Painter in East Boston, Boston MA

Most of what we paint in East Boston is harbor-side three-deckers. Three-deckers and two-families, mostly 1890s through 1920s, with Italianate and Second Empire detail on Eagle Hill and postwar singles toward Orient Heights. Eastie is surrounded by water. Salt drives coating failure and fastener corrosion, and any exterior spec that ignores it will not last. Here's what painter work in East Boston involves and what it costs.

Carpentry comes before coating on East Boston exteriors. Exposed harbor elevations take rain sideways. Caulk joints and end grain fail first, and they need checking every cycle. We repair or replace it first, because paint over soft wood buys a season. Here's what general contractor work in East Boston involves and what it costs.

Interior work in East Boston is shaped by what the buildings are. Three-deckers and two-families, mostly 1890s through 1920s, with Italianate and Second Empire detail on Eagle Hill and postwar singles toward Orient Heights. Owner-occupied three-families and long-hold landlords, many of them second-generation in the same building. Here's what remodeler work in East Boston involves and what it costs.

Wall surfaces in East Boston are mostly what the original builders put up. Standard three-decker staging problem with less room than most neighborhoods to work from. We match the substrate rather than skimming compound over it and hoping. Here's what drywall contractor work in East Boston involves and what it costs.

Nothing gets coated in East Boston before it's washed and dry. The Eagle Hill housing has real Victorian trim under decades of repainting. Stripping back to a workable surface takes time. Paint does not bond to mildew, chalk or salt film. Here's what pressure washing service work in East Boston involves and what it costs.

Porches, decks and exterior stairs in East Boston take the full freeze-thaw cycle. Exposed harbor elevations take rain sideways. Caulk joints and end grain fail first, and they need checking every cycle. Structure gets checked before any finish goes down. Here's what deck builder work in East Boston involves and what it costs.

Full envelope work is common in East Boston. Eastie is surrounded by water. Salt drives coating failure and fastener corrosion, and any exterior spec that ignores it will not last. Strip, repair, prime, and rebuild the finish properly. Here's what building restoration service work in East Boston involves and what it costs.