Prep over speed.
Most exterior failures aren't paint failures. They're prep failures. We pressure wash, scrape, sand, caulk, and prime properly even when nobody can see the difference. Especially then.
Our story
A trade passed down, not picked up.
Sixty years and three generations of painting, stucco, decks, and roofs across Colorado Springs and the Front Range.
The Rafferty family
Three generations on the same job sites.
Confident Coatings & Exteriors started with one painter, one truck, and a handshake. He worked the Pikes Peak region in the 1960s, painting houses for neighbors, and built a reputation the slow way: by doing the prep work nobody else wanted to do.
His son took it over. The trade went on. Now Bart Rafferty, the third generation, runs the day-to-day. He still walks every estimate himself. He still mixes color on site when an old wall doesn't match a fan deck. And he still hopes to one day hand the brushes off to his own sons.
What stays the same across every generation: we don't take a deposit, we write everything down, and we stand on the work. If something needs another look after we leave, we come back. That's the standard, and it's why three generations of Front Range homeowners have called us back too.
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III.The third generation walks every estimate, on every job, in person.
What we believe
Four things we won't compromise on.
After three generations, the principles distill down to four.
Match, don't approximate.
Stucco texture and color are not generic. We match what's on the wall, often mixing on site. Patches blend into the original surface. New paint matches what a previous owner picked decades ago.
Talk to the owner.
No bait-and-switch with a salesperson. Bart estimates every job, runs every job, and walks every finished job with the homeowner before money changes hands.
No deposit.
We don't ask for a check before the work starts. You inspect the finished project at walk-through, and you pay then. It keeps us honest. Three generations of repeat clients tells us it's the right way.
Three generations
A short history.
1965 · First generation
A young painter starts a one-truck shop in Colorado Springs.
Mixed his own colors. Knocked on neighbors' doors. Built the entire business on referrals. There was no website or marketing budget. There was just the work, and people called him back.
1980s · Second generation
The trade is passed to his son. Stucco repair is added.
As Colorado Springs grew, so did stucco-clad homes. Settling cracks, weather damage, and bad first installs created an opening. The shop expanded into stucco repair, color matching, and full re-coats.
2000s · Third generation
Bart Rafferty takes the reins. Decks and roofs added.
The current generation grew up on jobsites and now leads the day-to-day. Decks, deck restoration, and roof coatings round out the services to cover the whole exterior of a Colorado home, top to bottom.
Today
5,000+ Colorado homes painted, repaired, and restored.
Still family-run. Still walking every estimate. Still standing on the work. We hope to keep doing it for at least another generation.
Talk to us
Tell us about the project. We'll come walk it.
Send a couple photos if you have them. We give honest estimates the same week, no pressure to book on the spot. Mention the site for 10% off on a confirmed project.
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