Commercial Paintersin Littleton, CO

Old Main Street to Aspen Grove

Littleton is the Arapahoe County seat and one of the older towns in the metro area, and its commercial property shows that range. Historic downtown along Main Street is mostly brick storefronts from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Santa Fe Drive carries Aspen Grove, the open-air center, and the main campus of Arapahoe Community College. South Broadway has Littleton Adventist Hospital and medical offices around it. Light rail serves the city at Littleton/Downtown and Littleton/Mineral stations.

West of the city limits, a large area with Littleton addresses stretches toward Southwest Plaza, Ken Caryl and Columbine, much of it unincorporated Jefferson County. We serve those properties from this page too, since owners and managers there tend to think of them as Littleton.

Repainting historic brick and storefronts

Old brick that's already painted needs a coating that lets water vapor escape, such as a mineral silicate or a breathable masonry acrylic. Seal it in with the wrong product and moisture moving through the wall pushes the paint off from behind, then spalls the brick face in freeze-thaw. Unpainted brick is usually best left alone. Wood storefronts, cornices and window frames need careful scraping and priming, and in a building this old, lead in the lower paint layers is likely enough that testing comes before any sanding.

Downtown buildings may also be subject to historic design review, so check with the city before choosing new colors for a landmark storefront. Our masonry prep and breathable coatings page explains the options in more depth.

Schools, college buildings and public facilities

Institutional buildings have the narrowest windows for painting. Most interior work in schools happens over summer and winter breaks, and campuses that stay open year-round need it phased by wing or floor around classes. Some require badging or background checks for every crew member, which takes lead time. Corridors, stairwells and gyms take hard use, so they get scrubbable, high-durability finishes rather than standard wall paint.

Facility managers can see how these scopes compare by building type on our industries we work in page, and the interior side is covered under painting for schools, offices and clinics.

Retail and medical along Santa Fe and Broadway

Retail on Santa Fe Drive and Broadway ranges from older single-story centers to newer stone and stucco buildings like those at Aspen Grove. Many of these are open seven days a week, so exterior work is sequenced by storefront with early starts. Medical offices near the hospital are usually painted on evenings and weekends, on dates worked out with each practice.

Freeze-thaw, de-icer and water at grade

On older Littleton buildings, the worst damage is usually in the bottom few feet. Snowmelt and de-icing salt splash against walls along sidewalks, soak into masonry and stucco, and freeze overnight, which pops paint and crumbles mortar. Grade that slopes toward the building makes it worse. We look at drainage, downspouts and sealant at the base during the walk and write repairs into the scope, because repainting over wet masonry only resets the clock. For property farther south, see our Highlands Ranch page.