Commercial Naperville, IL
Rental turnover painting in Naperville
Walls, ceilings, trim and doors back to the standard color between tenants, with the nail holes patched and the dates coordinated with cleaning and floors.
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- Two to three day unit repaints
- One color standard per building
Quick answer
Rental turnover painting in Naperville is a repaint to your standard color, done in the gap between tenants: a two-bedroom unit typically takes two to three days including patching and doors, and we book it around the cleaning and flooring dates so the unit lists on time. Landlords with several properties get one product spec so every touch-up matches later.
What the job involves
A turnover is a repaint with a deadline
The clock on a turnover is the day the new tenant arrives. We work from your color standard, patch every nail hole and scuff, spot-prime the stains a tenant leaves behind, and put two coats on walls and ceilings and a fresh enamel on doors and trim, in the order that lets the cleaners and the flooring crew work behind us.
Landlords who own more than one Naperville unit get the same product, sheen and color written down, so the next turnover or a mid-lease touch-up matches without a new sample.
Updated September 2026
Types of work on this page
The 3 versions of this job we get asked for
Move-out repaints
The standard turnover: the unit is empty, the walls carry a few years of nail holes, furniture scuffs and the odd crayon, and everything needs to read as new. We patch and sand, prime any stain, and roll two coats of a washable eggshell or satin on walls, flat on ceilings, and enamel on doors and trim. Smoke-stained or heavily marked units get a stain-blocking primer coat first. A one-bedroom is usually done in two days, a three-bedroom in three, and we leave labeled touch-up paint in a closet.
Landlord color standards
A color standard is one wall color, one ceiling white, one trim enamel and one sheen per surface, written down with the brand and code. It means every unit in a building matches, a mid-lease touch-up is invisible, and a new painter can pick it up without a sample. We set one up with you at the first job if you do not have one, usually a warm off-white in a washable eggshell, and keep the spec on file so the next turnover is a phone call, not a walkthrough.
Fast turnarounds
When the gap between tenants is a weekend, the job is sequenced for speed: two painters, a sprayer for ceilings and closets, a fast-dry enamel on doors, and the cleaning crew coming in behind us the same day. Patching still happens, because holes show through a rushed coat, but the drying time is managed so the second coat goes on the same afternoon. Tell us the move-in date when you call and we will say straight out whether it is achievable.
What moves the price
What decides the cost of this job
For planning, Chicago-area guides list interior painting at $2.50 to $5 per square foot of wall and whole-home projects mostly between $981 and $2,897. Those are published market ranges, not our quote.
- Unit size. Priced by bedroom count and ceiling height.
- Condition on move-out. Heavy patching, smoke or pet stains add a primer step.
- Trim and doors. Painting oak trim white the first time is a full enamel job, not a touch-up.
- Color change. A new standard color needs two full coats; like-for-like can sometimes take one.
- Access and hours. Building rules on hours and elevators can add a day.
- Turnaround pressure. A weekend turnaround uses a larger crew.
Local conditions
Rental Turnover Painting around Naperville
Rental units around Naperville are mostly in townhome and condo buildings from the 1980s and 1990s, where the drywall has been patched a few times already and the trim is oak that landlords increasingly want painted white between leases. Chicago-area cost guides also note that building rules such as elevator bookings and weekday-only hours change a turnover's timing, which we plan for in the schedule rather than discover on the day.
What is included
Everything the estimate covers
- Move-out and move-in dates confirmed
- Color standard written with brand and code
- Nail holes and scuffs patched and sanded
- Stains spot-primed with a blocking primer
- Two coats on walls, flat on ceilings
- Enamel on doors, frames and trim
- Closets and utility areas included
- Labeled touch-up paint left in the unit
Step by step
How the job runs from the first call to the last coat
Call with the dates
Move-out, move-in and any flooring or cleaning bookings.
Unit check
A quick walkthrough or photos to gauge patching and stains.
Standard confirmed
Your color spec, or one set up with you.
Patch and prime
Nail holes, scuffs and stains handled first.
Walls, ceilings, trim
Two coats on walls and ceilings, enamel on doors and trim.
Hand-off
Unit photographed, touch-up paint left labeled.
Spec on file
The product list is kept for the next turnover.
Timeline
Turnover timing in Naperville units
A one-bedroom is a two-day job, a two or three-bedroom takes three, and painting oak trim white for the first time adds a day for priming and enamel. Booking the paint before the flooring and cleaning avoids drips on a new floor and a second clean.
Want a real date for rental turnover painting?
Call (630) 389-8505 any hour. Tell us the rooms or the elevation and we will book the walkthrough.
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FAQ
Questions about rental turnover painting in Naperville
Two to three days for most units once the tenant is out. A weekend turnaround is possible for a smaller unit with a larger crew.
Yes. Many turnovers come from managers who send the dates and a key; we send photos and an invoice.
If you have the code, yes. If not, we match it from a wall sample and write the spec down for next time.
Holes and scuffs are part of the job. Doors are painted; adjusting hardware is a small extra if you want it.
Washable eggshell or satin on walls and semi-gloss enamel on trim and doors. Flat hides flaws but does not clean.
Yes, sequenced by room, but it is faster and cleaner if we finish first and the cleaners follow.
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Book rental turnover painting in Naperville
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