Belmont Painters for Two-Families, Colonials and Belmont Hill Homes

Belmont's two-families often have stacked front porches and back stairs, and those are what peel first. We scrape to sound paint, sand, prime bare wood and use floor-rated coatings on treads and porch decks. Owners who live in one unit and rent the other often want the whole building done at once so it matches.

Interior painting between tenants is also common here. We can repaint a unit on a tight schedule, with floors covered and the space cleaned when we leave.

On Belmont Hill, homes sit on sloped lots with mature trees, which means tricky ladder setups and shaded walls that stay damp. We plan staging for the slope and often power wash first to remove mildew so the new paint can bond.

Tudors and Colonial Revivals up the hill have a lot of detailed trim: window casings, dentil molding, half-timbering. Clean, consistent cut lines on that trim are what make the house look finished.

Belmont gets the same freeze-thaw winters and nor'easters as the rest of Greater Boston. Water works into open joints and sills and pushes paint off from behind, so caulking and priming bare wood are a big part of our prep. Exterior painting usually runs from about May to October.

Most of Belmont's housing is older, and homes built before 1978 may contain lead paint that needs lead-safe prep. Belmont also has historic areas, so if you plan exterior color changes on an older home, check with the Belmont Historic District Commission.

Inside, Belmont homes often have original woodwork, built-in china cabinets, window seats and staircases with painted railings and balusters. Painted trim builds up over the decades, so doors stick and details get soft. We sand and prime before the finish coats so trim looks crisp again.

Kitchen cabinets are one of our most common interior jobs in town. We clean, sand, prime and spray-finish the doors and boxes, with counters and floors masked off. It is a practical way to update a kitchen without replacing cabinets that are still solid. The same spray process works on built-in china cabinets, bookcases and window seats, which gives older rooms a clean, even finish without losing their original character.

Stairwells and hallways in older two-families and Colonials take a lot of wear. A repaint with a washable finish holds up better to daily use. We work room by room so you can keep living in the house, with floors and furniture covered with plastic throughout.