The Painting Company Of Boston serves Somerville, MA for interior painting, exterior painting and cabinet painting, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (617) 553-6484 or text a photo of the job.
Interior & Exterior Painting services in Somerville
Somerville is one of the most tightly built cities in New England, and most of its houses went up between the 1870s and the 1920s. Two-family and three-family wood-frame houses line almost every street, many with stacked front porches, bay windows and deep trim. Under the vinyl or aluminum siding that was added later you often find the original clapboard, and on the houses that were never covered the clapboard carries many layers of old paint. That matters for prep, because paint from before 1978 may contain lead and Massachusetts has its own lead-safe rules. Winters here are cold and wet and the houses stand close together, so north walls and porch ceilings stay damp and peel first. We paint interiors, exteriors, porches and trim across Somerville, and we plan access carefully on narrow side yards and shared driveways.
Neighborhoods we cover in Somerville
- Davis Square
- Union Square
- Winter Hill
- Spring Hill
- Ball Square
- East Somerville
HOA and local rules
Painting is finish work and the Massachusetts building code does not require a building permit for it. If your house is in one of Somerville's local historic districts, check with the city before you change an exterior color, and ask the building department about any staging that would sit on the sidewalk.