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10 NAICS codes for “painting contractors house painting”

238320

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Painting and Wall Covering Contractors

SBA small-business limit $19 million

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Businesses primarily engaged in interior or exterior painting or interior wall covering.

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • House painting
  • Painting (except roof) contractors
  • Ship painting contractors

This U.S. industry comprises general contractor establishments primarily responsible for the entire construction of new single-family housing, such as single-family detached houses and town houses or row houses where…

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Housing, single-family, construction general contractors
  • Single-family house construction by general contractors
  • Single-family attached housing construction general contractors

This U.S. industry comprises general contractor establishments primarily responsible for the construction of new multifamily residential housing units (e.g., high-rise, garden, town house apartments, and condominiums…

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Housing, multifamily, construction general contractors
  • Low income housing, multifamily, construction general contractors
  • Panelized multifamily housing assembled on site by general contractors
236118

Residential Remodelers

SBA small-business limit $45 million

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Businesses primarily responsible for the remodeling construction (including additions, alterations, reconstruction, maintenance, and repairs) of houses and other residential buildings, single-family and multifamily.

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Remodeling and renovating general contractors, single-family housing
  • Addition, alteration and renovation, single-family housing, general contractors
  • Fire and flood restoration, single-family housing, general contractors
238130

Framing Contractors

SBA small-business limit $19 million

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Businesses primarily engaged in structural framing and sheathing using materials other than structural steel or concrete.

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Framework, house, contractors
  • House framing
  • Post framing contractors
562910

Remediation Services

SBA small-business limit $25 million · 1 exception

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Businesses primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) remediation and cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or ground water; (2) integrated mine reclamation activities, including demolition…

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Lead paint removal contractors
  • Lead paint abatement services
  • Asbestos removal contractors
237310

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

SBA small-business limit $45 million

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Businesses primarily engaged in the construction of highways (including elevated), streets, roads, airport runways, public sidewalks, or bridges.

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Highway line painting
  • Traffic lane painting
  • Airport runway line painting (e.g., striping)
624229

Other Community Housing Services

SBA small-business limit $19 million

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Businesses primarily engaged in providing one or more of the following community housing services: (1) transitional housing to low-income individuals and families; (2) volunteer construction or repair of low-cost…

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Housing assistance agencies
  • Transitional housing agencies
  • Housing repair organizations, volunteer

Businesses primarily engaged in operating rooming and boarding houses and similar facilities, such as fraternity houses, sorority houses, off campus dormitories, residential clubs, and workers' camps.

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Boarding houses
  • Fraternity houses
  • Sorority houses
325510

Paint and Coating Manufacturing

SBA small-business limit 1,000 employees

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Businesses primarily engaged in (1) mixing pigments, solvents, and binders into paints and other coatings, such as stains, varnishes, lacquers, enamels, shellacs, and water-repellent coatings for concrete and masonry…

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Paints (except artist's) manufacturing
  • Enamel paints manufacturing
  • Marine paints manufacturing

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How to use the NAICS code lookup

  1. Describe what you doUse the words a customer would: “commercial lawn mowing”, not “green services company”.
  2. Compare the best matchesEach code shows the Census lines that matched and its SBA size limit. Open a code page to read its full definition.
  3. Pick a primary codeChoose the code for the work that brings in most of your revenue, then list the others in SAM.gov.

Example: a roofing company. “commercial roofing” → 238160 Roofing Contractors, SBA limit $19 million in average annual revenue.

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What is a NAICS code?

The North American Industry Classification System gives every type of business a six-digit code. Federal agencies put one NAICS code on each solicitation, and SAM.gov registration asks for yours.

Why your NAICS code matters for bids

The code on a solicitation sets the SBA size standard for that bid, so it decides whether you can compete for small-business set-asides.

Questions

How do I find my NAICS code?

Describe your main activity in a few words (what you do, not what you are called), for example “commercial lawn mowing” or “office cleaning”. Open the code pages of the best matches and pick the one whose definition and examples fit what brings in most of your revenue.

Can a business have more than one NAICS code?

Yes. In your SAM.gov registration you can list every NAICS code you work in and mark one as your primary code.

Which NAICS code is used for a government bid?

The one on the solicitation. Federal agencies assign one NAICS code to each solicitation, and the SBA size standard of that code decides whether you count as a small business for that bid.

Is this the official NAICS search?

No. PublicBeam is independent. It searches the official 2022 NAICS files of the U.S. Census Bureau, which also has its own search at census.gov/naics.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.