Hand-troweled plaster wall lit by low raking sunlight

Considered Finishes. Clean Execution.

Interior and exterior painting and specialty plaster work built on proper preparation, skilled hands, and straightforward communication.

Our Commitment

Finishes Done Properly the First Time

Preparation is roughly eighty percent of the job. Sanding, patching, caulking, priming, and protecting everything that isn't getting coated is what separates a finish that holds from one that fails by the second season.

We match the finish to how the room is actually used and lit. A south-facing plaster wall, a kitchen that gets scrubbed weekly, and a hallway with kids in it are three different specifications, not one.

Detail of a limewash plaster wall meeting painted baseboard trim

Services

What We Do

Three lines of work, all of them dependent on the same standard of preparation.

Craftsman troweling a specialty plaster finish onto a wall

Specialty Plaster & Wall Finishes

Venetian plaster, limewash, Roman clay, microcement, and Tadelakt. Hand-applied finishes with depth and movement that paint can't reproduce. Sample boards prepared before any wall is touched.

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Interior room masked and prepared for painting with drop cloths and taped trim

Interior & Exterior Painting

Full repaints, accent walls, trim, cabinetry, doors, ceilings, stucco and siding. Proper surface prep, quality coatings, and clean lines at every edge.

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Taping knife skim coating a drywall surface smooth

Drywall, Texture & Repair

Patching, skim coating, texture matching, and Level 5 smooth walls. The substrate work that determines whether the finish coat looks right.

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Our Process

How a Project Runs

  1. 01

    Walkthrough

    We look at the space, the light, and the existing substrate, and talk through what you're after.

  2. 02

    Samples & Scope

    Sample boards for specialty finishes and a written scope so the product, sheen, and coverage are agreed before work starts.

  3. 03

    Preparation

    Masking, protection, repair, and priming. This is where most of the labor goes and where most jobs are won or lost.

  4. 04

    Application & Walkthrough

    Application, cure time, then a walkthrough in daylight with a punch list closed out before we leave.

Why Us

Why Choose EMTX Paint & Plaster

Prep Is the Job

Coverage without preparation fails within a year. We budget for the prep the work actually requires rather than the prep that makes a bid look cheap.

Real Plaster, Real Samples

Specialty finishes are approved on physical sample boards in your own light before we commit to a wall.

Clear Scope & Pricing

Product, sheen, number of coats, and what's excluded, in writing, before anyone shows up.

Clean Sites, Clean Edges

Floors covered, fixtures protected, edges cut by hand, and the space left usable at the end of each day.

Client Experiences

What Clients Say

They spent two days on prep before a drop of paint went up. A year later the trim lines are still sharp.

Dana R., Travis Heights

We looked at four limewash samples in our own living room light before choosing. No guessing.

Marcos L., Westlake

The written scope matched the invoice exactly, and the site was clean every evening.

Kirsten A., Mueller

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Have a Wall in Mind?

Tell us the room, the light, and the finish you're considering. We'll tell you what it takes.

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Austin and surrounding Central Texas