Your painter in Duxbury since 1998.

Duxbury exterior painting tips:

Harsh weather and salt air: Because Duxbury sits right on the Atlantic coast, salt air and coastal storms is 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 use painting and staining products that 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 our favorite products that will help preserve your home in Duxbury’s coastal climate include:

For exterior trim:  Sherwin Williams Resilience

For wood clapboards:  Sherwin Williams Woodscapes solid or semi-solid stain

Duxbury homes should be painted every 5-7 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 keep them protected.

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 have carpenters on staff 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, we can replace rotted wood with PVC or wood depending on your budget and 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. Take a look at this article we wrote on rotted wood replacement for more answers.

Cedar Shingle Maintenance: Cedar shingles are a durable and impact-resistant material 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. Either way, we are experienced at cedar shingle replacement, maintenance, power washing and staining. Because cedar shingles tend to grow plants (yep, that means mold and mildew!) you may see some black color on your shingles or behind them (the black is an indication of plant growth). Power washing with a mold-killing detergent will wash off the plants, but if your shingles are in a damp or shady area, the mold or mildew will grow back. We often recommend trimming trees to reduce the shade and help slow mildew growth on your shingles.

Brick homes in Duxbury:  Brick is not as prominent in Duxbury as in other towns, but if your Duxbury home is has a brick or partial brick exterior, we can paint your brick home.  As you drive around Duxbury it’s common to see homes that are wood clapboards on the second floor and brick on the first floor.  We’ve had great success painting the brick the same color as the clapboards to reduce the visual overload and even out the look of these homes.

Choosing a “Duxbury Painter” for your home.

Finding the best contractor among all South Shore painting contractors saves you valuable time and money in the long run. Choosing from all the South Shore painting companies may seem a little daunting at first. If so, evaluate them all based on the below key points.

Keep Three Things in Mind When Choosing From Various Painting Contractors

• Company Reputation: How are previous customers describing their experience with the painting company?
• Written Proposal: Is their proposal detailed and in writing? Does it leave anything up for interpretation?  You want everything written down so that your vision is clear and there are no issues during the project about what’s included in your proposal.
• Professionalism: What is your first impression of the estimator? Are all of your questions or concerns addressed? Are you confident with their answers to your questions?

Three reasons Duxbury loves CertaPro Painters:

• Company Reputation: CertaPro Painters is your most trusted and referred local painter. Since you are already here, read our reviews.
• Written Proposal: CertaPro Painters provides detailed, customized written proposals that spell out all of the details of your project in words and in photos. We also  back our work with a  written warranty.
• Professionalism: CertaPro Painters delivers what we promise, on time and on budget.

Keep these things in mind as you talk with various South Shore contractors. You will quickly learn CertaPro Painters is the best contractor for your painting project.

Hiring the best painting contractor makes all the difference to the final result of your Duxbury home. We deliver beautiful finishes and a smooth, positive customer experience.

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