A good paint job is mostly prep, and that is the part most crews rush. MLA paints interiors and exteriors across Corpus Christi and surrounding areas with careful masking, clean lines, and everything cleaned up before we leave.
Anyone can roll paint on a wall. The reason a job looks sharp a year later comes down to what happened before the first coat. Caulking, patching, sanding, and masking are slow, unglamorous work, and skipping them is why a cheap paint job peels and bleeds. On the Coastal Bend, where sun and salt air are hard on an exterior, the prep is what makes the difference.
Juan Martinez has run MLA Contracting since 2013. One HomeAdvisor review sums up how we approach it, on a 1939 cypress building that had weathered a hurricane and needed a lot of careful caulking before a brush ever touched it.
“I was very impressed with the preparation time. This was a 1939 cypress building that weathered Harvey and required ‘a lot’ of caulking. Bid was in the mid range of five bids and well worth the results. I highly recommend them.”
Tom H. · HomeAdvisor, May 2018
Interior or exterior, the work covers more than the coats of paint. Here is what goes into an MLA paint job.
Juan comes out, looks at the surfaces and the condition they are in, and talks through colors and finishes. Estimates take about an hour, seven days a week from 8am to 7pm.
Before any paint goes on, we caulk, patch, sand, and mask. This is the step that decides how the job looks and how long it lasts.
One local crew paints with clean lines and even coats, keeps your home protected as we work, and keeps you updated as it moves.
We walk it with you, touch up anything that needs it, and clean up before we leave so the space is ready to use.
MLA focuses on full projects rather than quick touch-ups, and that minimum keeps the crew on fewer homes at a time so the prep gets the hours it needs. What a paint job lands at comes down to a few things we look at during the estimate.
A real MLA exterior project in the Corpus Christi area. The clean lines on painted columns and railings are the kind of detail the prep pays off in.
“I was very impressed with the preparation time. This was a 1939 cypress building that weathered Harvey and required ‘a lot’ of caulking. Bid was in the mid range of five bids and well worth the results. I highly recommend them.”
“My home was painted in 1 day and it is beautiful! Cleanup was done before they left.”
Painting projects with MLA begin at $5,000, and the price follows how much there is to paint, the condition of the surfaces, and whether it is interior or exterior. Juan comes out, looks at what needs doing, and gives you a firm price in writing so you are not guessing.
Yes. We handle interior walls, ceilings, trim, and doors, and exterior siding, columns, railings, and trim. Exterior work on the coast has to stand up to sun and salt air, so the prep and the paint grade both matter more here.
As much as the surfaces need. Caulking, patching, sanding, and scraping come before any paint, because that is what decides whether the finish looks sharp and holds up. One homeowner singled out the preparation time on a 1939 cypress building that had weathered a hurricane, and that is the standard we work to.
It depends on the size and how much prep is involved. Some jobs move quickly. One homeowner had her whole home painted in a single day with the cleanup done before the crew left. A full exterior with heavy prep takes longer, and we give you a realistic timeline with the estimate.
We mask and cover floors, fixtures, furniture, and landscaping before we start, keep the work area contained, and clean up before we leave. The idea is that the only thing that gets painted is what is supposed to.
Kitchen
New cabinets, granite and natural stone counters, tile backsplashes, and full layout updates that bring a dated kitchen back to life.
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Bathroom
Custom tile showers, walk-ins, garden tubs, and vanities. Our most-requested work, and where the craftsmanship really shows.
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Plumbing
Fast service calls for leaks, drains, and water heaters, plus gas lines, water lines, and slab repairs handled by the same crew.
See plumbing servicesSend a few details and Juan will set up a time to see the space. Estimates are free and done in person across Corpus Christi and surrounding areas.
