
Professional Painters in Waxhaw, NC
Delivering clean worksites, meticulous preparation, and durable finishes to property owners in Waxhaw.
Serving Homeowners & Businesses in Waxhaw
Waxhaw is in Union County, roughly a half hour south of uptown, and it splits neatly into two kinds of painting work. There is the older center of town, with renovated cottages, ranches, and craftsman homes on smaller lots, and then there are the large master planned communities out along the Cuthbertson Road corridor. Brushworks Painting works both. Millbridge, Cureton, and Lawson are the ones most people name, and between them they account for a great deal of the newer housing in the area.
Union County platted land more generously than Mecklenburg did, which is why Waxhaw is where you find half acre lots inside master planned neighborhoods and one to two acre lots in the custom enclaves like Skyecroft and Chatelaine. Practically, bigger lots mean more exterior surface, longer fence runs, and more deck than a comparable house closer in. Newer construction here also means newer wood, and new pressure treated decking usually needs to weather before it will take stain properly. We would rather tell you to wait a few months than sell you a stain job that will not hold.
Need Painters in Waxhaw?
Get in touch with Austin and the Brushworks Painting team today. We provide upfront, transparent, written estimates for all residential and commercial projects in Waxhaw, NC.
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Professional Services in Waxhaw
Interior and exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, and staining for homes across Waxhaw. Austin quotes and runs every one of them himself.

Interior Painting
Crisp cut lines, furniture and floors properly covered, and your house put back together every evening before we leave.

Exterior Painting
Washed, scraped, and caulked before a drop of paint goes on, because prep is what decides how long an exterior lasts here.

Cabinet Painting
Doors sprayed off site in a controlled setting, boxes finished in place, and a kitchen you can still use most of the week.

Deck & Fence Staining
Cleaned, brightened, and sanded before staining, with the stain worked into the grain rather than laid on top of it.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Tell us about your project and Austin will walk you through options, timelines, and colors. No pressure, and no obligation attached to it.

Premium Painting Services in the Waxhaw
Austin grew up watching his dad run his own company, and that planted the idea that he would build something of his own one day. He came into painting through the sales side, learned the trade end to end, and kept noticing the same thing: the whole industry felt rigid and joyless. He and his wife Dakotah moved to Charlotte, fell for the city, and decided this was where they wanted to put down roots and build something that lasts. Their faith is the foundation of how they run it, and in practice that means honesty about what your home actually needs, care taken with it, and a real interest in the people who live there.
Our Step by Step Process
We believe that a beautiful, durable paint job is the result of careful organization and disciplined prep work. Here is how every project runs, start to finish.
Free Estimate
We provide a detailed, itemized on site quote with transparent pricing and zero hidden fees.
Color Consultation
We help you select the perfect colors, finishes, and premium brands (Sherwin-Williams).
Prep & Prime
We protect all furnishings and spend hours washing, scraping, sanding, patching, and priming.
Professional Painting
Our skilled crew applies two coats of premium weatherproof or interior paint for an even, lasting finish.
Final Walkthrough
Austin conducts a thorough final inspection with you to ensure our high standards are met before we leave.
Recent Projects
Real houses around the Greater Charlotte Area and surrounding communities, photographed before and after. Drag the handle across a card to see the change.


Sage Green Ranch Taken to Deep Navy
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Tan Colonial Turned Crisp White
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Red Brick Painted Crisp White
Drag the handle to compareReady to Get Started in Waxhaw?
Tell us about the project and Austin will come out to your Waxhaw home, look at the actual surfaces, and send a written estimate. Free, and nothing is owed either way.
- A written, itemized scope before anything starts, so the quote is the price.
- Every project carries our 100% workmanship warranty.
- Austin walks the property and writes the quote himself.
Waxhaw Painting FAQs
No. Waxhaw is one of the areas we actively work in rather than somewhere we occasionally travel to, and there is no trip charge on the estimate or the job. Call (980) 224-2995 and we will get you on the schedule the same as anywhere else we serve.
Usually not yet, and this is the most common mistake we see on new construction out here. Fresh pressure treated lumber is generally too wet and too mill glazed to absorb stain, and depending on when it went in that can mean waiting a few months. Staining it early wastes good product and the finish fails sooner. We check moisture content rather than guessing from the install date.
The master planned communities here do run real architectural review, and it is worth starting early. We will put the exact manufacturer, product line, color name, and sheen in writing along with our details so you can submit a complete packet, which is usually what determines whether it goes through first time. Expect 30 to 45 days, and get it moving before you want the work done. We will hold your place on the calendar while it is in review.
Yes, in a couple of ways worth knowing. Long runs get sprayed for coverage and then back brushed, because spraying alone lays stain on the surface rather than into the grain, and the back brushing is what decides whether it lasts two seasons or five. We also cover plantings and any siding along the fence line before we start, and on a boundary fence it is worth a conversation with the neighbor about which side is being done.
Worth flagging at the estimate rather than on the morning we arrive. Washing an exterior uses a fair amount of water, and on some wells that means pacing the work differently or splitting it across days. It is a scheduling question, not an obstacle, but we would rather plan for it than find out halfway through.
It does. Unshaded walls, especially the west facing ones, take the full summer UV and are usually the first to chalk and fade, so it is normal for one elevation to need attention before the others. It also affects how we work in summer: a surface above about ninety degrees causes the coating to flash off too fast, which shows up as lap marks and poor adhesion. On open lots we follow the shade around the house through the day.
Brushworks Painting provides interior and exterior painting across the whole of Waxhaw, NC, including Millbridge, Cureton, Lawson, Skyecroft, Chatelaine, Downtown Waxhaw, and the surrounding streets. Contact us to schedule an estimate.
We handle interior painting, exterior painting, cabinet painting, deck & fence staining for both homeowners and commercial property owners across Waxhaw, NC. When a project spans several of those, you still get one crew and one point of contact for all of it.
