Painting in Duxbury for over 25 years!

CertaPro Painters has painted hundreds of Duxbury homes since 1998.

Because Duxbury is on the coast, exteriors generally need to be painted every 5-8 years.

Waterfront homes:  In neighborhoods like Standish Shore, Powder Point, Washington Street, etc., you may need a maintenance coat of paint sooner due to the harsh climate and salt air.

Check out our very own color fan deck:  “Colors of the South Shore” which features our compilation of exterior paint colors often seen on historic Duxbury exteriors like the King Caesar Home.

We offer:

• Exterior painting & Staining
• Interior painting
• Kitchen Cabinet Painting
• Deck Staining
• Free color consulting at your home with a South Shore designer who works with us
• Carpentry and wood replacement (trim, shingles, clapboards, windows)
• Powerwashing
• Wallpaper installation and removal
• Commercial Painting for Duxbury businesses

Over the years, we’ve not only worked with dozens of residential clients, but also with Duxbury businesses, including Duxbury Dental, Cottons, Duxbury Bay Maritime School, Bayside Marina, and Bay Farm Condominiums.

Giving Back to the Duxbury Community:

We do a lot of work in Duxbury and feel it’s important to give back to the Duxbury community.

In fact, just email us and we’ll be happy to donate a gift certificate to your Duxbury non-profit organization.

In the past couple of years, we have donated thousands of dollars to Duxbury community organizations, including:

• Duxbury Bay Maritime School
• Duxbury Student Union
• Duxbury schools
• Duxbury Youth Baseball
• Duxbury Free Library
• Duxbury Education Foundation
• Berrybrook Preschool
• Bay Farm Montessori School
• Duxbury High School Sailing, Wrestling, Swim and Golf Teams
• Duxbury Habitat for Humanity home
• Duxbury Music Promoters
• Crossroads
  

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Scroll down to see our Duxbury-specific house painting tips, including paint and stain products we recommend for Duxbury’s coastal climate.

Duxbury exterior painting tips:

Harsh weather and salt air: Because Duxbury sits right on the Atlantic coast, salt air and coastal storms are an issue that can wear away at your Duxbury home’s exterior, even if you live more inland towards Pembroke or Kingston. Because of Duxbury’s climate, we recommend painting and staining products specifically to help combat the wear and tear on your Duxbury home’s exterior. We suggest painting your Duxbury exterior every 6-8 years to help protect the wood. Often the only thing that’s needed is a “maintenance coat” every few years to protect the original paint job and freshen up the wood on the exterior.

Some of the exact paints we use on homes in Duxbury and other coastal towns:

For exterior trim:  We recommend and use Sherwin Williams Resilience

For wood clapboards:  We recommend and use Sherwin Williams Woodscapes solid or semi-solid stain

Duxbury homes should be painted every 5-8 years with a maintenance coat applied at year 3 for added protection. Because deck and porch floors tend to be more susceptible to foot traffic abuse, we recommend maintaining your Duxbury deck or porch floors every 2 years to protect them.

Rotted wood shingles, trim, and clapboards are of particular concern for Duxbury exterior homes. Because of our harsh winters, coastal storm damage, and salt air are so harsh in Duxbury, wood rot is common on Duxbury homes. If you see rotted wood on your home’s exterior, replace it as soon as possible because you don’t want water to get inside the wood, and cause further damage to the substrate underneath your home’s wood.

PVC vs. Wood replacement boards – We send professional carpenters to replace rotted wood on your Duxbury home before we paint. We often replace rotted wood boards with PVC Composite materials so the rotting does not occur again in that area. While PVC tends to be a more expensive material, knowing you won’t have to replace the board again saves money in the long run. We also don’t have to replace ALL of your (non-rotted) trim with PVC, so replacing a board here and there with PVC will not break the bank.

For example, trim that skims the ground often rots first and replacing those boards with PVC is a way to prevent future rot on your Duxbury home. With that said, it’s possible to replace wood with PVC or wood, depending on your budget and the time frame you plan to live in your home. Duxbury residents who are moving sooner rather than later tend to choose wood over PVC because it’s less expensive. When PVC is added to wood trim in a few areas, it is 100% paintable and blends right into your home amongst the other wood trim. Look at this article we wrote on rotted wood replacement for more answers.

Cedar Shingle Maintenance: Cedar shingles are durable and impact-resistant, making them popular in Duxbury. Cedar shingles often cover whole homes or, at the very least, one or two sides of Duxbury exteriors. Many Duxbury residents prefer to let their shingles “gray” over time, and you’ll see this “Nantucket” look throughout town. Other residents prefer to coat their shingles with a semi-solid or solid stain to protect them and keep them from graying.

Because cedar shingles tend to grow mold and mildew, you may see some black color on your shingles or behind them. Power washing with a mold-killing detergent will wash off the growth, but if your shingles are damp or shady, the mold or mildew will grow back. We recommend trimming trees to reduce shade and help slow mildew growth on your shingles.