Oasis Painters of Salt Lake City
- 2384 S W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84115
- Locally owned & operated — not a franchise
Painters in Liberty Wells
Finding painters in Liberty Wells shouldn’t mean waiting on a crew from the other side of the valley. Oasis Painters sits at 2384 S West Temple, just below 2100 South, which puts us a few minutes from any block between State Street and 700 East. We share the 84115 ZIP code with most of the neighborhood.
Liberty Wells is a brick bungalow neighborhood first and foremost, roughly 3,900 documented buildings, most built between 1900 and 1929 along the old streetcar lines. We’ve painted the porches, eaves, sashes and interiors these houses are known for, and we understand why owners here care about doing it well.
The brick bungalow and what actually gets painted
Walk any street south of Liberty Park and you’ll see the same sensible house repeated with variations: a low-pitched roof, a deep front porch on brick or tapered columns, wide eaves with exposed rafter tails, and striated or wire-cut brick that was never meant to be painted. Scattered among the bungalows are clipped-gable cottages, Victorian cross-wings, a few foursquares and some Tudor-flavored period cottages from the 1930s.
On these homes the exterior paint job is the woodwork: porch ceilings and columns, rafter tails, fascia, window frames and sashes, doors and screen doors. From the late 1930s onward you also see frame houses and later aluminum or vinyl re-sides, and plenty of post-war ranches and WWII-era cottages toward 2100 South. Each of those surfaces wants a different prep, and we’ll tell you which one your house has before we quote it.
National Register, not a local district: what that means for your colors
Liberty Wells was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, with the northern Liberty addition following in 2011. That listing is an honor and a research record, not a rulebook. Unlike The Avenues or Central City, there is no local historic overlay here, so the city does not review exterior changes or paint colors.
In practice you have complete freedom with color. What we still recommend is restraint on the masonry. Unpainted brick on a 1915 bungalow has lasted a century precisely because it breathes, and coating it is hard to undo. If a previous owner already painted the brick, we’ll recoat it properly with masonry primer and a breathable finish. Many of our neighbors also check the Sugar House and Central City pages, where the rules and house types are close cousins.
Why homeowners in Liberty Wells choose Oasis Painters
Being this close has real advantages, and so does being locally owned and operated, not a franchise. What that looks like:
- Fast site visits. We can usually look at a house between other jobs and get you a written proposal quickly.
- Bungalow-specific prep. Rafter tails and porch ceilings collect decades of paint; we scrape, sand and prime them rather than skinning over failures.
- Lead-safe practices on these pre-1978 homes, including containment and clean daily wrap-up around small lots and close neighbors.
- Respect for small yards. Ladders, drop cloths and sprayer overspray are managed with the house ten feet away in mind.
- Licensed and insured, with one crew lead on your project from start to finish.
Thinking about a project in Liberty Wells? Get a clear, written proposal from a local crew.
Duplexes, rentals and quick turnarounds
Liberty Wells has a meaningful share of duplexes and small rental buildings mixed in with owner-occupied bungalows. Landlords here tend to need two things: a durable exterior repaint that holds up along State Street traffic, and interior turnover painting that happens between one tenant’s move-out and the next lease start.
We handle both. For interior painting turnovers we favor washable eggshell on walls and semi-gloss enamel on the doors and casings that take the abuse, and we schedule tightly so units aren’t sitting empty. For owner-occupants doing a kitchen or living room refresh, the same care applies with more time spent on color.
Exteriors follow our standard sequence: wash, scrape, sand, repair, prime, caulk, two coats of 100% acrylic. See our exterior painting page for the full breakdown, and the gallery for recent work.
Frequently asked questions
Does Liberty Wells have historic-district paint rules?
No. The neighborhood is a National Register district, which carries no city design review. You can pick any exterior color. We still recommend leaving never-painted brick bare, because paint on old masonry traps moisture and is difficult to reverse.
What's typically painted on a brick bungalow exterior?
The wood: porch columns and ceilings, exposed rafter tails, fascia, window frames and sashes, and doors. On re-sided homes we also paint aluminum or hardboard siding after de-chalking and bonding primer. The brick itself usually stays as it is.
Can you paint a duplex between tenants on short notice?
Often, yes. Being a few minutes away helps, and interior turnovers are a regular part of our schedule. Call as soon as you have a move-out date and we’ll do our best to fit the unit in before the next lease starts.
My bungalow has aluminum siding from the 1960s. Will paint stick?
It will if the chalk is washed off first and a bonding primer goes on before the finish coats. Skipping the wash is the usual reason paint peels off aluminum. We treat it as a separate line in the proposal so you know it’s included.
How long does an exterior on a Liberty Wells bungalow take?
It depends on how much wood needs repair and how many layers of old paint have to come off, but bungalow exteriors are modest in scale. We’ll give you a realistic day count in the proposal rather than a guess over the phone.
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Book a free consultation and we’ll be at your door in minutes with a plan for your bungalow, duplex or interior.