Short answer
HOA painting in Naperville follows the association's approved color scheme and a set building order, so the board signs off on colors and schedule before any ladders go up. We paint one building or a whole community, and each owner gets notice before work reaches their unit.
How a community repaint differs from a single house
An association job has many owners but one decision maker. The board or its manager approves colors, products and the building order, and we work from that written plan rather than unit-by-unit requests.
That keeps the community consistent. Each building gets the same prep, sheens and trim details, so a row painted this year matches the one finished the season before.
Pricing an association painting project
No published planning range fits association work well, since building count, packages and access vary so much, so the number comes from walking the property with the board.
What moves the price
- Number of buildings and units
- Full repaint versus a trim or door package
- Wood repair found during prep
- Access around patios, decks and landscaping
- Number of colors in the approved scheme
Building-by-building schedules
Large communities are painted one building at a time in an order the board approves, usually starting with the buildings in the worst shape. Each building runs through washing, scraping, caulk, primer and paint before we move on, so no row sits half finished for weeks. Residents get written notice a few days before we reach them, with dates for keeping windows shut, moving cars and bringing in patio furniture. If weather pushes a building back, the whole schedule shifts, and the updated dates go straight to the manager.
Approved color schemes
Most associations keep a written palette with set body, trim, door and shutter colors, sometimes with a few schemes that rotate along a street. We paint to that list exactly, matching by product and color code rather than by eye. If a scheme is being refreshed, large sample boards can go up on a building so the board sees the colors in real daylight before voting. Owners who want a different door color still need association approval, explained in our HOA color approval guide, and we wait for it in writing.
Garage door and trim packages
Some associations repaint everything at once, while others run smaller packages between full cycles, such as all garage doors, all front doors or trim only. Garage doors in a row are the most visible part of a townhome community, so they are cleaned, scuffed and painted to match exactly, jambs and surrounding trim included. Trim packages cover fascia, window and door casing and any rotted pieces flagged for repair. A package disrupts residents far less than a full repaint and keeps the buildings looking consistent until the next big cycle.
What an HOA painting contract includes
Unless the board sets a different scope, each building gets:
- Resident notices with dates and instructions
- Washing and scraping before any coating
- Caulking gaps at trim, windows and doors
- Spot priming bare wood and repairs
- Colors matched to the approved scheme by code
- A punch list walked with the manager
Associations across Naperville, and the townhomes on Rickert Drive
Associations have shaped Naperville for decades. The city's homeowners confederation, founded with a 1979 charter, grew past 100 member HOAs by the mid-1990s and finally dissolved in May 2024. In West Wind, where Homes.com counts 532 homes with a median year built of 1993, townhomes along Rickert Drive sit beside mostly single-family streets. A community of that age has likely been through more than one exterior paint cycle, which is when matching the original scheme exactly starts to matter.
From board approval to the last building
- Walk the community. Buildings, repairs and access noted with the board or manager.
- Approve the plan. Colors, products, building order and resident notices agreed in writing.
- Notify residents. Each owner gets dates and simple instructions before we arrive.
- Paint building by building. Wash, scrape, caulk, prime and paint, one building complete at a time.
- Sign off. The board or manager walks each finished building with us.
How long each building is affected
A typical townhome building takes a few days from wash to final coat, weather allowing. Residents only need to keep windows shut and patios clear while we are on their building.
Exterior lines that suit association schemes
Association schemes are often written around Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore colors, and we also work with PPG Paints and Valspar where a scheme specifies them.
- Sherwin-Williams
- Benjamin Moore
- PPG Paints
- Behr
- Valspar
- Cabot
- Sikkens
- Olympic
- Zinsser
- Kilz
- Romabio
- Ready Seal
Jobs that often go with this one
Exterior House Painting
Scrape, caulk, prime, two coats
Garage Door Painting
Steel and wood doors
Exterior Trim, Soffit & Fascia Painting
Trim, fascia, soffits, shutters
Color Consultation
Big samples on your own walls