actually needs doing this year and what can wait.
What we do in Farragut
Services for Farragut homeowners
Exterior Painting
Siding, brick, stucco, trim and shutters, prepped and coated to handle East Tennessee weather.
Learn moreDeck & Dock Repairs
Board replacement, joist and framing repair, railing fixes, plus full deck and dock rebuilds.
Learn moreFence Staining
Wood fence cleaning, staining and sealing to bring back color and slow down weathering.
Learn morePressure Washing
Decks, driveways, sidewalks, siding and fences washed clean — on its own or before painting.
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Questions
Farragut — common questions
How often should a Farragut home be repainted?
It depends on the surface and which way it faces, not on a fixed calendar. Exterior wood trim in full southern sun may need attention in five to seven years, while a sheltered elevation can go considerably longer. Given that the average Farragut home dates from 1991, the more useful question is usually whether the caulk and the substrate are still sound — that is what we check first.
Do I need HOA approval to repaint my house in Farragut?
Possibly. Many Farragut subdivisions have homeowners associations with architectural covenants, and some require approval for an exterior color change. It varies by neighborhood — there is no single town-wide committee. Check your covenants before a color change. A like-for-like refresh in your existing colors is usually simpler.
Can you paint vinyl siding?
Yes, with the right product and the right color. Vinyl expands and contracts with heat, and going darker than the original color makes the panels absorb more heat, which can warp them. Paint manufacturers produce vinyl-safe color ranges for exactly this reason, and that is what we work from.
My deck boards look bad. Do I need a whole new deck?
Not necessarily, and the boards are not what determines it. What matters is the framing underneath — the joists, the ledger where the deck attaches to the house, and the post connections. We look underneath before quoting. If the structure is sound, replacing boards and railings is a far smaller job than a rebuild.
Do you work on Fort Loudoun Lake docks?
Yes. Dock walkways, railings and framing repair are regular work for us on both Fort Loudoun and Tellico Lake. Note that work on TVA reservoirs may require a TVA Section 26a permit depending on what is being done.
Want an honest read on your exterior?
Call (865) 291-7089. We will tell you what needs doing now and what can wait a season — free, and with no pressure either way.