Exterior Painting in Milton, MA

On Milton properties

Most of what we paint in Milton is large Victorians and Colonial Revivals. Large Victorians, Colonial Revivals and Georgians through the Brush Hill and Academy areas, with two-families and postwar singles toward East Milton and the Boston line. The Brush Hill and Academy-area houses are large and heavily detailed. Brackets, cornices and multi-colour schemes are brushwork and should be priced that way.

Our process

Full pressure wash, scrape back anything loose, feather the edges, replace rotted wood, caulk every gap, prime bare surfaces, then two coats.

Wash, then let it dry — 48 hours minimum, longer on north elevations that never see sun. Then scrape everything lifting, feather the edges with 80 grit so the transition doesn't telegraph through the finish, spot prime bare wood the same day it's exposed, and caulk after priming rather than before so the caulk bonds to primer instead of raw grain.

What usually fails

Nearly every failed exterior we're called to repaint failed for the same reason: someone coated over chalky, damp or mildewed siding. Paint doesn't stick to dirt, and no product on the shelf fixes bad prep.

What the quote covers

• Line-by-line scope — prep, materials and labour costed separately
• A real start date and duration, held to
• Licence #193121 and certificate of insurance in writing
• Two-year workmanship warranty

Products are Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams. Worth reading before you hire anyone: EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting rule National Weather Service Boston forecast