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Trusted by Hundreds of Southeast Michigan Homeowners for More Than 12 Years
Our shop sits at 1570 Edgewood Ln in Milford, about 7 miles straight down Milford Road from downtown Highland. That’s a 12 to 15 minute drive for us, whether your home is near Highland Station, off Hickory Ridge, or tucked back on one of the lake roads.
Why does that matter? Because distance changes how a painting company treats you. When a crew drives in from 45 minutes away, estimates get delayed, start dates slip, and a missed touch-up turns into a two-week wait. When we’re 15 minutes up the road, we can look at your project quickly, show up when we say we will, and swing back without drama if anything needs attention after the job wraps.
We’ve been painting in Highland and the surrounding Huron Valley communities since 2014. Plenty of our crew members drive Milford Road and M-59 every single day. This is home turf for us.
Highland Township was founded in 1835 and is now home to around 19,000 residents spread across 36 square miles of west Oakland County. It’s one of those rare communities that still feels rural while sitting 45 minutes from Detroit. Gravel roads, wooded lots, horse properties, and more than a dozen lakes, all anchored by the historic Highland Station district along Milford Road.
The crown jewel is the Highland Recreation Area: 5,900 acres of state land with 44 miles of trails and the old Edsel Ford retreat at Haven Hill, a National Natural Landmark since 1976. Add Duck Lake, Harvey Lake, Lower Pettibone, and the neighborhoods around White Lake, plus golf course communities like Prestwick Village, and you get a township where almost every home backs up to water, woods, or open land.
That’s exactly why people move here. It’s also exactly why paint takes a beating here.
Highland’s housing stock is all over the map, and each type fails differently.
Older farmhouses and converted lake cottages usually have wood or cedar siding with decades of paint layers underneath. Slap a new coat over that without proper scraping, sanding, and priming and it peels within 2 or 3 years. We see it constantly.
Lakefront homes on Duck Lake, Harvey Lake, and the Pettibone lakes deal with constant moisture coming off the water. That humidity works into siding, trim, and fascia, and it’s why lake homes fade and blister faster than homes a mile inland.
Heavily wooded lots, and Highland has thousands of them, create the opposite problem. Shade keeps north-facing walls damp, which feeds mildew and algae on siding. That growth has to be killed and washed off before painting, or the new coat fails from underneath.
And don’t forget the gravel roads. Highland has more dirt roads than almost any township in Oakland County, and the dust they kick up settles on siding all summer long. Paint applied over a dusty surface simply won’t bond. Thorough washing isn’t optional here.
Even the newer subdivisions built in the 90s and 2000s, including the homes around Prestwick Village, are hitting the age where builder-grade exterior paint gives out. If your home is 15 to 25 years old and has never been repainted, you’re likely overdue.
We’re not a franchise dispatching crews from across the state. We’re your neighbors in Milford. We shop at the same hardware stores, drive past our finished projects every week, and run into our customers at Highland House and the Milford farmers market. Our reputation in the Huron Valley is the whole business, and that keeps the quality honest on every Highland job.
Whether you’re refreshing the inside of your home or protecting the outside from Michigan’s brutal winters, the quality of the work matters far more than the number on the estimate. A rushed job doesn’t just leave you disappointed — it means your new finish can fail when you need it most, leaving you paying for the same project twice.
We’ve helped hundreds of Southeast Michigan homeowners deal with peeling walls, blistered siding, and finishes that fell apart after just one season. We know exactly what causes those problems, and we’ve built our entire process to prevent them from the start.
You shouldn’t have to gamble on workmanship just to improve your home.
Cutting corners on prep work or hiring a crew that isn’t committed to getting the job done correctly can create a range of expensive problems.
Hire the right painting company and you get more than a better-looking home. You get results that hold up, a team that respects your space, and a process that doesn’t turn your life upside down.
With more than 12 years of experience and hundreds of satisfied homeowners across Southeast Michigan, we make the entire process simple from start to finish.
We'll walk through the project with you and give you a detailed quote — honest, specific, and without pressure.
Our team handles everything from surface prep to final cleanup, on time and done right.
Clean, lasting results that make your home feel the way it should, without the worry that they won't hold up.
Testing dozens of tiny paint swatches is overwhelming. Unsure about colors? RDP Pro Paint is here to eliminate the guesswork, take that weight off your shoulders, and remove the uncertainty before the first drop of paint hits your home.
To ensure a straightforward experience, our Premium Color Consultations are treated as an optional add-on, completely separate from our standard consultation process.
You shouldn’t have to wonder whether the crew will show up, whether the price will change, or whether the work will hold up. Here’s what you can expect when you work with RDP Pro Paint:
“We’ve been working in Highland for more than a decade. We know these homes, we know what Michigan weather does to them, and we know exactly what it takes to make a paint job last here.”
RDP Pro Paint serves homeowners across Southeast Michigan, offering interior painting, exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, and gutter replacement — all tailored to the needs of local homes and the conditions that come with living here.
From established neighborhoods to newer builds, we understand the materials, layouts, and weather-related challenges that affect how your home looks — and how long your results will last.
We regularly serve homeowners in:
If you’re located nearby and aren’t sure if you’re within our service area, just give us a call. We’re happy to help.
Many homes in Highland — especially those in established neighborhoods near the historic downtown and the Huron River corridor — have been weathering Michigan’s freeze-thaw cycles, humid summers, and heavy seasonal rain for decades. That history has a real impact on how well interior and exterior paint jobs hold up.
If your home is showing its age or you aren’t sure which surfaces are still sound, the best place to start is a free estimate. We’ll examine your home, assess the key surfaces, and tell you exactly what’s needed to help your paint job last.
It isn’t always easy to tell when your home’s exterior protection is starting to wear thin. With Highland’s demanding weather, catching these signs early can save you from some seriously expensive structural repairs.
Painting in Highland typically ranges from $700 to $50,000+ for most residential projects. Smaller interior jobs like a single room or two can fall on the lower end of that spectrum, while larger exterior or whole-home repaints — especially those requiring significant prep work or wood repair — can exceed it.
Most local homeowners find their projects fall somewhere in the middle, with the final cost determined by these key factors:
The best way to know exactly what your project will cost is to request a free estimate. We’ll walk through your home, assess every surface, and give you a detailed quote with no pressure and no surprises.
Hiring a painter is a significant investment in your home’s protection and value. Here are the questions we hear most often from local homeowners.
You’ve done the research, and you know your home deserves more than a quick coat of paint. Now it’s time to work with a team that understands Highland’s architecture, culture, and weather and gets things right the first time. Request your free estimate today and take the first step toward a home you’re proud of.
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