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About · since 1994

Thirty years on Charleston ladders.

DeShawn Gadsden’s father started painting houses on the peninsula in 1994. DeShawn runs the company now, with most of the same rules.

Haint Blue / The company
Bright blue shutters and flower boxes along a narrow sidewalk
A man in glasses and a plaid shirt holding a yellow hard hat
Haint BlueFounded 1994Fourteen painters, all on payrollEPA Lead-Safe Certified FirmSC Residential Specialty Contractor

The rules

  • Prep is the job. Paint is the finish.
  • Name the product on the estimate.
  • Lead-safe on every old house, watched or not.
  • Clean up every day like the owner is home, because they usually are.

Why we stay small

Fourteen painters is enough to keep three crews busy and a Gadsden on every job site. It’s not enough to need a sales team, which is why the person who gives you the estimate is the person who runs your job.

Read on.

CrewThe crewFourteen painters.ReviewsReviewsFrom neighbors.AreaWhere we paintCharleston and close by.
A horse carriage passing pastel houses under oaks in Charleston
A yellow Charleston house with a white entry and balcony
A yellow house with a white columned doorway and green gate
A wood front door with a fanlight

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A Yeti Trades Co. portfolio site

The painting contractor’s site, built in seven days.

Sixteen pages: a Charleston color library, lead-safe practices for pre-1978 houses, the city’s BAR color-change process, and prep written so a homeowner can compare three bids.

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