When we paint in Citra, historic home of the pineapple orange, it’s US-301 country between Ocala and Gainesville.
Citra has been citrus country since 1881: home of the pineapple orange and The Orange Shop, the roadside stand on US-301 that locals have stopped at for generations. Bing’s Painting Plus paints the farmhouses and country homes here to last through Florida’s heat and humidity, licensed and insured, with a written quote before we lift a brush.
Citra’s Painting Company: Farmhouses and Country Homes in North Marion’s Citrus Country
Serving Citra, Orange Lake, and Marion County, FL
Citra is a small, historic citrus town between Ocala and Gainesville, and we paint the homes that fill the country around it: the older Florida farmhouses, the single-family homes on the roads off US-301, and the places out toward Orange Lake. There’s not much new construction this far north; these are homes that have stood for decades, set in horse pasture and old grove land, and they need a finish that can take Florida’s heat and humidity. Every home is different, every quote is in writing, and we don’t sign off until you do.
Walls, ceilings, trim, and doors: cleaned, patched, caulked, primed, and painted in two full coats of washable color. Floors and furniture covered every day. Mildew-resistant finishes in bathrooms, laundry rooms, and closets, because in Ocala's humidity, the product you choose matters.
Power-washed, scraped, caulked, and primed before a brush opens, because Florida sun, afternoon thunderstorms, and high UV eat prep shortcuts first. Two coats in products rated for this climate, so the color holds well past the first Ocala summer.
Doors and drawers degreased, sanded, and sprayed to a smooth, durable finish that wipes clean without marking and holds up to daily use. A kitchen that looks and feels new without tearing apart what's already there.
Cleaned, sanded, and sealed with stain built to fight Ocala's UV and high moisture, restoring the grain and protecting the wood from the mildew, gray weathering, and splitting Florida delivers to untreated surfaces.
Even color post to post, prepped and sealed so the whole run looks consistent, the wood stays protected, and you're not looking at gray, splitting boards or restaining in two seasons.
Storefronts, offices, and facilities painted clean, on time, and around your schedule. Licensed, insured crews who show up when they say they will, keep disruption to a minimum, and leave every site the way they found it.
Every job runs the same seven steps, in the same order — from the written estimate to your final walkthrough. No steps skipped.
We walk the job, note what prep it genuinely calls for, and hand you a written quote with scope, materials, and price all on the page. The number you agree to is the number on the invoice. No rounding up at the end.
We confirm the schedule, nail down your color or stain choices, and answer any site-specific questions before we arrive. No one should be surprised on day one. Not you, not us.
Before anything opens, everything that needs to stay clean is covered. Floors and furniture inside. Plants and pavers outside. Careful setup is how we avoid callbacks, and how we treat your home with the respect it deserves.
We clean, patch, caulk, sand, and prime before a drop of color goes on. In Ocala's humidity, prep is where the finish is decided, so we never rush it. Mildew-resistant primer in bathrooms and laundry rooms. Moisture-aware products on older plaster. The right base for the surface.
The right product for the surface: premium washable paint on walls and trim, UV-rated stain on decks and fences. Applied in the number of coats and dry times the job calls for. No one-coat shortcuts, no rushed cure times.
Drop cloths out, hardware reinstalled, debris gone. We tidy the worksite before we leave each day and clear out completely at the end. The only thing that changed is the finish.
We walk every surface with you before the job closes. If anything needs attention, we address it then, not later. That's what the 3-year workmanship warranty and the 100% fix-it-free promise actually mean.
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Holly Yang
2022-09-12
Flawless attention to every detail and highly recommend Donald and his team. Great communication, easy to do business with, and perfection from start to finish.… Read more
Kim Watts
2025-09-24
Needed our new French doors painted and had trouble finding anyone to paint them. Called Don and he came out same day, looked at them and gladly accepted the jo… Read more
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2024-02-12
Highly recommend Donald and his crew. They did an excellent job and did it in a timely manner. If you're looking for a reasonable company that works with you, T… Read more
Erin LaRose
2023-10-24
Donald and his crew were amazing! Had my house repainted and I am so impressed and happy! They were so friendly and professional. Went above and beyond. Thank y… Read more
Shawn Mcmillan
2025-12-03
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Why Bing's Painting Plus
Why Choose Bing's Painting Plus
After years of work across Ocala and Marion County, FL, we've found people just want it handled. Quote it straight, cover the furniture, show up when we said we would.
Seven steps on every job, estimate to walkthrough. You'll know what happens next because it's in writing.
Clear Communication
The team stays in touch from estimate through final walkthrough. No silence, no guessing.
Quality Materials
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore lines, matched to the surface, with mildew-resistant finishes where Ocala's humidity demands it.
3-Year Workmanship Warranty
Our work is backed by a workmanship warranty. If something fails because of our work, Bing's Painting Plus makes it right.
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
If something isn't right at the final walkthrough, we make it right before the job is considered done.
FAQs: Hiring a Painter in Citra, FL
Homeowners in Citra and Orange Lake ask the same things before they hire: whether we actually come out here, what we do about ceiling stains and manufactured-home surfaces, and what the warranty really covers. Here are straight answers.
Yes. Citra (32113), Orange Lake, and the rural stretches north of Ocala along US-301 are part of our regular Marion County coverage. We don't add a travel fee or require a minimum job size to come out to north county. If you're between Citra and Anthony, or up toward Reddick, call us. We're likely already in the area.
Yes, and it's regular work for us in this part of Marion County. The challenge is adhesion: manufactured and mobile home surfaces (factory paneling, vinyl-wrapped walls, original interior coatings) don't bond reliably to standard primer. We use an adhesion primer formulated for smooth, difficult-to-bond substrates before any topcoat goes on. Without the right primer, the paint peels. With it, the finish holds the same as it would in any site-built home. We'll look at each surface at the estimate and tell you exactly what prep it needs.
In Marion County's climate, humidity is the real test, and it's decided at the prep stage, not the color stage. We use mildew-resistant interior finishes in bathrooms, laundry rooms, and any room that stays consistently damp. These are products specifically formulated to resist mold growth under sustained humid conditions, not just regular paint in a wet room. We also keep ventilation running during interior work so we're applying into dry air. Paint applied into high-humidity air doesn't cure correctly, which shortens the finish and sets up the mildew problem you're trying to prevent. Done right, interior paint in a Citra bathroom should hold for years without peeling, bubbling, or staining.
Those brown rings over fixtures and near AC vents come from roof moisture or condensation, and they bleed through standard paint because standard paint doesn't block them. It covers them for a season, then the stain returns. The fix is stain-blocking primer: oil-based or shellac-based, applied directly to the stained surface and given full cure time before topcoat. Water-based stain block is unreliable on heavy staining. We identify the affected areas at the estimate, include the stain-blocking prep in the quote, and give each treated area the dry time it needs. That's what breaks the cycle.
That depends on what we find. If the popcorn is firmly bonded, not lifting, and shows only age and discoloration, we can paint over it with appropriate primer and a finish coat. If sections are loose, lifting, or have visible mold growth inside the texture, painting over is a short-term cover: the mold stays active behind the paint and eventually shows back through. The right fix is removal, treating the underlying ceiling, and retexture before repaint. One more note for older Citra homes: popcorn applied before 1980 can contain asbestos. If yours dates from that era, testing before any removal work is the responsible step. We'll give you a straight read at the estimate.
Fully licensed and insured in Florida. Every project starts with a written, itemized quote: every surface, every prep step, every material, and the final price on paper before work begins. The number you agree to is the number on your invoice. Every job closes with a walkthrough we do together. If anything doesn't look right, we fix it free. No conditions, no runaround. Every project carries a 3-year workmanship warranty and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. We're happy to provide local references before you decide.
Our Services in Citra
Interior Painting, Exterior Painting, Cabinet Painting, Deck Staining, Fence Staining, Commercial Painting. All under one crew.
