San Francisco Bay Area
House Painters in Berkeley, CA
Brown-shingle houses, Craftsman porches, and a marine layer that still reaches the flats.
Berkeley’s older streets are brown-shingle and Craftsman, with porches, eaves, and window trim that take more time than the body of the house. North Berkeley and the hills keep those details. West Berkeley and the flats are lower, windier, and closer to the bay, so the same wood sees more marine air.
Interiors in these houses are often a mix of plaster and later drywall patches. We fill and sand before paint, and we cut a clean line where original trim meets a wall that has been repaired more than once. Color planning is its own service if you want the sheen and the palette chosen before work starts.
Housing
Brown-shingle and Craftsman houses with porches and eaves, plus stucco cottages and smaller apartment buildings nearer campus and San Pablo Avenue.
Climate
Marine air on the flats, more shade and cooler nights in the hills. North walls under redwoods hold moisture. South walls chalk.
Services in Berkeley
These are the services published on this site. Commercial work is part of professional painting, for offices and other business interiors as well as houses. There is no separate cabinet-painting page — describe cabinets in the estimate if they are part of the job.
Interior Painting & Decorating
Transform your living or commercial spaces with precise, clean interior painting and decorating services.
View serviceExterior Painting
Protect and beautify your property's exterior with durable, weather-resistant painting services.
View serviceDrywall Installations
Professional drywall installation and repair for smooth, paint-ready walls and ceilings.
View servicePaint Project Planning
Get expert color consultation and project planning before a single drop of paint is applied.
View serviceProfessional Painting
High-standard painting services for residential and commercial projects requiring quality craftsmanship.
View serviceWood Flooring Installs
Beautiful hardwood and engineered wood flooring installation for residential and commercial spaces.
View servicePaint Removal
Safe and thorough paint removal to prepare surfaces for a fresh, flawless new finish.
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Neighborhoods and ZIP codes
Neighborhood notes describe the housing we actually run into in Berkeley. The ZIP codes are ones we cover in the city. Berkeley may use additional codes — call if yours is not listed.
Elmwood
Shingle and stucco houses with mature trees and detailed trim.
North Berkeley
Craftsman porches and bungalows on relatively flat streets.
Claremont
Larger hillside houses, shade, and longer eaves.
Thousand Oaks
Hill streets, wood siding, and limited ladder setup.
West Berkeley
Lower blocks nearer the bay, with more wind and industrial neighbors.
Berkeley Hills
Steep approaches and houses shaded for much of the day.
ZIP codes served
- 94702
- 94703
- 94704
- 94705
- 94707
- 94708
- 94709
Why choose Pasion Painting in Berkeley
The same licensed company covers Berkeley. These are facts already published on this site, not local awards or ratings.
- CSLB license #1157082, classification C-33 — Painting and Decorating.
- Licensed as a California corporation. You can look the number up with the Contractors State License Board.
- Free, no-obligation estimates. Call (707) 492-6819 or use the quote form.
- Owner-operated. Founded by Felipe Pasion.
- Residential and commercial painting and finishing, including the seven services linked above.
Related work
Photos below are projects already on this site. The location in each caption is the location on the project, which may be Berkeley or another community we serve.
Living Room & Kitchen Remodel
Bay Area, CA
Exterior Wood Siding Restoration
Rodeo, CA
Popular colors this year
A few Benjamin Moore Color Trends 2026 shades that suit Berkeley housing and light. Swatches are approximate. See the full palette.
Questions about painting in Berkeley
Can you repaint brown-shingle siding without burying the texture?
We prep and coat shingle so the profile stays visible. Heavy buildup at the laps is scraped back first. The Rodeo wood-siding project in the portfolio is a different house, but the order is the one we use on older Bay Area wood: remove what is failing, prime bare wood, then finish coats.
Do Craftsman porches get painted with the body of the house?
Exterior painting includes trim, fascia, and accent work. On a Berkeley Craftsman the porch ceiling, columns, and rail are usually a separate color from the body. We include that in the scope when we look at the house.
Is the campus area mostly interior work?
A lot of it is. Shared houses and smaller buildings near campus are interior repaints and drywall repairs more often than full exteriors. We still paint exteriors there when the siding needs it. Estimates are free either way.
How do redwood shade and bay wind change the schedule?
Shade in the hills slows drying and hides mildew until you are close to the wall. Wind on the flats blows overspray and dust. We plan the day around the elevation we are actually painting.
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