Exterior painting for Seacoast homes that take real weather
Salt air, freeze and thaw, and a lot of sun on the south side. Exterior work here lives or dies on preparation, so that is where most of the time goes.
- Free written estimates
- Proper wash, scrape and prime
- Owner on site, not a sub
- Senior & veteran discounts
What an exterior job includes
A coating is only as good as what is under it. This is the work that happens before the first finish coat.
Get this priced for your place- Surfaces washed down so the coating bonds to siding rather than to dirt
- Loose and failing paint scraped back, then feather-sanded so edges do not telegraph
- Bare wood spot-primed; full prime where the surface needs it
- Gaps and joints caulked to keep water out of the substrate
- Rotted or failing trim flagged before it gets painted over
- Windows, roofing, walkways and planting covered and protected
- Siding, trim, soffits, fascia, doors and porches coated as specified
- Site cleaned down daily, with nothing left in the yard overnight
How the work runs
- 01
Walk the house
We go around the whole building and look at the condition of each elevation. South and west faces almost always need more work than the rest, and the estimate reflects that.
- 02
Wash and scrape
The house gets washed down, then anything loose comes off. This is the slowest stage and the one that decides how long the finish lasts.
- 03
Prime and caulk
Bare wood gets primed, joints get caulked, and problem areas get sealed before any color goes on.
- 04
Coat and inspect
Coats go on in workable sections and in the right weather window. We walk the finished elevations with you before the ladders come down.
What it looks like
![Scraping and sanding failing paint from wooden siding before recoating]()
Scraping and sanding failing paint from wooden siding before recoating ![Brushing a fresh coat onto wooden clapboard siding]()
Brushing a fresh coat onto wooden clapboard siding ![New England home with freshly painted siding, white trim and a clean porch]()
New England home with freshly painted siding, white trim and a clean porch
exterior painting across the Seacoast
We are based on Main Street in Somersworth and work across the New Hampshire Seacoast and just over the line into southern Maine. If you are near the edge of the list, call and ask.
New Hampshire
- Somersworth
- Dover
- Rochester
- Durham
- Rollinsford
- Barrington
- Portsmouth
Southern Maine
- Berwick
- South Berwick
- Eliot
Exterior painting questions
The Seacoast exterior season generally runs from late spring through autumn, because coatings need suitable temperature and dry surfaces to cure properly. We book ahead and schedule around the weather rather than pushing a coat on in the wrong conditions.
Get your exterior on the schedule
Free estimates across Somersworth, Dover, Rochester and the wider Seacoast.