House Painters in Bedford Park, Toronto
Bedford Park-Nortown is neighbourhood 39 on the City of Toronto's map. It runs west to Bathurst Street, north to Highway 401, south to Hillhurst Boulevard, and zigzags along Yonge Street and Avenue Road on its east side. The name comes from the Bedford Park Hotel, which opened in 1873 at Yonge Street and Fairlawn Avenue. Toronto annexed the area in 1912.
The two halves grew up differently, and they paint differently. Bedford Park proper, east of Avenue Road and north of Lawrence Avenue, went up between 1890 and 1940 as mid-sized detached and semi-detached houses. Many originals still stand and have been renovated hard. Others came down and were replaced with larger modern homes. The western half, Ledbury Park, was farmland. Lots went on sale in 1918, but most of it was not built out until after the Second World War, when it filled with small post-war bungalows. From the 1990s onward, many of those bungalows were demolished and much larger structures went up in their place.
The street names carry the history. Marmion, Deloraine, Melrose and Falkirk were named after the works of Sir Walter Scott. Melrose Realty subdivided the St. Germain property in 1922 and sold it as Melrose Park. Old Orchard Grove recalls its apple orchard. We work those streets, plus Glencairn Avenue, Fairlawn Avenue and Ridley Boulevard, around Ledbury Park.
What Painting a Bedford Park Home Involves
One block here can hold a surviving 1950s bungalow and a recent custom rebuild side by side. They do not take the same prep, primer or number of coats.
The 2016 census counted 9,052 private dwellings in Bedford Park-Nortown. Thirty-four percent were built before 1960 and another 38% went up in 1991 or later. That is the split in one line. An older house has settled, been added to and been repainted many times, so it wants patching, sanding and spot-priming before colour. A newer rebuild is flatter, but the trim runs are longer and a poor cut line has nowhere to hide.
We check what a wall actually is before we quote it. Plaster and drywall do not patch, sand or prime the same way. On the older stock we look first at the corners and above the door heads, where hairline cracking shows. The census flagged 465 dwellings here, about 5%, as needing major repairs, under the 7% city rate. Most of what we find is cosmetic, and it still telegraphs through a finish coat.
Outside, the lots are generous and the mature trees keep the north and east walls damp longer. That is where mildew turns up first, and where we wash, scrape and spot-prime hardest. Highway 401 is the northern boundary, and the Ridley Boulevard end sits about 150 metres from the collector lanes, while Glencairn Avenue at the south end is roughly 2.5 km away.
Last, the calendar. Toronto's freeze-thaw is hard on exposed wood and paint needs a dry stretch to cure, so we book most exterior work between late April and mid-October. See our interior painting and exterior painting.
Residential and Commercial Painting in Bedford Park
Most of our Bedford Park work is houses. Fifty-six percent of the dwellings are single-detached and 76.7% are ground-related. Seventy percent of households own rather than rent, so most jobs are a whole-house repaint rather than a turnover. Children under 15 are 19.7% of the population against 14.6% across Toronto, so these are family homes being worked around. Low-odour paint, rooms in order, house handed back liveable each day.
Renovation work is constant, because the two eras keep meeting. A rear addition, a kitchen opened up, a basement finished. That needs a City of Toronto building permit and a different trade. We come in after. It leaves seams everywhere: new drywall against original walls, fresh trim against old. We skim those joints flat and prime them so the line does not come through.
It is not all houses. Fifteen percent of the dwellings are apartments under five storeys, another 23% are apartments of five storeys or more, and 1,175 occupied dwellings are condos. The towers cluster along Bathurst Street and around Avenue Road and Wilson Avenue: 3636 Bathurst Street at 19 storeys, 268 and 271 Ridley Boulevard at 17 and 14, and 2200 Avenue Road at 16. We paint owned units in buildings like those. Every building sets its own terms on access, hours and elevator booking, so tell us what your board requires and we schedule around it.
The Painting Services We Offer in Bedford Park
These are the jobs we handle on a Bedford Park home, most on the same visit.
Interior painting
Walls, ceilings, trim, doors and closets, in low-odour paint.
Exterior painting
Siding, fascia, soffits, trim and brick, washed and primed first.
Cabinet painting
Doors off, degreased, sanded and sprayed. No brush marks. See cabinet painting.
Drywall and plaster repair
Cracks, holes, and the seams where an addition meets the original walls. See drywall and plaster repair.
Deck and fence staining
The wood on these generous lots greys out fast. See deck and fence staining.
Wallpaper removal
Scored, steamed, stripped and skimmed smooth.
Ceiling painting
Water stains sealed first so they do not bleed through.
Trim, doors and railings
Baseboards, casings, stair walls and railings.
Power washing
Dirt, chalk and mildew off before any exterior coat goes on.
Great customer service, job done professionally, very happy with the result, definitely recommend.
Why choose us
Why Bedford Park Homeowners Choose Co Painting
Two build eras, one crew
Thirty-four percent of the dwellings here predate 1960 and 38% went up in 1991 or later. We prep and price a post-war bungalow and a recent rebuild as the different jobs they are.
Prep decides the finish
We wash, patch, sand and prime before colour, and we check whether a wall is plaster or drywall before we quote it. The two do not behave the same way.
We know which end you are on
Ridley Boulevard sits about 150 metres off the 401 collectors. Glencairn Avenue is about 2.5 km from it. Knowing that before we arrive is how the schedule holds.
The price is in writing and the work is backed
We look at the actual house and put the estimate in writing before we start. Insured and licensed in Ontario, rated 4.9 across 75 Google reviews, with a three-year warranty and up to 12 years on cabinets. If our work fails in that window, we come back.
Detailed Written Estimates in Bedford Park
Our shop is at 25 St Dennis Drive, east of the neighbourhood. To the Fairlawn Avenue end it is 10.1 km, about 17 minutes, out on Don Mills Road, Eglinton Avenue East, Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East. To Ridley Boulevard it is 15.6 km, about 16 minutes, up the Don Valley Parkway and across the 401 collectors. To Glencairn Avenue it is 9.1 km.
The walkthrough is the point. A bungalow off Old Orchard Grove and a rebuild near Ridley Boulevard can be a street apart and still be two different quotes. We come to you, see the walls, and put the number in writing.
Co Painting, 25 St Dennis Drive, Toronto, ON M3C 1E6. Call (416) 319-8444.
FAQ
Bedford Park Painting Questions, Answered
Do you actually paint in Bedford Park, or just nearby?
We paint in Bedford Park. From 25 St Dennis Drive it is 10.1 km to the Fairlawn Avenue end, about 17 minutes, and 15.6 km to Ridley Boulevard, about 16 minutes. We come to you.
My house is a 1950s bungalow near Ledbury Park. Does that change the prep?
Yes. Most of the western half of this neighbourhood was built after the Second World War, and a surviving bungalow has settled, been added to and been repainted many times. That means patching, sanding and spot-priming before colour. A 2010s rebuild next door is a different job.
Is Bedford Park a heritage conservation district? Does that limit my colours?
No. Bedford Park, Nortown, Ledbury Park and Lawrence Park do not appear on the City of Toronto's list of designated Heritage Conservation Districts, or among the districts in development or under appeal. A Lawrence Park West heritage study ran in 2016, but its area sits east of Yonge Street.
We just added on at the back. Can you make new drywall match the old walls?
Yes, and it is a common job here. Where fresh drywall meets the original walls the joint telegraphs through the paint if you just roll over it. We skim those seams flat and prime them.
Do you paint apartments and condo units on Bathurst Street or Ridley Boulevard?
Yes. About 23% of the dwellings in Bedford Park-Nortown are apartments of five storeys or more, and the towers sit along Bathurst Street and around Avenue Road and Wilson Avenue. Every building sets its own rules on access and hours, so tell us what your board requires and we work to it.
When is the best time for exterior painting in Bedford Park?
Spring through fall, roughly late April to mid-October. Paint needs a dry, mild stretch to cure and Toronto only gives you so many of those. The exterior calendar fills early, so call ahead.
Our place is near the 401 on Ridley Boulevard. Does that change the job?
It changes the site more than the paint. Highway 401 forms the northern boundary, and the Ridley Boulevard end sits about 150 metres from the collector lanes, while Glencairn Avenue is about 2.5 km away. We wash, scrape and spot-prime every exterior before coating regardless.
Can you repaint my kitchen cabinets instead of replacing them?
Yes, and most people are surprised how close it comes to new. We take the doors off and spray them, so there are no brush lines. Cabinet work carries a warranty of up to 12 years.
Are you insured, and how do I get a price?
Fully insured and licensed in Ontario, and we can show you the paperwork before we start. We come out to your Bedford Park home and give you a detailed written estimate.
See the Other Areas We Serve
Co Painting serves Bedford Park and the neighbourhoods around it: Bathurst Manor across Bathurst Street, York Mills and Willowdale, Bayview Village, and the rest of North York.