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Exterior painting

Exterior Painting in North & Central New Jersey

New Jersey freeze-thaw cycles and summer humidity destroy shortcut paint jobs. Ours are built to go eight to ten years.

The Sterling standard

Built for New Jersey weather, not just for the photo.

Exterior paint in New Jersey has a hard life. Winter freeze-thaw cycles pump moisture in and out of siding, summer humidity slows curing, and UV bakes south-facing walls. A job that skipped scraping and priming will peel in two or three seasons. One done right, with sound prep and a premium coating like Benjamin Moore Aura Exterior, can hold up eight to ten years. That gap is entirely about process.

Ours starts with a full pressure wash to remove dirt, mildew, and chalking. We scrape all loose and peeling paint, sand and feather the edges, spot-prime every inch of bare wood and metal with the right primer, and caulk the gaps around windows, doors, and trim where water gets in. Only then do the finish coats go on, and only in the right conditions: 50 degrees Fahrenheit and rising, dry surfaces, and a dry weather window ahead. We will not coat wet wood to hit a schedule.

You get a written proposal within 48 hours that specifies the exact products, the prep scope, and the price, all backed by our 2-year written workmanship warranty. Veteran-owned and painting New Jersey homes since 1998, we would rather take the extra prep day than see you repaint in three years.

✓ Backed by our 2-year written workmanship warranty

How we do it

Our exterior painting process.

Five Steps to an Exterior That Lasts

01
Pressure Wash
The entire surface is washed to remove dirt, mildew, and chalked paint. Paint will not bond to a dirty surface, so this is never optional.
02
Scrape & Sand
All loose and peeling paint scraped to a sound edge, then sanded and feathered so old edges don't show through the new coats.
03
Prime Bare Surfaces
Every area of bare wood and metal gets spot-primed with the correct exterior primer. This is the layer that keeps the finish from letting go.
04
Caulk & Seal
Gaps around windows, doors, trim, and joints are caulked with a quality exterior sealant to keep water out of the wall assembly.
05
Two Finish Coats
Benjamin Moore Aura Exterior or an equivalent premium coating, applied at 50 degrees and rising with a dry window ahead. Rail-to-rail coverage, no thin spots.

Common questions

Exterior painting questions.

Roughly April through October. We need surface temperatures of 50 degrees Fahrenheit and rising and a dry stretch of weather. If rain moves in, we pause and tell you immediately rather than paint over damp wood.
With full prep and a premium coating like Benjamin Moore Aura Exterior, expect eight to ten years on most siding. South-facing trim may want attention sooner. Skipped prep is why cheap jobs fail in two or three seasons.
Yes. We flag soft or rotted trim, sills, and boards during the estimate and repair or replace them before painting. Painting over rot just hides a problem that keeps growing. Our carpentry crew handles this in the same project.
Always. Every exterior job starts with a full pressure wash. It is listed in your written proposal along with scraping, priming, caulking, and the exact coating we will use.

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