ARA Painting & More delivers professional interior and exterior painting throughout Suffolk County, NY. From single rooms to whole-home projects, our team brings 15+ years of Long Island experience, premium materials, and meticulous prep work to every job. Licensed, insured, and backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Our interior painting services cover everything from single rooms to whole-home repaints across Suffolk County. We handle walls, ceilings, trim, cabinetry, doors, and accent features using premium Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams products. Every project starts with thorough surface preparation — patching, sanding, priming, and protecting your furniture and floors. The result is a clean, durable finish that elevates your space and stands up to daily life.
Choosing the right color transforms a room — and choosing the wrong one is an expensive mistake. Our team helps you navigate color selection with confidence, considering your existing décor, natural lighting, room function, and personal style. We work with premium Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams palettes, offer in-home consultations, and can match any existing paint color you want to recreate. The result: a space that feels intentional, cohesive, and unmistakably yours.
ARA Painting & More has been Suffolk County’s trusted painting contractor for over 15 years, delivering interior and exterior painting, drywall, pressure washing, flooring, and finish carpentry to homeowners and businesses across Long Island.
ARA Painting & More is a family-operated painting company serving all of Suffolk County, NY. Owner Antelmo Ramirez brings over 15 years of professional painting and construction experience to every project, from residential interiors to luxury Hamptons exteriors.
Licensed, insured, and backed by 100% customer satisfaction. License #: HI-71777.
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Oakdale is a Town of Islip hamlet along the Connetquot River with housing ranging from historic estate properties around the former Vanderbilt Idle Hour estate (now the former Dowling College campus) to waterfront homes along the Connetquot River and Great South Bay, to postwar colonials and ranches inland. Interior painting work spans premium estate work (plaster skim-coat, lead-safe prep, historic color matching) to standard family-home residential (drywall patch-and-paint, cabinet refresh). We spec Benjamin Moore Aura or Regal Select on walls, Advance on trim. Full interior repaints run 5-8 days on typical Oakdale homes.
Oakdale exteriors face Connetquot River and Great South Bay salt exposure for waterfront homes, with inland colonials facing more modest conditions. Waterfront homes get coastal-rated 100% acrylic systems with full prep. Historic estate properties need prep respecting original materials — hand-scraping, careful feathering, oil-based or hybrid primers before latex. Vinyl and aluminum siding on postwar homes can be refreshed with surface-appropriate finishes. Trim, shutters, soffits, and front doors cycle regularly. Paint life waterfront 6-9 years, inland 7-10. Historic color matching available. Dock railings and boathouses on Connetquot and bayside properties get prep and finish appropriate to marine exposure. Historic estate preservation on former Vanderbilt-area properties often involves architect and designer coordination.
Oakdale sits along the Connetquot River in the Town of Islip, with the former Vanderbilt Idle Hour estate (now the former Dowling College campus) anchoring the eastern end and Great South Bay to the south. The hamlet has a mix of historic estate properties, waterfront homes, and postwar residential blocks. The Connetquot Central School District serves most families.
Yes. Historic properties around the Idle Hour estate area get careful lead-safe prep, period color matching, and premium topcoats respecting original materials.
Yes. Waterfront homes get coastal-rated prep and finish systems. Paint life waterfront 6-9 years with full prep.
Soft wash with mildewcide before paint, finishes with built-in mildewcides. Addresses biological growth on shaded elevations.
Waterfront 6-9 years, inland 7-10. Historic homes with substantial trim may need trim refresh sooner than siding.
Yes. For historic estate restorations we work with architects, interior designers, and historic preservation consultants on palettes and sequencing.
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