Areas We Serve & Services
One county, eleven very different towns — plus San Francisco. Each has its own weather, its own housing stock, and its own way paint fails.
Services
Interior painting
Walls, ceilings, and trim — one room to a whole house, with patching, sanding, and clean edges.
Exterior painting
Siding, stucco, and trim — scraped, primed, and caulked before the paint goes on.
Cabinet painting
Doors and boxes sanded, primed, and sprayed for a smooth, hard finish.
Commercial painting
Offices, rentals, and small commercial spaces, scheduled around tenants and business hours.
Prep, patching & drywall repair
Cracks, holes, and texture repair done before the paint — the step that decides how the finish looks.
Pressure washing
Driveways, walkways, siding, and decks cleaned before painting — or as a standalone refresh.
Deck & fence staining
Decks and fences cleaned, prepped, and stained to stand up to sun and rain.
Prices are planned in the cost estimator on the home page. The right paint system depends on your town's sun, shade, and salt air — ask at the estimate visit.
The towns we serve
We work across Marin County from our San Anselmo base. If your town is not listed, ask us — neighbouring towns are often workable.
San Anselmo
Homes: Older Craftsman and bungalow houses on flat valley-floor streets, rising to hillside homes on the edges, with a creek running through town.
How we paint here: Valley-floor homes paint straightforwardly; hillside edges need ladder and access planning. Damp winters mean prep and primer choice matter — paint over a damp, unprimed surface peels within a season.
San Rafael
Homes: The county's biggest town — 1950s–1970s ranch and tract houses on the valley floor, and steeper, wooded hillside homes above downtown and in Terra Linda and Lucas Valley.
How we paint here: Many San Rafael exteriors are repaints of sun-baked siding — the prep is mostly scraping and priming. Interiors are often whole-house refreshes before a sale.
Fairfax
Homes: A wooded valley town of older cottages, with creek-side lots, deep shade, and damp ground.
How we paint here: Shade and moisture are the design problem: mildew-resistant paint systems and thorough prep earn their keep here, and exteriors need time to dry between coats.
Ross
Homes: Large older homes on wooded lots, many with tall ceilings, detailed trim, and extensive woodwork.
How we paint here: Big interiors with fine trim — the work is in the detail: crisp lines, careful masking, and paint that levels smoothly on old wood.
Kentfield
Homes: Hillside homes under redwoods, with deep shade and damp ground for much of the year.
How we paint here: Like Fairfax, shade and moisture rule: exteriors need mildew-resistant systems and dry-weather scheduling, and interiors often need the same attention to damp-prone walls.
Larkspur
Homes: Older homes on hillsides above a small downtown, many with redwood shade and narrow driveways.
How we paint here: Access is the constraint on most jobs — staging and ladders planned around tight streets. Shaded lots get the same moisture-aware prep as Kentfield.
Corte Madera
Homes: A mix — flat lots near the bay and the freeway, and steep lots up in the hills.
How we paint here: Near the bay, ground moisture shapes primer and paint choice. On the hills, it is a standard hillside exterior with tight street access.
Mill Valley
Homes: Steep, wooded hillsides under redwoods, with deep shade, fog, and narrow winding streets.
How we paint here: The dampest painting conditions in Marin. Exteriors need full prep, mildew-resistant paint, and dry windows between coats — rushed fog-season work peels. Access planning is essential.
Novato
Homes: The sunniest end of Marin — larger lots, many in newer subdivisions, and open, dry ground.
How we paint here: Sun and UV are the enemy, not damp: exteriors need UV-resistant paint and solid primer on sun-baked south and west faces. Interiors are often straightforward whole-house jobs.
Sausalito
Homes: Steep, wind-exposed hillsides above the bay, with small lots, big views, and salt air.
How we paint here: Salt air is hard on coatings and hardware — exteriors need paint rated for marine exposure and thorough prep of any chalked or salt-damaged surface. Steep lots need careful staging.
Tiburon
Homes: A peninsula with windy, salt-air exposure, hillside sites, and larger custom homes.
How we paint here: Like Sausalito, marine-rated paint systems and solid prep. Tiburon homes tend to be larger, so exteriors are often multi-week jobs scheduled around the wind.
San Francisco
Work: Giesen Painting also paints in San Francisco, including work for The Presidio Trust — the historic former military post turned national park site.
How we paint here: Presidio and San Francisco work means fog, wind, and older buildings with layered paint history — the same prep-first approach, scheduled around the city's weather windows.
Request an estimate or call (415) 305-6736.