Painting in Marion, Massachusetts since 1998.

Choosing paint colors – we make it easy.

Our interior and exterior color consultant can help you choose colors that blend with Marion’s history.

Kate, our color specialist and designer, has helped dozens of families choose interior and exterior paint colors—a free service we offer to all customers. We specialize in historic colors, and we’re happy to work with the Sippican Historical Society in Marion to find colors that are original to the town.

We’ll provide a color rendering of your home in some paint colors you’re considering before you hire us.  Just let your estimator know that you’d like a color rendering, and they’ll snap some photos of your home at the time of the estimate.

Does your Marion home have lead paint?  We are licensed to paint it.

If your home was built before 1978, as many are, it may contain lead paint. We are EPA lead-certified to work on your home safely. Massachusetts law states that if a home has lead paint, the painting contractor must be lead-certified to work on it.

Marion, MA exterior painting tips:

Harsh New England weather: Marion gets battered by our harsh winters and hot summers.  Because of Marion’s climate, we use painting and staining products to help combat the wear and tear on your home’s exterior.

We suggest painting your Marion exterior every 6-8 years to help protect the wood.  If you don’t know when your home was last painted, take our 20-second quiz to see if it needs painting.

Some of our favorite products that will help preserve your home in Marion include:

For exterior trim:  Most often, we choose Sherwin Williams Resilience.

For wood clapboards:  Usually, we choose Sherwin Williams WoodScapes solid or semi-solid stain for exteriors.

Because deck and porch floors are more susceptible to foot traffic abuse, we recommend staining them every two years to keep them protected.

We provide carpentry too.

Rotted wood shingles, trim, and clapboards are of particular concern for Marion’s homes. Wood rot is common in our harsh winters, coastal storm damage, and hot summers. If you see rotted wood on your home’s exterior, replace it as soon as possible. You don’t want water to get inside the wood and cause further damage.  If you are painting the project yourself, never paint over rotted wood – the paint will fail quickly.

PVC vs. Wood replacement boards – We have carpenters on staff to replace rotted wood on your 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 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 home. With that said, we can replace rotted wood with PVC or wood, depending on your budget and the time frame you plan to live in your home. 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.

Cedar Shingle Maintenance: Cedar shingles are durable and impact-resistant material, making them popular in Marion. Cedar shingles often cover whole homes or, at the very least, one or two sides of Marion’s exteriors.

Many 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 prevent graying. Either way, we are experienced in cedar shingle replacement, maintenance, power washing, and staining.

Because cedar shingles tend to grow 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:  If your home has a brick or partial brick exterior, we can paint your brick home.  As you drive around, it’s common to see homes with wood clapboards on the second floor and bricks on the first floor.  We’ve had great success painting the brick the same color as the clapboards or the same color as the brick’s mortar to reduce the visual overload and even out the look of these homes.