Exterior Remodeling in Wellesley, MA

The usual scope of exterior work in Wellesley

Many homes in Wellesley were built between the 1890s and the 1960s, with colonials, capes and shingle-style houses making up a large share of the stock. The original wood siding and trim on these older houses face decades of New England weather, and you often find rot at the corners, peeling paint and windows that no longer seal tightly. Even houses from the 1980s and 1990s are now reaching the age where siding, roofing and windows need replacement rather than another round of repairs.

Wellesley sits inland enough to avoid direct salt spray, but winter brings the same freeze-thaw cycles, ice dams and nor'easter wind-driven rain that we see across MetroWest. Water gets behind failing caulk, worn roof flashing and cracked clapboards, and once it freezes it widens the gaps. On a first visit we most often address three things:

• Wood siding with rot at the bottom courses and around window casings, where snow piles up and spring rain splashes back.
• Asphalt roof shingles losing granules and curling at the eaves, often on the north-facing slopes that hold snow longest.
• Original double-hung windows with failed balances, fogged glass and drafts that the homeowners feel all winter.

How we plan and run a project in Wellesley

One of our project managers measures the house at a free in-home visit and writes a proposal that lists the exact products, colors and scope. We handle the building permit with the town, schedule the inspection and install with our own crew.

• We measure and photograph the house at the first visit.
• The written proposal names every product and color.
• We handle the town permit and inspection.
• Our own crew installs, cleans up, and walks the finished job with you.

Choosing siding, roofing, windows or doors here: the decisions that matter

Wellesley houses range from early-1900s colonials to mid-century ranches and newer builds, and each exterior surface faces the same wet winters and freeze-thaw cycles. Siding must shed snow melt without trapping moisture behind it, so we often look at fiber cement lap siding or vinyl shakes with a built-in drainage plane. Roofing decisions start with ice and water barrier placement along the eaves and in valleys, paired with a synthetic underlayment that holds up better than felt during a nor'easter.

Windows and doors in Wellesley must handle temperature swings without sticking or leaking air. We recommend double-hung or casement windows with a low-E coating that cuts heat loss in January and solar gain in July. A fiberglass entry door with a polyurethane core stays straight through humid summers and dry cold snaps, and a fully sealed frame keeps wind-driven rain out of the front hall. Colors that hold up in full New England sun, like the warm white or deep navy we have used on Wellesley projects, come from factory-applied finishes that resist fading and peeling.

What we have installed on Wellesley homes

Our photographed projects in Wellesley include siding, roofing, windows and decks. Homeowners there have chosen Pella and Andersen windows, GAF and CertainTeed roofing, CertainTeed siding and Trex decking. Styles include shake and shingle siding as well as lap siding, in colors such as light greige, Khaki Brown, deep navy, warm gray-mauve and warm white.