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Hutchinson Island, Martin County

Commercial painting in Hutchinson Island

On Martin County's part of Hutchinson Island, the ocean is on one side and the Indian River Lagoon on the other. County regulations hold habitable buildings to four stories, so the oceanfront is mostly mid-rise condos and resorts, and their walls and rails take salt-laden wind all year.

Height keeps the access simpler than on a tower: lifts, scaffold and short swing stages reach most of these buildings. Salt does the damage. Rail bases, balcony edges and the ocean faces show rust and coating failure first, and those findings drive the scope.

Sea turtles nest on Martin County's beaches from March 1 through October 31, and the county asks businesses to keep lights from shining onto the beach. Night work with lights on an ocean elevation is planned around that, and daytime staging stays off the sand.

Island condos of three or more stories fall under Florida's milestone inspection and reserve study rules. Boards often line up a repaint with those reports. The island is unincorporated on Martin's side, so county rules and permits apply.

Sources: Martin County: sea turtle nesting season · Florida Statutes 553.899 (2026): milestone inspections · Martin County: Do I need a building permit?

Who reviews the work in Hutchinson Island

Martin County Building Department and Growth Management

Painting is on the county's list of typical work that needs no permit, but concrete and stucco repair found during prep can need one. The four-story height limit is in LDR Sec. 3.14.

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General information, not legal advice. Whether a repaint needs a permit or color approval depends on the building and the change; we confirm it with the issuing office first. Martin painting rules

What we quote in Hutchinson Island

Buildings we quote here

The order of work

Six steps, the same on every job

Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single suite and a full condo community go through the same six steps.

  1. Send the building

    Phone us, or send the request form along with photos or plans. Say what gets painted, who stays inside and what decisions are already made.

  2. Walk it with us

    We inspect the walls, trim and metal, decide the access for each elevation, and note what nearby needs protection.

  3. Scope and quote in writing

    The quote lists the washing, repairs, coating system, access, phases and anything still waiting on an approval.

  4. Color and approvals

    The color is checked against the county or city rule, and any board vote, permit or airport clearance is settled first.

  5. Wash, repair, coat

    Washing, repairs, primer and finish follow the agreed order, with drains covered and people below kept clear.

  6. Walk-through and closeout

    We walk the work with you, finish the punch list and hand over a record of the coatings used.

Questions

Commercial painting in Hutchinson Island

Can painting crews work at night on a Hutchinson Island condo?

Sometimes, with care during turtle season. Martin County's nesting season runs March 1 through October 31, and the county asks businesses to keep lights off the beach, so night work on the ocean side is planned with that in mind.

How is the cost of a commercial paint job worked out?

From the building itself. We look at the surfaces and how worn they are, the stucco, sealant and rust repairs, the coating system, how each side is reached, who stays inside, and which color rules or board votes come first. Photos and drawings can start it; most quotes are confirmed with a walk. There is no rate card, because no two buildings wear the same way in this climate.

What happens if the building has lead paint?

Coatings put on before 1978 can hold lead. EPA's renovation rule covers work that disturbs it in pre-1978 housing and in child-occupied rooms such as a day care, and that work goes to a certified firm using lead-safe practices. We check the building's age and use first, and any abatement is coordinated with a licensed firm.

How long will the painting take?

We set the schedule after the walk, not before. It depends on the surfaces, the repairs found once the walls are washed, the summer rain, the access, any color approval and the hours the building or town allows. Instead of a date nobody controls, you get the sequence and the dependency behind each step.

Other Martin cities: Stuart · Palm City · Jensen Beach · Hobe Sound · Port Salerno · Jupiter Island · Sewall's Point · Indiantown · Ocean Breeze · Unincorporated Martin County · Rio · Golden Gate

From a Stuart storefront to an Indiantown plant, quoted at any size

Send the address and the surfaces. Romco will scope and quote it.

Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. One storefront or a whole community: each job gets a written scope and a quote.

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