Trim Painting in Watertown, MA

On Watertown properties

Most of what we paint in Watertown is two-families and small multi-family. Two-families and small multi-family throughout, brick apartment blocks along the main streets, and single-family colonials on the north side. Most of Watertown went up in the same forty-year window, which means the same construction details and the same failure points across the whole town.

How we do it

Brushwork with clean cut lines where trim meets wall. Semi-gloss enamel so it wipes down and holds up.

Trim gets filled, caulked at the wall line, sanded, then brushed with an enamel that levels out rather than holding brush marks. Waterborne alkyds flow better than straight latex on casing and give you a harder surface on a windowsill that actually gets used.

Common failure we see

Caulk applied after paint rather than before is the tell of a rushed job. It yellows, it cracks along the top edge, and it can't be fixed without redoing the line.

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: Benjamin Moore