Questions about the exterior paint visualizer

Upload one photo of the front of your house, choose what to paint (the whole house, just the siding, the trim, the front door, the roof or painted brick) and pick real paint colors for each surface. In about 30 to 45 seconds you get the same photo back with only those surfaces repainted, and a slider to compare before and after.

It is not supposed to. Every render is told to keep the camera angle, the shape of the house, every window, door and railing, the trees, the lawn, the cars and the sky exactly as they are, and to change only the surfaces you picked. If something moves or changes anyway, tap "Something changed that shouldn't have?" under the result and we add a render back to your account so you can try again on us.

Stand across the street and get the whole front of the house in the frame, straight on if you can. Daylight works best, and a bright overcast day is even better because there are no hard shadows. Avoid photos where trees or cars hide most of the walls. The photo needs to be at least 1000 pixels on its long side; any recent phone photo is.

Yes. The Roof option lets you try common shingle and metal roof colors such as charcoal, weathered wood or matte black, and keeps your siding as it is. The Siding option changes only the main wall color, so you can see a new vinyl or fiber cement color while the trim, windows and roof stay put.

Yes. Choose Painted brick, pick a color for the brick (and the trim if you want) and choose between an opaque masonry paint look or a soft limewash where some brick tone shows through. The mortar lines stay visible, like they would on a real painted brick house.

No. It works in the browser on any iPhone or Android phone, tablet or computer. On a phone you can take the photo with your camera right from the upload button. If you like, add the site to your home screen so it opens like an app.

Close enough to choose between options, not close enough to skip a sample. Every screen shows color a little differently, and paint on a real wall changes with daylight, shade and sheen. Use the visualizer to narrow it down to two or three colors, then buy samples and look at them on your house at different times of day.

Popular exterior colors from Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr (sold at The Home Depot) and Valspar (sold at Lowe's) are built in, with their names and codes so you can copy them for the store. For any other brand, open Custom and type the hex value from that color's page. We are not affiliated with any paint company; the names and codes belong to their owners.

If a render changed more than paint, we flag it and offer one free retry right on the result. If you spot something we missed, tap "Something changed that shouldn't have?" and we add a render back to your account. If a render fails completely, you are not charged.

You can try 2 renders free: one right away and one more after you add your email. After that, the Project Pass is $9.99 once for 25 renders and clean HD downloads of every render, including the free ones. There is no subscription and the renders do not expire. Popular schemes on the sample houses are always free.

Yes, as long as the owner of the house is fine with it. One Project Pass covers 25 renders, which is usually enough for a couple of client houses. If you use a render in a real estate listing, label it as a virtual rendering so buyers are not misled.

Yes. Only you can see your photo and your renders, from the browser you used or from your email sign-in. We never add your house to our examples or gallery. We keep the photo and renders so your history works; you can ask us to delete them at any time. The privacy policy has the details.