Apartment Turnover Painting
Downtown Framingham rentals turn over often, and a quick patch, prime and repaint between tenants keeps units ready to show.
DetailsTwo-family, interior and wallpaper painting in Framingham (01702)
Framingham is three housing markets in one city: downtown two-families along Route 135, mill-era houses in Saxonville, and capes and Colonials out toward Nobscot. We paint and paper each one on its own terms.
City or town, MA
01702
- Houses
- two-family houses downtown, capes and garrison Colonials in Nobscot
- Built
- 1880s to 1920s downtown and in Saxonville, 1950s to 1990s on the north side
- Landmark
- Framingham Centre common and downtown along Route 135
- Phone
- (617) 576-8235, any hour
Painting and paperhanging in Framingham
Downtown Framingham along Route 135 and Concord Street is where the city's oldest rental housing sits: wood-frame two-families, a few triple-deckers and Victorian singles split into apartments. Many carry six or more layers of paint on porches and trim, and the oldest layers have cracked into an alligator pattern that no new coat will bridge. Up at Framingham Centre, around the common, the houses are older Federal and Greek Revival singles with simpler trim and wide clapboards. Our painters work in both every month, and the prep could hardly be more different.
North Framingham changes again. Nobscot and the streets off Edgell Road are mostly 1950s to 1980s capes, ranches and garrison Colonials, many in vinyl with wood trim and doors that still need paint. Saxonville, around the old carpet mill on the Sudbury River, mixes worker housing with newer conversions. Because so much of the city's stock predates 1978, we presume lead paint on older surfaces and work lead-safe every time: plastic sheeting, misting, HEPA vacuums and a careful cleanup before anyone moves back into a room.
Housing era1880s to 1920s downtown and in Saxonville, 1950s to 1990s on the north side
Common housestwo-family houses downtown, capes and garrison Colonials in Nobscot
LandmarkFramingham Centre common and downtown along Route 135
What fails firstalligatored multi-layer paint on two-family porches and stairwells
Access and stagingoccupied units, shared driveways and street parking downtown
What do Framingham two-families and rental houses need?
Two-family owners usually want the exterior, the common hallway and one unit done in a single season. Outside, alligatored porch ceilings, rails and balusters get scraped or chemically stripped to a sound layer, primed with an oil-based primer and finished in porch enamel. Inside, stairwells take the hardest wear, so we patch dents, sand, prime and use a scrubbable satin. Landlords should check their own lead obligations for rental units with young children with the state, and we plan containment so tenants keep access to their doors.
How do we paint around occupied units and shared driveways downtown?
Most downtown lots have one shared driveway and tight setbacks between houses, so we talk with neighbors before ladders go up on the side walls. We schedule noisy scraping for mid-morning, keep walkways clear for tenants and lock up materials at the end of each day. In Nobscot and the north side, access is easier, and the main limit is tree cover over long driveways, which drops sap and pollen on fresh paint unless we time the finish coats around it.
Which interior and wallpaper jobs come up in Framingham Centre homes?
The older singles near the common still have plaster walls, tall baseboards and front rooms with layered wallpaper. We steam the paper off, wash the paste away, fill cracks and skim where the plaster has worn rough, then prime and paint or hang new paper over a liner. In the north side capes and Colonials, interior requests run toward full repaints, oak trim painted white and drywall nail pops fixed before a sale.
The work we are called for most in Framingham
Exterior House Painting
From Framingham Centre's wide clapboards to Nobscot's vinyl-sided Colonials with painted trim, exterior prep and product vary widely across the city.
DetailsPorch Painting
Stacked two-family porches along Route 135 carry the thickest, most alligatored paint in the city and need stripping to a sound layer.
DetailsLead-Safe Painting
Much of downtown and Saxonville housing predates 1978, so containment, misting and HEPA cleanup are standard on every scrape.
DetailsInterior Painting
Common hallways and stairwells in Framingham two-families take hard wear and need scrubbable finishes over properly patched walls.
DetailsWallpaper Removal
Older singles near Framingham Centre still hide layered wallpaper in front rooms and halls, which must come off before plaster repair.
DetailsNeed something else? We do all 40 painting and wallpaper services here.
Questions from Framingham homeowners
Can you repaint a Framingham two-family while both units are occupied?
Yes. We work one elevation or one floor at a time, give tenants a schedule a few days ahead and keep each entry door usable. Porch work is planned so at least one stair is always open. On interiors, we paint the common hallway first, then the units by appointment with each household.
What does an exterior repaint typically cost for a two-family in downtown Framingham?
For planning, a full exterior repaint of a downtown Framingham two-family typically runs about $13,850 to $27,400. Porch stripping, rot repair and the number of trim colors move the number most. The walk-through sets the real price, and you get it in writing before any work starts.
How do you handle alligatored paint on Framingham porches?
Alligatoring means the old layers have lost their bond, so new paint on top will crack the same way. We scrape hard, use a chemical stripper on balusters where scraping won't reach, sand to a firm edge and prime bare wood before two coats of porch and floor enamel. All of it is done lead-safe.
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Painting or wallpaper in Framingham?
Call (617) 576-8235. The line is answered 24/7 and we schedule walk-throughs across Framingham with a written estimate after every visit.