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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 church painted by certapro painters
Pilgrim Church in Duxbury has had us paint for them numerous times!

Choosing colors for your Duxbury, MA Exterior:

We offer free exterior color consulting to help you choose colors that blend with the historic homes on Washington Street or stand out in the many cul-de-sacs of newer “builder-beige colored” homes you see in neighborhoods in Duxbury.

Look at some popular Duxbury exterior paint colors in our house colors of the South Shore guide.

Kate, a color specialist, and local designer, is a Duxbury resident and has worked with dozens of our Duxbury customers to choose interior and exterior paint colors – this is a free service to all our customers and makes a huge difference in the outcome of the project.

Painting historic homes in Duxbury is our specialty.

Date-boarded exteriors in Duxbury need expertise torestore them to their original, historical color, even if the current color is faded and tired-looking.

We’ve worked with the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society to ensure the color of your Duxbury exterior is 100% historically accurate and developed our color fan deck called “Colors of the South Shore.”

Take a drive along Washington Street or around Stanish Shore to see some authentic historic colors. Snap some photos, and if you’d like, we’ll drive by the homes and match the paint for you.


We donate and support many Duxbury organizations, including Duxbury Schools, Crossroads, Duxbury Bay Maritime School, and the Duxbury Student Union.

Duxbury schools logo

Proudly supporting Duxbury schools & Duxbury Education Foundation in dozens of ways for years.

Crossroads Logo

Proud sponsors of Crossroads in Duxbury and the great work they do.

Duxbury Bay Maritime School Logo

We're proud sponsors of the Duxbury Bay Maritime School.

Duxbury student union logo

Proud to have donated the paint for the interior of the Duxbury Student Union.

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.

Painting Projects in Duxbury, MA

Exterior Staining Project

Exterior Staining Project

Cedar Shingles Stained

Tinkertown Exterior Painting Project

Tinkertown Exterior Painting Project

A Tinkertown Home we painted

Cottons in Duxbury

Cottons in Duxbury

Cottons Exterior Painting

Exterior Painting to Cape Cod Home

Exterior Painting to Cape Cod Home

Cape Cods are a Duxbury staple!

Exterior Painting and Color Change

Exterior Painting and Color Change

A Duxbury Federal Colonial we painted in 2020

Duxbury Exterior Colonial Home Painting

Duxbury Exterior Colonial Home Painting

Duxbury Bay Maritime School Painting

Duxbury Bay Maritime School Painting

DBMS Interior Painting

Duxbury Dental, Bay Road Duxbury

Duxbury Dental, Bay Road Duxbury

Duxbury Dental is a longtime Client of CertaPro

Duxbury Bay Maritime School Interior Ballroom

Duxbury Bay Maritime School Interior Ballroom

DBMS Ballroom - interior painting

Duxbury Student Union interior painting

Duxbury Student Union interior painting

Interior painting to DSU - we also donated 100% of the paint for the project to thank them for all they do for Duxbury students

Interior painting

Interior painting

Exterior painting and color consultation

Exterior painting and color consultation

Duxbury, MA

Exterior painting - Duxbury Colonial

Exterior painting - Duxbury Colonial

White exterior colonial homes like this one are very common in Duxbury.

Duxbury Exterior Painting

Duxbury Exterior Painting

Exterior Painting Red Shed in Duxbury

Exterior Painting Red Shed in Duxbury

Cedar Shingle Washing and Staining

Cedar Shingle Washing and Staining

Duxbury, MA

Painted brick home in Duxbury

Painted brick home in Duxbury

Duxbury, MA

Stained contemporary home

Stained contemporary home

Home with beautiful rounded farmer's porch

Home with beautiful rounded farmer's porch

Duxbury, MA

Pilgrim Church Duxbury

Pilgrim Church Duxbury

Duxbury, MA

I worked with Kate to get the colors for my exterior just right to fit into my historic Duxbury neighborhood and the outcome was great. Thanks to Susan in the office for getting us scheduled before our 4th of July party!

- Tanner P. | Duxbury, MA

Tanner P. | Duxbury, MA

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Painting your Duxbury interior:

Duxbury residents love to entertain, and their homes tend to reflect this fact!

Open-floor plan homes that are popular in the newer and renovated homes throughout Duxbury often require a single palette of colors that blend and don’t compete with each other, as you move throughout the open space.  In open-floor plan homes it’s important to think about seeing the color of an adjacent room from the room you are in, and making sure the colors “flow” and blend nicely together.  Open floor plan color palettes are tricky, but Kate, the designer we hire on your behalf, is an expert in helping your open floor plan look cohesive and not choppy.  Working with Kate in your home is a free service for all of our customers!

The interiors of older homes in Duxbury tend to have nicely sanctioned and delineated rooms with very specific uses (dining, reading, cooking). Because older homes tend to have walls and doors marking the transition from one room to the next, painting colors to suit the room’s use and feel, without as much thought to the rest of the downstairs’ color scheme is perfectly acceptable. For example, we’ve painted a TV room in a relaxing crimson and simultaneously painted a forest green study right next to it. Rooms in homes without open floor plans can handle different paint colors because the doors and walls separate the rooms so well.

Our color consultant lives in Duxbury and can work with you to choose colors that work with your current furnishings and match the “feel” you are trying to create in your home. A free, in-home consultation with our designer is included in every paint job we sell, so go ahead and pull out those Pinterest pictures for her!

If you have any questions about painting your Duxbury or South Shore home, please email us at [email protected]. Even if you’re not hiring us, we’re happy to answer your questions to help your DIY project go smoothly.

Kitchen in open floor plan home

The painting services we offer in Duxbury

See below for our full list of services offered in Duxbury. Click any of the services below for more information.

Check out our Popcorn Ceiling Removal

Popcorn Ceiling Removal

While popcorn ceilings had their time on top trends lists, they are rarely seen in modern homes. Removing a popcorn ceiling is tricky and messy, and because popcorn ceilings trap dirt and dust, this is a popular project for allergy sufferers!

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Check out our Exterior House Painting and Staining

Exterior House Painting and Staining

Painting your home's in the Boston climate requires product expertise to ensure it not only looks beautiful, but lasts.

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Check out our Cedar Shingle Staining and Installation

Cedar Shingle Staining and Installation

Cedar shingles are a staple of Massachusetts' homes and require occasional power washing & staining to keep them beautiful & protected.

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Check out our Vinyl and Aluminum Siding Painting

Vinyl and Aluminum Siding Painting

Faded vinyl and aluminum siding can be painted to give it new life.

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Check out our Deck and Fence Painting and Staining

Deck and Fence Painting and Staining

Protecting decks, porches and fences from the harsh New England climate in commercial environments means they will look beautiful and last longer.

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Check out our Carpentry & Wood Repair

Carpentry & Wood Repair

Repairing rotted wood is essential prior to painting a home's exterior. Paint will not last if painted over wood rot.

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Check out our Stucco Repairs and Painting

Stucco Repairs and Painting

Maintainance and repair of stucco or EIFS (a synthetic stucco) is important to control moisture.

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Check out our Interior Painting

Interior Painting

Painting your interior beautifies the space and gives the whole house a fresh look and feel.

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Check out our Kitchen Cabinet Painting

Kitchen Cabinet Painting

Painting outdated kitchen cabinets makes your home instantly more modern and provides a huge "boost" to the feel of your entire home.

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Check out our Walls: Drywall installation, Horsehair plaster repair, Plastering

Walls: Drywall installation, Horsehair plaster repair, Plastering

Whether your walls have water damage or if they have holes and dents that need patching and sanding, they'll need a smooth surface before painting can begin.

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Check out our Epoxy Finishes to your concrete floor

Epoxy Finishes to your concrete floor

Epoxy coatings help your garage, and basement floors seem polished and more “finished.” By locking in the concrete dust that gets kicked up when people drive or walk on concrete, these coatings can keep the rest of your home cleaner as well.

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Check out our Interior Carpentry and Molding Installation Installation

Interior Carpentry and Molding Installation Installation

Crown and dental moldings, wainscot, and other decorative interior moldings give a polished look.

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Check out our Power Washing

Power Washing

Power washing is an important first step to remove mold, mildew, oil, salt, and old paint so the new coat of paint lasts longer in our harsh New England climate.

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Check out our Free Color Consultation

Free Color Consultation

We hire a professional South Shore designer to work with you to choose interior or exterior colors. This is a complimentary service for all projects.

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Check out our Financing Available

Financing Available

Convenient financing allows clients to get the work done now, and pay later.

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Check out our EPA Lead Certified Professionals

EPA Lead Certified Professionals

If performing a renovation, repair or painting project disturbs lead-based paint, a professional EPA-Certified Lead-Certified Renovator will be matched to your project. It's the law.

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Great job. Nice, polite people. I've hired them a few times.

- Priscilla P. | Duxbury, MA

Priscilla P. | Duxbury, MA

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