Full Exterior Painting with Carpentry Repairs and Two-Coat Sherwin-Williams Finish

A lot of exterior painting jobs fail early - not because of bad paint, but because of bad prep. Rotted boards that don't get replaced, surfaces that skip primer, trim that never gets properly masked. The paint might look fine for a season, then it starts peeling, cracking, and looking worse than before. That's the problem we set out to fix on this one.

Here's what the scope actually looked like: carpentry repairs first, replacing rotten boards before anything else touched a brush. Then proper priming on the repaired and bare surfaces. After that, careful masking around windows, trim details, and architectural features throughout the home. Only then did we apply two full coats of Sherwin-Williams paint - front, back, and both sides of the house.

This is a large two-story home with a mix of brick and vertical board siding. The upper portion of the exterior wraps around a significant amount of surface area, and every section got the same attention - not just the street-facing side. The back of the home, the side elevations, all of it. That consistency matters a lot more than most homeowners realize.

Two coats of Sherwin-Williams isn't just about color depth. It's about building a real barrier against the elements. UV exposure, moisture, and temperature swings are hard on siding over time. A quality paint system applied correctly - with solid prep underneath - is what keeps an exterior looking good for years, not months. That's the standard we hold ourselves to on every residential exterior painting job we take on.

The finished result is a clean, cohesive look across the entire home. The trim pops sharply against the brick, the siding color is even and smooth, and everything from the garage doors to the rear deck-facing walls looks intentional. Prep is what makes that possible - every time.