Primer and first coats
On completion of drywall, we spray and backroll the primer, then put 2 coats of paint on ceilings and 1 coat on walls. We save the final coat on walls for the end of the project. This saves on touch-ups.
Builders & Contractors
Serving Homeowners & Contractors
Ember paints new custom homes and commercial spaces for builders and contractors across North Idaho and Eastern Washington, with the same clean, steady, professional crew homeowners trust inside their own homes.



Why Builders Call Ember
Andrea LaPlante hired a general contractor for her rental renovation, and told them she wanted to pick her own painter. She picked Ember: “It’s hard to find somebody who will show up every day.”
On the Job
New construction, start to finish: masking, spraying, staining and the details that make a new home feel finished.

How We Paint a New Home
On completion of drywall, we spray and backroll the primer, then put 2 coats of paint on ceilings and 1 coat on walls. We save the final coat on walls for the end of the project. This saves on touch-ups.
Once trim is installed, we spackle and sand nail holes, caulk the trim in, mask surfaces, and spray 2 coats of paint on trim.
Once floors are installed, we offer premium floor coverings for the rest of the project.
As late in the project as possible, we apply the final coat of paint to walls and do any touch-ups. Punch list items are tackled as needed.
Questions
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Yes. We paint new custom and stick-built homes for builders and contractors, and commercial spaces too. Email plans or schedules to ryan@paintwithember.com, or tell us about the project in the estimate request.
Yes. Ember Painting Co. is licensed and insured, with licenses in Idaho (RCE-52518) and Washington (EMBERP*743CL).
Yes. We back all of our work with a 4-year warranty.
Yes. Along with homes, we paint commercial spaces, and during exterior season we also do epoxy floors and concrete finishes. Tell us about the space in the estimate request.
North Idaho and Eastern Washington: Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Hayden Lake, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake and the communities around them. We also paint in Athol, Spirit Lake and Harrison and around the lake. Sandpoint, Kellogg and the Silver Valley are for larger projects, and areas north and south of Spokane are case by case.
Free Estimate
Email plans or schedules to ryan@paintwithember.com, or tell us about the build and your timeline here. Ryan will follow up to walk the job, and your estimate usually comes back in a day or two.