Painting and window treatments in Hobart, IN 46342

George Earle dammed the Deep River in 1845 to power his mills, creating Lake George, and platted Hobart in 1849, naming it for his brother. Brickmaking was the town's main 19th-century industry, Hobart became a town in 1889 and a city in 1921, and it had 29,752 residents at the 2020 census.

Older houses near downtown and the lake sit alongside neighborhoods built for the families who worked at the area's mills and plants, and newer subdivisions on the edges. That gives Hobart a wide range of painting work, from careful prep on older homes to updates in newer ones.

Hobart is on Central Time. Exterior work is booked for dry weather, and older houses with paint from before 1978 are scraped with lead-safe containment and cleanup.

Brick that has never been painted is usually best left alone; previously painted brick is recoated with breathable masonry paint so moisture can still escape.